Oil change on VW 1.9 TDi

[raf_gti]

RAther than pay £60 or so I'm going to do the oil change on my 02 Passat myself. Is there anything which is particulary awkward about this job? special tools, random things to undo etc?

ta!

[Howitzer]

On my MK4 Golf the undertray fixings on a 6 year old car were pretty much knackered, have a look at them, undo them and then do them up again, if they feel pretty poor or weak then get replacements before you start the job, they are cheap.

Dave!

[cptsideways]

Take it to one of the tyre/exhaust centers offering while you wait oil changes, £20 odd quid all in, far less you can probably buy the oil & filter etc without any trade discount, they dispose of the oil which saves a trip to the dump & a lot less hassle!!

[raf_gti]

cptsideways said:

Take it to one of the tyre/exhaust centers offering while you wait oil changes, £20 odd quid all in, far less you can probably buy the oil & filter etc without any trade discount, they dispose of the oil which saves a trip to the dump & a lot less hassle!!

I normally would do but I've never been able to find anything less than £50 for the VW and as I get it from Halfords for trade price I may as well.

[steve--m]

FYI Millers to a decently priced PD specific engine oil if Halfords still looks pricey.

HTH