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Note for any mk8 R owners, it doesn't take the same oil as the gti. The R uses the older 0w30 weight 504/507 rates oil. The gti uses the 0w20 508 weight oil.
Awesome video, was able to change my Golf R MK8 oil in under 20 minutes. The oil extractor was an awesome recommendation and I do appreciate the torque specs for the oil filter.
Just did my MK8 R with an OEMTools brand 9.5L extractor and had about a full cup left when I drained it after, and I sucked bubbles and air for a while towards the end of the extraction, wonder if it’s the standard angle cut on my extractor, so next time I’ll try the flat cut with the notch, but I was disappointed when I pulled the plug after watching this, glad I did tho….didnt trust myself more than anything 😂
Recently got my kit and stage 2 tune for 2014 BMW 328d xdrive. The tune was super easy, they sent me the handheld device and was straightforward. The delete kit, if you’re doing it yourself find someone with a lift. Will be so much easier. I’m a bigger guy and the past couple days I’ve been crawling around on my back in the gravel and man does my back hurt now. Everything was pretty straight forward like the video shows. I’m not done yet but all I have left now is trimming my exhaust pipe and connecting the new pipes together. Reinstall all the shielding. I closed my trunk after disconnecting my battery. I’m hoping my back seats open up into the trunk so I can pop it open. Like a dummy I closed it with the negative battery terminal off.
Do you have to do the stage 2 tune? I have no desire to make more power, just don’t want all the emissions crap. Is it possible to just do a delete and “regular” tune mostly to erase the CEL?
What size is the v-band on the reductant injector? Mine didn't have a clamp and was basically fused together, had to knock it loose with a hammer and a screwdriver...
FYI, for anyone considering this on an X-Drive vehicle such as an N57 X5, it's a monumental pain in the ass to do yourself. To get the DPF out requires you to drop the subframe and to wrestle nearly every single bolt out leading up to the DPF in the most uncomfortable positions imaginable. BMW really goes out of their way to ensure that accessing the DPF and everything in between is as difficult as humanly possible. I'm about 12 hours into the job as somebody that has never worked on cars, and I'm still not done. For an average joe without a lift, this will easily be a multi-day project. So far, I've removed all of the under panels, removed the entire exhaust, removed the entire intake system for easier access from the top, dropped the subframe, removed a motor mount, removed the motor mount arm and have raised the engine to give me the access I need. Also gutted my SCR (cut it open, took the stuffing out and welded it back together) for an OEM look. Right now, I'm struggling to wrestle the DPF out, turns out that the sensors on the filter are baked in and are preventing me from sliding the DPF out of the giant gaping hole I created. I had to order specialty sensor removal sockets, and if those don't work, I foresee myself taking an angle grinder to them and replacing them with new sensors once the DPF is out. If removing the sensors still doesn't work, I will have to cut the vacuum hose tubes attached to the DPF with said angle grinder. And if that doesn't work, I'm going to borrow the JAWS of death from the local fire department and will rip this filter out one way or another. I feel like if you can remove a DPF from a newer x-drive vehicle, you can just about do anything. I've really learned a lot. Or... Simply drive to Canada and pay $4000 for someone to do this for you. If that was an option, I'd do it.
Update: I finished the job after a couple of days as an absolute amateur. the car runs and sounds absolutely mental. I love it, highly recommend you do this yourself if you have a spare vehicle and some patience. :)
I bought a oil funnel kit and was let down by the fact the 4th gen has a new designed oil filler cap :-/ I was still able to use it, but not carefree like it would of been had it fit snug on top. I ended up having to hold with one hand and pour with the other.. Still faster than the smaller funnel I had before
I just bought a Mk8 a few months ago. Im about halfway to the first oil change. This is a lot easier looking than the Volkswagen people were saying. Think I'll keep doing it myself. Thanks for the video!
Greetings from Vancouver, BC. At what mileage would you recommend the first oil change? My 23’ GTi has 6,923km at the moment and I’m getting conflicting info on when to do my first oil change. I noticed on your video, the car has 6,944km which isn’t far from my mileage. The conflicting info I got was to either change my oil at 8,000km and techs at the dealership told me to run with it till I hit 15,000km or one year. It’s been exactly one year this month that I took delivery of the car and there’s an oil change reminder on my dash.
Where is the DEF tank and how much work is it to remove? Seems like carrying 16 pounds of ammonia plus the hardware for the rest of the life of the car is a waste.
Is there any supporting mods needed. I’ve got a 2013 320d. Just wondering if there will be anything I need to change for example oil intake intercooler and what not
are you serious i mean its only a 40hp 60 ft pound diffrence im thinking about buying one for my 328d because the intake looks like a chimney stack and i would much rather just rebuild my transfer case first if its going to be a problem
It’s not a transfer case issue bud. It’s a flex disc issue. If you haven’t don’t so already, replace your aluminum guibo with a rubber one ASAP and add some loctite to the flanges. This has proven to solve the “transfer case” issue
You need to delete the SCR system (ECU) from the head unit, via E-Sys, otherwise you’ll get the adblue date-gated service errors/reminders. Also, don’t bother unplugging the SCR in the trunk. Just pull the fuse. Otherwise, everything else is bang on. 👍
Just wanted to thank you for this video, man. I bought a mk8 GTI this past fall and needed an oil change but have never done it on any car I’ve owned. This definitely helped a ton.
Pollute everyone's interior cabin space behind you with your Nox and particulates poisoning. Fantastic. This applies to all vehicles 1m to 100m behind you.
Great video. I'm about to do my first ever oil change myself at the end of the break in period in a few weeks. Can you link your extraction tool and torque wrench? I'm looking at purchasing those two items.
Wow great video. Ive worked in quick lubes for quite a few years and Im a bit of an oil snob. So nice to see someone do a proper oil change and this comparison with extraction V drain plug was surprising. If the mk7 leaves a quarter of a qt after extraction, then thats enough for me to use drain plug only. But if I had a mk8 I would see no prob using extraction.
You definitely can drop from the bottom. But this engine was designed to be extracted from the top. That being said, you will do no harm from dropping the oil from the bottom.
