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Cheers.
I've got most of the necessary tools. Missing proper jack stands, although I guess do have a load of spare paving blocks from our drive and a spare jack from my first car that I use for my motorbike. Would probably get something to hold it.
I'd need to double check Spark plug sockets, but I think they're in my Halfords Advanced tool set.
One of my worries would be getting the old filter off, so I'd probably crack that off first before doing anything else. This is mainly down to the trauma of getting this over tightened filter off
rather than doubting my own abilities.From the video there is only one sparkplug that's a pain to get to - again I'd probably start there. I was shocked at how well located the filter is. But then as VW service pump the oil out of the dipstick is makes sense as everything can then be done on the ground with the bonnet open, to reduce timecost.
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I've been thinking along the same lines, used to do all my own work up to and including the g-wagon which I miss because there was so much space under it I only needed to jack it up to work on wheel stuff.
These days I've gone soft.
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I've got most of the necessary tools. Missing proper jack stands, although I guess do have a load of spare paving blocks from our drive and a spare jack from my first car that I use for my motorbike. Would probably get something to hold it.
Given the cost of a pair of axle stands, and the downsides of having a car fall on you when you're underneath it, I'd strongly recommend buying a pair of axle stands. And make sure you chock the rear wheels as well as putting the handbrake on.
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One of my worries would be getting the old filter off, so I'd probably crack that off first before doing anything else. This is mainly down to the trauma of getting this over tightened filter off
I feel your pain. I often resort to just ramming a long flat head screwdriver through the old oil filter and levering it off with that. It's not like you're going to be reusing it after all.
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You will breeze it. It's super easy just go for it.
Drive the car up onto some stacked paving slabs and you wont even need to jack it up.
You got the TSI with the filter on the top right at the front of the engine. I have a mk6 1.4 but non TSI and the filter is at the front behind the bumper. Its a right pain.
Airhead
Brommers
Tom13
Yes
There's four factors I'd say:
Provides you're satisfied you won't end up dropping the car on yourself while you do the work, you might as well give it a go though. It's unlikely to be hard to do, just fiddly at worst.