I want to try servicing my Peugeot 208 GTi.

[Reknaw155]

I've never done my own servicing but I'm due one in 5 weeks and instead of taking it to a garage I was going to try doing it myself.

I have a Peugeot 208 GTI 2013 and im based in North West England (Liverpool).

So I basically jack the car and sit it on Axle stands? Find the sump plug and loosen it into a recycling container. Once empty, use a new sump plug and need to add 4-5L of my Total Quartz Ineo First 0W30. Once it's in and the dipstick is right.

Then find a plastic cartridge, meant to be under the hose and inside is the oil filter. Just replace it with another? I used EuroCarParts and they gave me 4 options: Crosland, Fram, Bosche and Mann? Does it matter much which I use?

The reason I want to do it myself is to save money down the line and make sure I'm putting in good parts and not a generic filter or oil. Once I've done this, I'm going to sump and flush the coolant and add new stuff as the car is 3 years+ old and I doubt it's ever been changed.

Okay thanks guys. I might have a look tomorrow at the sump plug location and oil filter one.

[DuraAce]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pela-6000-Oil-Pump-Extrac...

Way easier than messing about jacking car up.

[Reknaw155]

I was thinking about sucking all the oil out if the engine but won't there still be some at the bottom unlike a proper sump??

[227bhp]

Reknaw155 said:

I was thinking about sucking all the oil out if the engine but won't there still be some at the bottom unlike a proper sump??

What?

Reknaw155 said:

I'm going to sump and flush the coolant and add new stuff as the car is 3 years+ old and I doubt it's ever been changed.

Check what type of coolant is in there first, it might not need changing.

[imagineifyeswill]

To accsess the oil filter you need to remove the air filter ducting, remove the filter before draining the sump as the filter bowl drains into the sump but not until the filter is removed. The worst and longest part of servicing a 208Gti is changing the air filter, it will take as long as the rest of the job combined. The coolant should be red long life coolant which basically never needs replaced unless work has been done on the cooling system.

[helix402]

Mann for the filter.

[GreenV8S]

It's only four years old - isn't it worth the small investment to make sure it's serviced properly? If you don't maintain the service record you might find this impacts the value when you come to sell it.

Do you know the car's service schedule? I don't know whether a coolant change is due, but a service typically includes many other items in addition to the oil and filter change.

[Reknaw155]

It's at 24k miles so I was going to just do oil and filter change and work out when I need a major service (50k?). I'm going to be very careful doing it, as the car was £10k and I don't want to mess it up. Servicing the car myself means I know what's going in there and I'll learn alot, down the line I'll save money but I won't have official stamps on the service book for when I come to sell the car.

The coolant levels were low and it's a green colour I believe. I didn't want to add a different colour coolant into the mix so I topped it up with water. So I might as well drain and add the new stuff.

Once I sython all the oil out the engine, should I touch/replace the sump plug?

[helix402]

You’re better off draining the oil. Suckers can get it all out, but draining is quicker and more reliable at getting it all out.

[DuraAce]

helix402 said:

You’re better off draining the oil. Suckers can get it all out, but draining is quicker and more reliable at getting it all out.

Really?
I'll bet you can't jack my car up onto axle stands on my driveway (after carrying the stuff down from the shed) , remove all its undershields, find a drain bowl, get the sump plug undone etc etc quicker than I can raise the bonnet and put the sucker down the dipstick tube and wait 5-10 minutes (and drink a brew!) for the hot oil to come out?

There might be some cars where they struggle to remove it, I don't know every car obviously. Not mine, or 15+ others though I've lent the tool to though, a while back I dropped the sump plug out after sucking the oil out as a test, barely a drop came out.
One of the best tools I've bought IMHO.

YMMV though as they say....

[DuraAce]

Reknaw155 said:

It's at 24k miles so I was going to just do oil and filter change and work out when I need a major service (50k?). I'm going to be very careful doing it, as the car was £10k and I don't want to mess it up. Servicing the car myself means I know what's going in there and I'll learn alot, down the line I'll save money but I won't have official stamps on the service book for when I come to sell the car.

The coolant levels were low and it's a green colour I believe. I didn't want to add a different colour coolant into the mix so I topped it up with water. So I might as well drain and add the new stuff.

Once I sython all the oil out the engine, should I touch/replace the sump plug?

I don't know when your major is required but don't go from 24k to 50k without changing the oil again!

Planning to keep the cara long time? Then crack on with DIY repair.
Be aware of your potential to damage trade in value if you decide to sell in the next year or two.

Keep all your receipts/paperwork/evidence the when you do come to sell. Gives buyers a bit of confidence.

[Muddle238]

One thing I'd mention is make sure you know what order to do everything. Unless I read it wrong, it sounded like you were going to drain, refill and then change the filter. If it were me, I'd drain, change filter and then refill. Different engine layouts/designs but you may find a lot of brand new Total on the floor if you remove the filter last, I may be wrong but to be safe I would change the filter after the sump has been drained and before I put new oil in.

Also make sure you have all the tools to hand, the filter cap on a lot of PSA cars takes a 27mm socket from memory, but a 27mm spanner doesn't fit in the engine bay on my DS5 for instance. Hence I had to chop it in half with an angle grinder to get enough clearance to actually turn the thing.

Other than that, I recommend a million spare paper towels, it's amazing how messy an oil change can get.

Good luck with it

[2172cc]

Also the spark plugs will need a special tool as they are deep in the head but luckily its not too expensive.

http://www.halfords.com/workshop-tools/tools/socke...

Edited by 2172cc on Sunday 22 October 17:56

[Scalino]

Muddle238 said:

Other than that, I recommend a million spare paper towels, it's amazing how messy an oil change can get.

Get some oil blankets, those things are so much easier than cleaning up oil than paper towels. They do cost quite a bit more, but they soak up a lot more oil and much faster as well.

Something like this:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003XU7UHA?psc=1

There might be cheaper ones, but this one came up first.

[Belle427]

I've not had an issue with any of the filters you list but I'd always go for a Mann if available.
As suggested if it's a plastic style filter housing with removable cartridge loosen this off and ease it upwards first to let the oil drain to the dump as it makes less mess.

[Reknaw155]

Thanks for the replies guys. I like trying it myself because I know I am putting in proper oil and filters. Worried a garage might just use cheap stuff or something.

[Reknaw155]

Okay so I'll need to order one of these.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B002EJ2GUC/ref=mp...

I've already got 2L of oil so maybe I need to order a 5L bottle. I take it I'll need about 4.5L?

What will I need to do the filter with?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B003AMVZWC/ref=mp...

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B007ENEAT8/ref=mp...

Which one do I need or will I need both?

Thanks.