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Audi A3 2.0T Oil Change
09-25-2014, 12:01 PM
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Audi A3 2.0T Oil Change
Hey All, starting a new thread, because my previous thread got overtaken by a totally unrelated conversation...
Our nearest Audi dealer is an hour away, and I've changed my own oil for all my cars for the past 30+ years, but this is my first German auto.
With some difficulty, I was able to find the filter online, bought it, and got the car up on ramps to change the oil. Got the skirt off, and, what the heck? There's no oil drain plug?
Sorry if I'm being a nube, but this thing is weird....the oil pan is plastic - and there is a weird plastic bolt in the back of it that I have never seen before - and I'm not sure if I should just use a screwdriver to loosen it, or what.
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!
Our nearest Audi dealer is an hour away, and I've changed my own oil for all my cars for the past 30+ years, but this is my first German auto.
With some difficulty, I was able to find the filter online, bought it, and got the car up on ramps to change the oil. Got the skirt off, and, what the heck? There's no oil drain plug?
Sorry if I'm being a nube, but this thing is weird....the oil pan is plastic - and there is a weird plastic bolt in the back of it that I have never seen before - and I'm not sure if I should just use a screwdriver to loosen it, or what.
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!
09-25-2014, 12:42 PM
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How about using an Oil Extractor that sucks the oil out from the Dipstick hole? I have an Oil Extractor and it's great. From what I've heard, Mercedes Benz uses that method for all Oil Changes.
09-29-2014, 06:08 AM
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I change the oil on all my Audis. The 2011 Q5 is the easiest one yet although I still have to remove the belly pan. I prefer the plug as I like to take the time for that good old gravity drain. I would ask the dealer about this plastic plug.
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10-02-2014, 07:37 AM
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Yeah, I think I might have to agree with jeff968....my wife and I were both home this morning, and I thought that maybe I could get her oil changed quickly with the extractor....this is the one I bought:
4.5 / 5 stars on Amazon, with over 300 reviews. Should be good. But.....
After two hours it only had about a quart extracted. She had to go somewhere, couldn't take my car, so I poured the old oil back in.
So I guess the moral of the story is that I'll have to let the extractor run over night, if I go that route. Really, I'm not worried that it won't get all the old oil - a few teaspoons of old oil mixed with 6 quarts of new oil won't harm anything....but who has 6 hours to change oil?
4.5 / 5 stars on Amazon, with over 300 reviews. Should be good. But.....
After two hours it only had about a quart extracted. She had to go somewhere, couldn't take my car, so I poured the old oil back in.
So I guess the moral of the story is that I'll have to let the extractor run over night, if I go that route. Really, I'm not worried that it won't get all the old oil - a few teaspoons of old oil mixed with 6 quarts of new oil won't harm anything....but who has 6 hours to change oil?
10-02-2014, 08:09 AM
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Yeah, I think I might have to agree with jeff968....my wife and I were both home this morning, and I thought that maybe I could get her oil changed quickly with the extractor....this is the one I bought:
Robot Check
4.5 / 5 stars on Amazon, with over 300 reviews. Should be good. But.....
After two hours it only had about a quart extracted. She had to go somewhere, couldn't take my car, so I poured the old oil back in.
So I guess the moral of the story is that I'll have to let the extractor run over night, if I go that route. Really, I'm not worried that it won't get all the old oil - a few teaspoons of old oil mixed with 6 quarts of new oil won't harm anything....but who has 6 hours to change oil?
Robot Check
4.5 / 5 stars on Amazon, with over 300 reviews. Should be good. But.....
After two hours it only had about a quart extracted. She had to go somewhere, couldn't take my car, so I poured the old oil back in.
So I guess the moral of the story is that I'll have to let the extractor run over night, if I go that route. Really, I'm not worried that it won't get all the old oil - a few teaspoons of old oil mixed with 6 quarts of new oil won't harm anything....but who has 6 hours to change oil?
10-02-2014, 08:09 AM
#10
Yeah, I think I might have to agree with jeff968....my wife and I were both home this morning, and I thought that maybe I could get her oil changed quickly with the extractor....this is the one I bought:
Robot Check
4.5 / 5 stars on Amazon, with over 300 reviews. Should be good. But.....
After two hours it only had about a quart extracted. She had to go somewhere, couldn't take my car, so I poured the old oil back in.
So I guess the moral of the story is that I'll have to let the extractor run over night, if I go that route. Really, I'm not worried that it won't get all the old oil - a few teaspoons of old oil mixed with 6 quarts of new oil won't harm anything....but who has 6 hours to change oil?
Robot Check
4.5 / 5 stars on Amazon, with over 300 reviews. Should be good. But.....
After two hours it only had about a quart extracted. She had to go somewhere, couldn't take my car, so I poured the old oil back in.
So I guess the moral of the story is that I'll have to let the extractor run over night, if I go that route. Really, I'm not worried that it won't get all the old oil - a few teaspoons of old oil mixed with 6 quarts of new oil won't harm anything....but who has 6 hours to change oil?
This is the one I have:
Multi-Fluid Extractor - Griot's Garage
Last edited by Spoonie G; 10-02-2014 at 08:17 AM.