Diy Car Service

[hawki 1,431]

im just lookin for tips or advice as im going to service a vw golf 1.4 2001 I have the kit an tools

I know most of you lads know your stuff so i taught id ask what to do first and so on

[bracken boy 584]

13m socket for sump plug, a spark plug socket with rubber grommet inside the socket, a strong pair of hands for unscrewing the oil filter or a filter strap, somthink to drain oil into, then parts, oil, oil filter and spark.plugs...

[bracken boy 584]

Should have read your post lol, warm engine, drain oil, take off oil filter, retighten sump plug, take off filter replace new filter not forgetting to smear some oil on filter rubber seal and pour some new oil.into oil filter, some do some dont, screw on oil filter hand tight, replace new oil, remove spark.plugs and fit new, dont over tighten spark plugs,one good nip will do, start engine and let oil run.round engine and that should be it i think , oh make sure your car jacked up safe.. Best of luck..

Edited May 28, 2015 by bracken boy

[hily 379]

Service check levels lights tyre pressures oil door hinges while engine warming up drop oil and let drain replace oil filter and air filter replace spark plugs and check leads are replaced into correct harness clips lube any cables throttle and bonnet plus catch etc refit sump plug refill to level with oil start motor to fill oil filter stop motor and let the oil level settle then recheck level and top up.you can check pollen filter if it hasn't been replaced within a couple of years or say 20000 mls.same with the inline fuel filter at the rear under vehicle next to the fuel tank.Get someone to rock your stearing wheel from side to side for you while you check for play in the track rod ends(ball joints).jack up car place on safe axle stands rock all wheel for excess play and spin them for noise turn your front wheel on full lock rotate the wheel and look for any leek from the rubber boots behind the hub these are to protect your drive shaft joints locate your gearbox level plug and remove it to check oil level should be shown at the plug hole or felt with fingure near the level edge. Remove wheels with the help of someone applying the brake check brake pads for the thickness of materiel left should be around 6mm minimum remove rear drums check for leeks in and thickness of shoes please not one shoe will be thicker than the other this is ok but none should be to close to the metal shoe a couple of mm .clean out drms with brake cleaner and replace .YOU will need a WORKSHOP MANUAL TO PERFORM THE TASKS OTHER THAN OIL/FILTER AND PLUGS SERVICE. THIS is only advice not instructions. ps buy a new sump plug and washer before you start the oil change.

[TOMO 26,122]

Is it petrol or deisel ?

 

Don't forget air filter change and fuel filter,,,,,bothe just a few quid and easy to change in most motors,,,depending on the location under the bonnet,,,

 

On diesels,,you have to re prime the fuel once you've changed the fuel filter,,,this can be easy on cars,,with a prime pump,,just squeeze it 20 30 times,,,on cars that don't have one,,,like my b*****d vectra,,,,you have to bleed them,,,wich can be a c unt if you don't know what your doing

[TOMO 26,122]

Some great advise there from hilly,,,,who I suspect is a mechanic ....

[bracken boy 584]

Bloody hell thought he wanted a quick oil change not a rebuild hahahaha.

[hily 379]

old type service schedule not the service you are charged for these days.

[bracken boy 584]

Sounds good... Hily why replace sump plug and washer after oil change? Only asking, ive got no leaks in that area...

Edited May 28, 2015 by bracken boy

[jacknife 2,005]

On diesels when I change the fuel filter I fill the filter with a product called DAE

[hily 379]

Sometimes the sump washer are the type that either need annealing or they are the crushed type that get to squashed and leek better to put a new one in than have to drain new oil out to replace it if it leeks.just what I would do you don't have to.

[bracken boy 584]

Hily, would you do that every oil change?? i will keep my eye on it. Thanks all the same..

Edited May 28, 2015 by bracken boy

[Hydropotesinermis 724]

Its not a bad idea to have a spare sump plug. Sometimes people wind them up so tight its like they thought it holds the engine together, being as it is generally awkward under the car you sometimes find you'll round the nut off, or even shear the socket.

[rob284 1,682]

Hily, would you do that every oil change?? i will keep my eye on it. Thanks all the same..

you dont really need to change the plug. But ALWAYS change the washer. Once loose it wont seal the plug again as it crushes to seal around the plug.

[bracken boy 584]

Ok i think i will get a new sump plug just in case, in over 30 years driving ive only had to buy a new one once 21 yrs ago but for the price of a sump plug then i get one me thinks.