DIY: Oil Change for 2.5L

[moongrrl]

the engine flush really does a good job. and the eao filter catches 98.7 percent of the crap. my oil should not need changed for another 5 months...

i love it, just sharing my experience!

much vw luv!

melanie

[buckod]

Originally Posted by uwharrie

Thanks for posting the DIY photos.
What I am really impressed with is you just hit 5000 miles on a three year old car!
(we just put 5000 miles on Shutter in less than two weeks!)

lol no kidding... i am at 24,404 in about a year.

[BeetleHusband]

Thanks for all these great details and close-up pictures. My wife's car is out of warranty so I'm not eager to return to our local, friendly (read: voracious) dealer for routine maintenance. Thanks to people on the web I was able to puzzle out the process of changing headlamp and taillight bulbs, what a joke that VW won't give directions.

Now I"m faced with an oil change. This is a 2005 new beetle convertible, 2.0 L engine. It has the metal shield below the engine that nearly completely blocks access. It looks to me like a conventional twist-on oil filter but I could be wrong about that. It has an oil plug with a recessed hole for a DIN8 hex key (if I measured right). No normal hexagonal bolt for a conventional socket wrench, no sir. The oil-extractor process seems like an interesting way of avoiding the pain. Any hints? TIA!

[Danbike]

1. Buy a Pela extractor.
2. Buy a Haynes manual. Your car is old enough you don't need the expensive VW manual.

Originally Posted by BeetleHusband

Thanks for all these great details and close-up pictures. My wife's car is out of warranty so I'm not eager to return to our local, friendly (read: voracious) dealer for routine maintenance. Thanks to people on the web I was able to puzzle out the process of changing headlamp and taillight bulbs, what a joke that VW won't give directions.

Now I"m faced with an oil change. This is a 2005 new beetle convertible, 2.0 L engine. It has the metal shield below the engine that nearly completely blocks access. It looks to me like a conventional twist-on oil filter but I could be wrong about that. It has an oil plug with a recessed hole for a DIN8 hex key (if I measured right). No normal hexagonal bolt for a conventional socket wrench, no sir. The oil-extractor process seems like an interesting way of avoiding the pain. Any hints? TIA!

[2010BeetleConv]

where do you buy the oil filter drain tool/tube?? At VW?

[salsa-man]

Originally Posted by 2010BeetleConv

where do you buy the oil filter drain tool/tube?? At VW?

I provided a link in post #2 where to buy it.

But here it is -> GermanAutoParts.com

[HudsonValleyVDub]

Just did the oil change on my sons GFs 2.5 Jetta. What yutz is gonna pay $35 for a filter drain tube?????..USE A FLAT SCREWDRIVER!!!...it does the same thing!.FOR FREE!! And do it right, remove the actual drain plug. You won't get all the oil out otherwise. Quit all this mamby pamby "clean oil change" crap and CHANGE YOUR OIL! lol.

[Dj Dexil]

First off thanks for all the pictures and steps, it was very helpful! BUT... I bought the 73mm cap, and its too small. It won't fit around my oil filter housing (2006 2.5). I bought the next size up, and that was too big! There's no space in there to use a wrench with self tightening metal bands, so... how the hell do I get this thing off lol?

[Fazzster]

Originally Posted by HudsonValleyVDub

Just did the oil change on my sons GFs 2.5 Jetta. What yutz is gonna pay $35 for a filter drain tube?????..USE A FLAT SCREWDRIVER!!!...it does the same thing!.FOR FREE!! And do it right, remove the actual drain plug. You won't get all the oil out otherwise. Quit all this mamby pamby "clean oil change" crap and CHANGE YOUR OIL! lol.

When it is done correctly the oil extractors do indeed get all the oil out. You need to be patient and manipulate the tube towards the end of the extraction. I have had great success with my CC especially with it having a top mount filter. I never need to get under the car. I look forward to trying it with the Beetle.

[bubba3689]

Originally Posted by HudsonValleyVDub

Just did the oil change on my sons GFs 2.5 Jetta. What yutz is gonna pay $35 for a filter drain tube?????..USE A FLAT SCREWDRIVER!!!...it does the same thing!.FOR FREE!! And do it right, remove the actual drain plug. You won't get all the oil out otherwise. Quit all this mamby pamby "clean oil change" crap and CHANGE YOUR OIL! lol.

Thanks for the tutorial. Agreed i just pushed with a 3/8s extension to drain a lil off and spun it off. got some oil on me but ur supposed to get dirty when u wprk on cars. I bought a 73mm 14 flat tool made by power tools from advanced auto but it was too small. my 2008 took a 76mm 14 flat tool. after a trip to advanced my grandad cam out and told me to see if his Harley Davidson filter tool would work and it was a perfect fit also

[ratjr]

Thanks for all the great pictures & information. Changed the oil on my wife's 08 NB with extractor. Everything went smooth until I attempted to remove oil filter canister. Ended up breaking the center out of the filer wrench(Advanced Auto B wrench ) had to take it back to the dealer where I bought it 10,000 miles ago for them to loosen the filter. Of course they said they had no problem loosening it. I asked them to please just put it back on hand tight.

[michaellong77]

Sorry about opening an old thread but I had a few questions. Do I need an oil filter drain tool and fluid extractor? Or could I do the oil change like I would do on a Honda? I plan to do this at my school's autoshop where we have lifts since the dealer takes a long time. And for the filter, do I have to use a Volkswagen filter? Where could I get one of those? Or would Purolator be okay?

[Duffy]

I use the filter drain tool T40057 all metal type. Ebay and ECS Tuning has them. The tool makes filter draining very easy and little to no mess. If you plan to change you oil for a long time, buy the tool. Some folks just a screwdriver to push open the valve and catch the draining oil - sometimes a little messy.

[michaellong77]

So would I really need the OEM filter? Or is Purolator fine?

[IndyTom]

Doesn't your beetle have a Filter cartridge rather than a conventional filter? That is the reason for the filter drain tool.
http://www.ecstuning.com/Volkswagen-...Filter/ES4739/

http://www.ecstuning.com/Volkswagen-...Filter/ES8616/