oil change from top

[IES99]

Pumped the oil out (5100 miles and 8 months) and put in 0-40 Mobil 1 Euro formula. I'll have the shop do it in December.

 

[Diggs24]

ok

 

[ZuMBLe]

Which shop are you going to have do it in December?

 

[jay745]

 

[YamR1rider]

I'll have the shop do it in December.

Why? You know how to do it yourself now, the hell with the shop!!

 

[tmw2442]

Hopefully, the dipstick didn't pickup a ton of dirt...sitting on the garage floor.

 

[DSC808]

I have the same bin to collect coolant.

 

[Daks]

I prefer to use the Tide "Gentle and Free" detergent, unlike the red one OP has. This way I can add Downy Unstoppables and choose the scent as well as its strength.

 

[nosmirk]

all Free Clear is cheaper per load

 

[ZuMBLe]

I like using tide pods. But next time, I'm going to just use the laundry drop off service.

 

[IES99]

Which shop are you going to have do it in December?

Waqgen Worx in Charleston SC. They'll rotate the tires and check everything so I let them do this annually. This GTI has never been back to a dealer since it left there in 2017.

To others: I cleaned the dipstick after it was on my garage floor. But my wife has that floor so clean we could eat from it.

 

[Leopold1]

I’m pleased to see someone else is top-draining.
I don’t believe that draining from the bottom gets more dirty oil out.
I have just over 5.7l showing every time on my extractor bottle. Ludwig1

 

[YamR1rider]

Yes, I once pulled the drain plug after using my extractor just to see. A tiny extra 100ml or so dribbled out, irrelevant in the grand scheme of things.