As Im back to work tomorrow, today was the last day I had spare to do anything useful.
Ive been meaning to change the oil since the weather started getting colder as the car sounds like a tank when cold with oil I put in, in the summer.
So even though the weather is freezing and there is snow on the ground I had to do it.
This is what I put in, in the summer, it was pretty expensive but Ive never been happy with it.
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Tools and my workshop
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engine cover off, VAG engines look terrible without all the plastic covers.
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oil draining
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having a brew while the oil drains
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oil drained
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new oil to go in, its been discontinued for some reason, VAG recon the engines burn it but Ive never had any problems and the engine is noticeably smoother and quieter on 0w.
by the next service only 5w30 will be available.
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all finished and letting the oil circulate, felt colder than -2.
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needed to change a CV boot as well but didnt get time.
and I also need to look into the engine not getting warm enough. It will go up to 85-90c when under load which is normal but when driving around town or idling it drops to 65-70c which I dont think is right.
*shudder* those photos are giving me nightmares, i spent hours looking at that engine, after the injection pump on my passat failed, tried everything but had to take it in to a garage in the end.
sounds like your thermostat is jammed open if its not staying up to temp, good to hear the new oil helped with the noise and do the CV boot asap or the joint will get dirty and dry and fail as well
Quote from: Binary Shadowsounds like your thermostat is jammed open if its not staying up to temp, good to hear the new oil helped with the noise and do the CV boot asap or the joint will get dirty and dry and fail as well
yeah thought it would be the stat, problem is it is behind the cambelts so it is a complete front end off job to replace it or so Ive been told.
did you ever do the fuel filter on yours? i couldnt see how you are meant to prime the system after doing it and dont want the system full of air.
thats one of the issues i had i couldnt get it to prime when i changed the injection pump over so i had no chance, in the end the garage had to use a vacuum pump on the return to draw the fuel through, mityvac i think
Quote from: Binary Shadowthats one of the issues i had i couldnt get it to prime when i changed the injection pump over so i had no chance, in the end the garage had to use a vacuum pump on the return to draw the fuel through, mityvac i think
yeah it stupid, usually they have bulb to hand prime the system.
Given the conditions its kinda brave to be working on the car in the road, if it was me Id be bricking it every time a car came past wondering if they were numpties or not.
to checnge the fule fiter... just remember to brim the new one with diesel before you fit it and youll be fine ;)
do it when the engine is warm... and when you start it hold it at 2.5k revs for a couple of min just to make sure ;)
you changed some oil.
yea, thats hardcore :bowdown:
Quote from: Eggtasticoyou changed some oil.
yea, thats hardcore :bowdown:
Hardcore because of the weather.
Its more hardcore than me. Id have taken it to the garage like a cissy girl.
pah you think thats hardcore.. i had exposed rockers in falling snow on a v8 the other day...
Quote from: Binary Shadowsounds like your thermostat is jammed open if its not staying up to temp,
got a quote from audi to replace the stat.
As i thought it is a front end and cambelt off job and they want £805+vat :puke:
I think ill see how it goes.
Where do dealers get off with such ludicrous hourly labour rates
You would think they employed NHS consultants to do the work.
land rover want £75+vat per hour to work on a range rover, its less if you have a disco and even less if its a freelander.. same people doing the work tho im sure
Same parts in a lot of cases too :D
I need to do a "Hardcore" Flush on mine. Gearbox oil and Diesel to loosen the clag.
using diesel to flush the engine is a major mistake.
If you feel you need to flush it out, just change the oil, then change it a day later.
Proper oil for diesel engines is already full of detergents. (If its a diesel car) otherwise just change the oil more often.
Its not a mistake if the car isnt getting used. Itll just idle for 15-20 minutes to clear out and refill with normal oil.
Just have a look at the flush results here.
Oil Flush (http://www.soarerworld.com/forum/showthread.php?t=27682)
Diesel attacks the material used in bearings.
Its an old mechanics wives tale - it might seem to work, but its not good.
I notice he dismissed crud falling to the bottom of the sump - thats exactly what will happen - and it will gather around the oil pickup, where it will stay lodged, and eventually block the oil pickup, causing loss of oil pressure. It cant get sucked through the gauze, so it collects around the outside
have seen it loads of times. normally its instant gasket that gets dislodged though!
he also seems to think that oil doesnt circulate round the turbos unless they are spooled up - the oil is ALWAYS circulating round them. Depending on what sort of bearings are in the turbo, it will wreck them too.
Diesel OIL will work as a flush though, due to all the detergents. Run it for a few hundred miles.
FWIW though, no need to do a flush unless you have used hair conditioner instead of oil at the last fillup! Modern stuff is pretty good
I really do find my diesel runs much better on shell or BP as opposed to a super market or any other makes.
It runs better when I have veg oil in there, esp on the motorway.
Nice working outside! Impressive, you must have been really bored or it must have REALLY needed doing. Id wait a week and do it next week.
I flushed with diesel in an old VW bus with stuck hydralic lifters and it worked fine. (I added 4 liters diesel and cranked engine until oilpressure light went out and then drained and put new oil in) Tried just chainging the oil first but it did not help but with a flush the lifters unstuck and the car continued to run well for a long time.