[Vwdiesel] changing oil on a 2001 Golf??

[Dave Cook]

That makes sense now.  Though the older TDI (96 Passat) I've got has the spin on filter.  

What kind of "sucker" do you use?

Dave Cook


--- On Thu, 8/20/09, Tad <tadc at europa.com> wrote:

> From: Tad <tadc at europa.com>
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] changing oil on a 2001 Golf??
> To: "Dave Cook" <davevw at yahoo.com>
> Cc: "VW Diesel Group" <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
> Date: Thursday, August 20, 2009, 11:09 PM
> The missing bit of info is that you
> have to remove the oil extractor from the dipstick tube and
> stick it in the oil cooler to get the extra oil out. 
> 
>  
> Basically, when you have the oil filter cartridge out
> you can stick the tube down into the cooler, which is below
> the filter, and suck out the trapped oil.  
> 
> 
> On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 3:03 PM,
> Dave Cook <davevw at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> 
> I would agree with
> everything you said, except I don't understand how the
> half quart would be trapped with the drain plug but not with
> sucking it out the dipstick?  The drain is the bottom of
> the pan, and the sucker should basically be going the same
> place, right?
> 
> 
> As I just got my hands on a TDI motor, and change the oil
> on a couple others for people, I'd like to know this.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Dave Cook
> 
> 
> --- On Thu, 8/20/09, Tad <tadc at europa.com>
> wrote:
> 
> 
> > From: Tad <tadc at europa.com>
> 
> > Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] changing oil
> on a 2001 Golf??
> > To: "Matt_Lisa" <matt_lisa at sprynet.com>
> > Cc: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> 
> > Date: Thursday, August 20, 2009, 8:01 PM
> 
> 
> 
> > I guess you missed the several times
> > in the thread where it's been mentioned
> > that you can't get the approximately 1/2 quart of
> oil
> > trapped in the cooler
> > without doing a topside change?
> 
> > It's not that hard to go under, but it's much
> easier and
> > arguably better to
> > do it from the top.  You say it takes you an hour...
> a
> > topsider can be done
> > in half that.
> >
> 
> > Saying that it's 'just too lazy' to do it
> your way is just
> > ignorant, not to
> > mention unecessarily offensive.
> > On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 12:55 PM, Matt_Lisa <matt_lisa at sprynet.com>
> 
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Yeah, it's crazy that they won't.  My
> golf has
> > 189K miles on it with zero
> > > issues with the engine or turbo.  I just change
> > it every 10K.  When TDI's
> 
> > > first started filtering into the USA, some people
> on
> > TDIclub did oil
> > > analysis after 10K and 20K.  Even at 20K, the
> oil
> > was still serviceable.  I
> > > wouldn't go that far, though, as there are
> lots of
> 
> > unforseen things that can
> > > happen to the oil in that amount of time like
> > contamination.
> > >
> > > And yeah, Rolf, the people who use the dipstick
> sucker
> > are just too lazy to
> 
> > > crawl under the car and pull the pan.  It
> really
> > isn't that hard.  I can
> > > have my oil completely done in about an hour.
> > >
> > > -Matt
> > > http://matt_lisa.home.sprynet.com/
> 
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > >From: mikitka <mikitka at embarqmail.com>
> > > >Sent: Aug 20, 2009 3:48 PM
> > > >To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> 
> > >  >Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] changing oil on a
> > 2001 Golf??
> > > >
> > > >It is amazing that the owners of all TDI
> VW's have
> > no issues with going
> > > 10k
> > > >intervals. But you can't get the general
> public to
> 
> > extend their 3k
> > > intervals
> > > >at all, even though today's oils can go a
> lot
> > longer than 3k.
> > > >
> > > >Nick
> > > >
> > > >Changing oil in the Golf TDI is the same as
> on
> 
> > everything else.  Pull the
> > > >belly pan, drain oil, replace filter,
> replace
> > drain plug, fill with fresh
> > > >oil..  Make sure to use 5W40 synthetic
> > (Wal-Mart sells Shell Oil that meets
> 
> > > >the spec).
> > > >
> > > >I've done my own oil changes on the Golf
> since I
> > bought it.  I'm about to
> > > do
> > > >the 20th one.  My how time flies.  I
> 
> > really like the 10K mile interval.
> > >  It
> > > >makes it a lot less of a hassle.
> > > >
> > > >-Matt
> > > >http://matt_lisa.home.sprynet.com/
> 
> > > >
> > > >
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