16v gti oil change

[crezz]

me and the old man are going to do an oil change on my ibiza gti 16valve,

had a quick look and there is a big pan under the engine, do we have to take that off to drain the oil? many thanks

crezz

 

[Dolly_Gti]

yeah think its 10mm or 8mm and a couple youll need an extension as they are deep (either side).

 

[AlpineWhite]

there is a big pan under the engine, do we have to take that off to drain the oil?

No. That's the sump you're looking at, all the oil sits in it.

On the bottom of the sump is a single bolt, you need to take that one out.

 

[crezz]

not quite sure, one says yes, one says no!

 

[BruCeY_88]

tis the sump plug u need to take out, located at the bottom of...guess what....the sump lol

 

[BruCeY_88]

forgot to ask......what oil u whacking in? coz once mine is running im gonng do a full service on mine, didnt kno weather to cheapo oil it or if theres any oil out there which is great for 1.8i 16v?

 

[crezz]

once i jack the car up i shud see the sump plug?

ive just got some castrol 10/40 gtx magnatec, best stuff is prob castrol edge sport 5/30

 

[duncagr]

think dollygti is talking about the plastic engine undertray which ul need to take off and alpinewhite is referrin to the sump itself!!

 

[crezz]

ahh right, lol. so i take the plastic tray off to unveil the oil sump?

 

[duncagr]

sure do, plain sailin from there!

 

[m0rk]

yup

most people leave them off, since they do a fantastic job of keeping the sump hot.

 

[crezz]

ok cheer, thanks for the tip mork,

 

[Mckellar]

why dont u just spend like £12 and get budget to do it?
I gave them the oil alone and the drained it, fitted a new filter, disposed of the old oil for £8.

 

[WeeJase]

or spend a bit(circa 30 quid) and get a pella pump,suck it all out of the dip stick tube,and not have to run the risk of cracking the sump trying to get the sump plug out,i have used one 4-5 times now and i wouldn't change the oil any other way.

 

[AlpineWhite]

think dollygti is talking about the plastic engine undertray which ul need to take off and alpinewhite is referrin to the sump itself!!

That would explain a lot

 

[BruCeY_88]

pello pump.....never heard of this??

 

[F2 Ed]

ive just got some castrol 10/40 gtx magnatec, best stuff is prob castrol edge sport 5/30

Oh dear

I use 5w40 millers XFS in mine. All the local rally boys use millers in their rally car ibizas but they use 20w50 for off road use

 

[crezz]

Oh dear

meaning?

 

[Dave_R]

once i jack the car up i shud see the sump plug?

ive just got some castrol 10/40 gtx magnatec, best stuff is prob castrol edge sport 5/30

Nooooo

16v needs semi.... I use Synta 10/40, what the manufacture recommends and when I was at Stealth Racing he also uses that in all his engines!, them two reason's are more than good enough for me!

 

[F2 Ed]

meaning?

rubbish oil that no engine builder would use. Its boy racers that use castrol GTX