JOnJOn
2/5/2008 10:07:47 PM
How's it going, I just purchased a 2003 A4 and the dealer made it sound like changing the oil on this 1.8t is difficult. Does this require a special tool or are the parts (ie. Filter...) hard to acquire? Thanks...
auditech79
2/5/2008 10:15:53 PM
No special tools required.
19mm wrench to take off the drain plug, and a filter wrench to loosen the filter.
It can be a little dirty though because the filter is mounted on the side of the engine over the subframe so oil tends to run all over the frame. What i usually do is get a couple of bags and wrap it around the filter to catch the oil from the filter. (Do this from above the car moving the coolant resivior aside)
JOnJOn
2/5/2008 11:06:41 PM
Cool, that is what I thought by the quick look that I got at the dealership. Where is a good place to get the "Larger OEM Oil Filters"? Thank you for the quick reply...
JOnJOn
2/5/2008 11:14:13 PM
Got a couple good links from a prior post... Thanks :)
JOnJOn
2/5/2008 11:17:10 PM
How much oil is required for a oil/filter change? Thanks...
dankhound
2/6/2008 8:41:52 PM
5 quarts will be plenty. It should use slightly over 4.
