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| Changing the oil in your GTi |
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| What you need: |
| - | Trolley jack | | - | 3.6L engine oil | | - | New oil filter z125 is the product number for a ryco replacement. | | - | 17mm ring spanner | | - | Funnel |
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| Disclaimer: |
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| Step 1. |
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Firstly you want to use a trolley jack to jack the car up, make sure
you position the jack under the car somewhere were it will not
damage anything when you lift the car up with it. ***Important: Once the car is jacked up ensure that it is supported in multiple places using jack stands. Never venture under the car without having it correctly supported*** |
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| Step 2. |
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Next get under the car with a 17mm ring spanner and an oil tray
position the tray or bottle underneath the sump bolt to catch the
engine oil, turn the spanner anti clock wise to loosen sump bolt
once it is loose take it off and let the oil drain into the tray you
have placed under the bolt. |
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| Step 3. |
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Let the oil drain out into the tray like so. |
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This is the oil filter, loosen it at first and let the oil
trickle out slowly then, spin it off by hand (it shouldn.t be too
tight) once most of the oil has trickled out and let the oil drip
out of it also, be careful because there is oil in the filter and
it can go everywhere if u tip it. |
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| Step 5. |
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Once the oil is tricking out really slow like this you can take the
filter off and let the rest of the oil out. |
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| Step 6. |
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This is what it looks like when you take the oil filter off. The new
filter will have a rubber O ring on it, its round and rubber and
around the centre. Get some oil on your finger and oil up the O ring
so it seals nicely when you screw it on clock wise till it is hand
tight. Once the new filter is on replace the sump bolt and tighten
it up, don.t ever over tighten things on a motor you're asking for
trouble if you do. |
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Remove the oil cap and using a funnel pour in 3.6L of new engine
oil, replace oil cap and check the oil level on the dipstick. Pull
the stick out wipe it clean with a rag and push it back in. |
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| Step 8. |
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Pull it out once more and you will be able to see the amount of oil
in the motor. Don't ever overfill a motor with oil. If there's not
enough oil on the dipstick slowly top it up till there is. |
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