Self oil change
Changing the oil yourself is only worth it if you use an inexpensive oil bought from an auto supply store, department store, or gas station. A typical oil change, which drains the oil and replaces the filter, takes time because the vehicle must be jacked up. This process is faster and cleaner if you change the oil yourself at a gas station using a suction device. However, this method has disadvantages: dirt remains in the oil pan, and changing the oil without changing the filter is only half the battle. Changing the oil in the workshop will cost you the most, as workshops tend to use only expensive grades of oil. If the oil is changed at a gas station, then although the oil will have to be bought at the gas station, you choose the type of oil yourself.
Amount of oil required for an oil change
Engine | Refueling volume |
1.6 l | 3.5l |
1.8 L turbocharged | 4.0 l |
2.0l | 4.0 l |
3.0l | 6.0 l |
The oil filter is selected according to the type of engine. When buying a filter, ask which filter is suitable for your car's engine.
Oil Filter Assembly Details: 1 - sealing ring, 2 - connecting pipe, 3 - ventilation pipe, 4 - clamp, 5 - screw plug 15 Nm, 6 and 8 - sealing rings (in case of leakage, have a snack and replace), 7 - manometric oil switch (F1) 25 Nm, 9 - oil filter holder, 10 - screw 19 Nm + 90' (replace), 11 - seal (replace and attach to the lugs on the oil cooler), 12 - oil cooler (pay attention to free play relative to neighboring parts), 13 - nut 25 Nm, 14 - oil filter, 15 - screw plug 40 Nm, 16 - O-ring (non-falling, on screw plug), 17 - safety valve spring, 18 - safety valve plunger, 19 - seal (replace), 20 - bypass valve 8 Nm.
1. Warm up the engine. Only in this case, when draining the oil, particles of dirt are washed out.
2. Place the vehicle in a horizontal position or place it securely on jack stands,
3. Remove the soundproof cover.
4. Under the oil pan, place a flat tub, bowl or cut plastic oil canister, this container must be of the appropriate volume.
5. Use a socket wrench to open the oil drain plug, drain the oil into a container. Be careful, the oil is hot.
The oil drain plug 3 is best unscrewed with a ring wrench. In order to gain access to this plug, you need to remove the soundproof cover.
1 - oil pan, 2 - sealing ring, 3 - plug
6. If only the front is mounted on the trestle: lower the vehicle so that the oil drains completely. Make sure that the oil collecting container does not tip over.
7. Wrench with tension band (e.g. Hazet 2171-1) loosen the oil filter. If the filter does not loosen, drive a screwdriver into the tin case (Be careful as hot oil comes out) and turn it with a screwdriver. Collect the oil from the filter in a container and dispose of it as special waste.
Loosening the oil filter using a tension band wrench (low cost oil filter wrench). In case of loosening problems, pierce the filter with a screwdriver and unscrew.
8. Lubricate the O-ring of the new filter with grease, screw on the filter by hand.
9. Clean the oil drain plug and screw it in with a new O-ring. Close the cork carefully (30 Nm), otherwise the sealing threads in the oil bath may be damaged.
Oil filter (arrow) for four-cylinder engines
Oil filter (arrow) for six-cylinder engines
10. Fill with oil. After that, turn on the engine for a while. Until the oil pump fills the filter, the low oil level indicator will light up, since the necessary pressure is not immediately created.
Attention (turbocharged engine)! While the warning light is on, the engine should only be idling. Do not press the accelerator pedal! If you press the accelerator pedal, the supercharger can be damaged or completely fail. The pedal can only be depressed after the warning light has gone out and full oil pressure has been built up.
11. Check the tightness of the oil filter and drain plug.
To ensure cleanliness when adding oil, use a funnel
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