G2
October 5th, 2012, 07:02
Firstly having a few hours to do the job helps, not a job to be rushed. A car lift helps too (...have a few)
Oil filter: barely fits from the right front wheel well, over the drive axle. Could not access from the bottom. A larger diameter filter than OE will not fit. The Amsoil oil filter is slightly taller than a Mahle, but the diameter is the same-- and good thing.
Oil cooler: drain by disconnecting union connector near oil cooler. About 6 ounces drains out. Use pressurized air to push remaining oil out, once oil filter is loosened a few turns before it releases (from the threads). I did not use full line pressure (90-120 PSI), but about 20-30, enough to gradually push the oil out over several minutes. About 6-8 ounces.
Oil pan: I used compressed air and a long tip to create enough pressure to push the remaining oil out. About 6-8 ounces.
I was able to drain out almost 9 qts. Factory fill states 8 qts.
I extracted about 4 ounces for UOA, using a Amsoil extractor pump kit. Hope to have results in the near future to share. Future UOA should be more accurate having drained out nearly all of the previous oil (Lubro/Liqui-Moly), which was fairly black at 4K miles. In went Amsoil Euro 5-40 (VW/Audi spec). Will see how it holds up.
Over and out fellow RS6'ers.
Oil filter: barely fits from the right front wheel well, over the drive axle. Could not access from the bottom. A larger diameter filter than OE will not fit. The Amsoil oil filter is slightly taller than a Mahle, but the diameter is the same-- and good thing.
Oil cooler: drain by disconnecting union connector near oil cooler. About 6 ounces drains out. Use pressurized air to push remaining oil out, once oil filter is loosened a few turns before it releases (from the threads). I did not use full line pressure (90-120 PSI), but about 20-30, enough to gradually push the oil out over several minutes. About 6-8 ounces.
Oil pan: I used compressed air and a long tip to create enough pressure to push the remaining oil out. About 6-8 ounces.
I was able to drain out almost 9 qts. Factory fill states 8 qts.
I extracted about 4 ounces for UOA, using a Amsoil extractor pump kit. Hope to have results in the near future to share. Future UOA should be more accurate having drained out nearly all of the previous oil (Lubro/Liqui-Moly), which was fairly black at 4K miles. In went Amsoil Euro 5-40 (VW/Audi spec). Will see how it holds up.
Over and out fellow RS6'ers.