Oil Filter: Service and Repair
Engine Oil, Draining, Replacing Filter
WARNING! Oil extraction not permitted with various engine types!
Note:
- Perform oil change at operating temperature.
Special tools and workshop equipment required
- Hazet tension band -2171-1- or Oil filter wrench -3417-
- Oil extractor -VAG 1782-
- Oil Drain Adapter -T 40057- (2.0 TFSI)
Note:
- Observe waste disposal regulations!
4-cylinder engines
- Loosen oil filter -arrow- using -3417- or tension band -2171-1-.
- Remove oil filter.
Note:
- Observe waste disposal regulations!
- Observe installation note on oil filter.
- Open oil drain plug or extract engine oil.
- Clean oil filter sealing surface on engine.
- Lubricate rubber seal lightly with oil.
- Install new filter and tighten.
WARNING! After changing oil filter unit, check clearance of hoses -arrows- going from oil cooler to adjacent components. Correct the position of the oil cooler, if necessary.
- Install oil drain plug with new gasket.
- Fill the engine oil.
Tightening Specifications
Oil drain plug 4-cylinder gasoline engines 30 Nm
Note:
Engines with turbocharger:
- After the engine oil and oil filter have been replaced, observe the following when first starting the engine:
- As long as the oil pressure warning light in the instrument panel insert flashes, the engine is only to run at idle. Do not touch the accelerator pedal! Bumping the accelerator pedal can damage the turbocharger or destroy it completely.
- The full oil pressure achieved and the engine can be accelerated only when the warning light extinguishes
- Check for cleanliness.
4-cylinder FSI/TFSI engines
- Remove noise insulation. Service and Repair
Note:
- Before removing oil filter, motor oil must be drained from filter so that it does not drain onto engine and attached parts.
- Remove bottom valve protective cap -1-.
- Remove ball head hose from Oil Drain Adapter -T 40057- and turn threaded bolt in bottom oil filter housing bottom valve -2- under a slight resistance is felt.
- Now place ball head hose on threaded bolts and turn Oil Drain Adapter -T 40057- to stop - a clear snap of the drain valve will be heard.
- Allow oil filter to run empty.
WARNING: Engine oil may be hot!
- Open oil drain plug or extract engine oil.
- Remove Oil Drain Adapter -T 40057- .
- Check whether bottom valve -1- is flush and not crooked , as in illustration (A02-0423).
- Remove protective cap.
- Open oil filter housing -2- with -3417- or with socket AF 36,
e.g. -T10125- and remove oil filter.
- Replace filter insert -4- and gasket -3-.
- Note position of service flag on sealing ring (see arrow)
Note:
- Observe waste disposal regulations!
- Clean sealing surface on oil filter housing.
- Lubricate rubber seal lightly with oil.
- Smooth side of sealing ring must face toward outside
- Screw on filter housing and tighten.
- Install oil drain plug with new gasket.
- Fill the engine oil
Tightening Specifications
Oil filter 25+5 Nm
Oil drain plug 30 Nm
Note:
Engines with turbocharger:
- After the engine oil and oil filter have been replaced, observe the following when first starting the engine:
- As long as the oil pressure warning light in the instrument panel insert flashes, the engine is only to run at idle. Do not touch the accelerator pedal! Bumping the accelerator pedal can damage the turbocharger or destroy it completely.
- The full oil pressure achieved and the engine can be accelerated only when the warning light extinguishes
- Check for cleanliness.