How to Change Engine Oil 2010-14 Volkswagen Golf GTI
Created on: 2018-05-17
How to change your oil on 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 Volkswagen Golf/GTI
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step 1 :Draining the Oil
- Open the hood
- Raise and support the front of the vehicle
- Have a drain pan ready
- Remove the drain plug with a T45 bit and ratchet
- Allow the oil to drain
- Replace the drain plug seal
- Reinstall the drain plug
- Wipe any oil off the oil pan
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step 2 :Removing the Oil Filter
- Pull the plastic cover off the engine
- Loosen the oil filter with a filter socket, ratchet, and extension
- Hold a rag under the filter
- Twist off the oil filter by hand
- Check that the gasket is on the filter
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step 3 :Installing the Oil Filter
- Apply oil to the new oil filter gasket
- Twist the oil filter into place
- Tighten the oil filter by hand
- Push the plastic cover onto the engine
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step 4 :Filling the Oil
- Twist off the oil cap
- Add 4 1/4 quarts of oil using a funnel
- Twist on the oil cap
- Run the engine for 30 seconds
- Remove the oil dipstick
- Wipe off the dipstick
- Insert the dipstick
- Remove the oil dipstick
- Check the oil level
- Add oil as necessary
Tools needed
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Funnel
Socket Extensions
Oil Filter Wrench
Paper Towels
Jack Stands
T45 Socket
Drain Pan
Ratchet
Floor Jack
Hi. I'm Mike from 1AAuto. We've been selling auto parts for over 30 years!
In this video, we are going to show you how to change your oil in a 2010 Volkswagen GTI. If you need parts for your vehicle, click the link in the description to bring you to 1AAuto.com.
I'm going to open the hood, right here, next to the kick panel. There's lock right here. Just pull up. You're going to want to raise the front of the vehicle up and support on jack stands.
All right, we're going to take our drain plug out. It's a T45. Make sure you have a drain bucket, so you can drain the oil when it comes out. All right, we're going to put the drain plug back in. One good thing to suggest: it's a good idea to replace this seal. We're just going to reuse ours. Now, when you put the drain plug in, make sure you get a good bunch of threads before you go to tighten it down. You don't want to strip it. Make sure you don't over tighten this. Just snug it up. Wipe the oil pan down.
To gain a little better access to the filter, I'm going to pull this cover off. Just pull it straight up. Move that out of the way. We're going to use a filter cup to try to get this up. Push it down and ratchet. It's starting to turn. Once it starts to turn, we can pull the cup back off. Take a rag and put it down here, so I don't get too much oil to spill. When it's loose put the rag underneath. Pull the filter up. You want to check to make sure this gasket is still on the filter. You don't want it down there because you don't want a double gasket or you'll get an oil leak.
Here's our old oil filter. Here's our new oil filter. You can find it at 1AAuto.com. You can see it's a genuine Volkswagen part. This will work for you. You'll be good to rock and roll.
On the gasket, I'm going to take a little bit of oil on my finger and just go around the gasket. This will help when you go to take the filter off next time. It'll make it easier to remove. I'm going to install it. Gently spinning the filter so that you do not cross thread it. Once it's snug, give it another quarter turn. Pretty much as tight as you can physically do it by hand. And that's good. Reinstall our cover. Get it lined up and just push down.
I'm going to take our oil cap off. I'm going to use a funnel. Now, we're going to add our oil. We're going to put about 4-1/2 quarts in. This engine takes anywhere between 4-1/2 and 4.9 quarts. I'm going to pull the funnel out. Put the oil fill cap back on. Now, we're going to start the car. Let it run for about 30 seconds. Now, we're going to check our oil with our dipstick. Pull up the dipstick, wipe it off. Let it sit for a second. Pull it back out. Our oil is down here, so we need it in those hash marks, so we need to add about a quart of oil.
We're going to add our oil. Now, check our oil again. It’s right up to the top of the hash marks, so that engine oil level is good. It's recommended that you let the vehicle sit off for three minutes before you check the oil level. I'm going to take our oil fill cap, put it back on.
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