TDI oil change requirements

Phil-1 · Mar 9, 2014

Hi
I'm going to change the oil and filter on my 2.0L DTI next week. I have the oil and a genuine filter, what else do I need or should I change when I'm doing it?

Rhyso · Mar 9, 2014

Fuel and air filters

Phil-1 · Mar 9, 2014

Rhyso said:
Fuel and air filters

Thanks

At what intervals should you change the fuel and air filters?

It was serviced when we got it in August last year so it might have had them changed then.

I was thinking about the sump washer.

Geraldy212 · Mar 9, 2014

When you change the oil, it is sensible to also change the sump washer. The fuel filter should not need changing for many miles. I change the cabin air (pollen) filter each year as I live in a dry climate area with lots of pollen and dust. I believe that the correct service interval for 2.0L TDI fuel filters is 40,000 miles. Of course you can change it at any time, but for me 40K seems reasonable.

fangio · Mar 9, 2014

If you change your oil yourself, treat your car to one of these:-

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Phil-1 · Mar 9, 2014

Geraldy212 said:
When you change the oil, it is sensible to also change the sump washer. The fuel filter should not need changing for many miles. I change the cabin air (pollen) filter each year as I live in a dry climate area with lots of pollen and dust. I believe that the correct service interval for 2.0L TDI fuel filters is 40,000 miles. Of course you can change it at any time, but for me 40K seems reasonable.

Thanks

The car has only done 60,000 miles. And only 4,000 since we have had it.

Thought I would change the oil as we were told it had just been serviced when we got it but thought as I got the oil for free and the small cost of the filter I would change it.

Can you get the washer from Audi or is it available from other places?

cmgreen · Mar 9, 2014

Change the fuel filter every time u change the oil filter. Its so worth it, they get so black even when using vpower derv all the time

Phil-1 · Mar 9, 2014

Will get A fuel filter as well then. Is it in the engine compartment or near the fuel tank?

cmgreen · Mar 9, 2014

On driverside kinda near headlamp, u will notice it as its in a container witb about 6-8 small torx screws, take u 5 mins to replace

Phil-1 · Mar 9, 2014

cmgreen said:
On driverside kinda near headlamp, u will notice it as its in a container witb about 6-8 small torx screws, take u 5 mins to replace

With a couple of pipes coming from the top, Looks like a canister?

Mikemc · Mar 9, 2014

Phil-1 said:
With a couple of pipes coming from the top, Looks like a canister?

thats the one

Phil-1 · Mar 9, 2014

Mikemc said:
thats the one

Thanks mate.

I will order the parts tomorrow.

Rhyso · Mar 9, 2014

cmgreen said:
Change the fuel filter every time u change the oil filter. Its so worth it, they get so black even when using vpower derv all the time

^^^this^^^^

I change ny fuel filter every 10,000 miles with the oil. I dread to think what a 40k fuel filter looks like......

c_w · Mar 9, 2014

I've never changed my fuel filter on mine, the car's on 132k now. Perhaps it's been done before I bought it at 90k though - might get round to changing it sometime!

SPARTAN91 · Mar 10, 2014

Phil-1 said:
Will get A fuel filter as well then. Is it in the engine compartment or near the fuel tank?

I've wanted to change the fuel filter on mine so I bought an oem part from my local dealer but have been put off doing it by the fact that with the CR dti engine I,ve been made aware that after a filter change you need to prime the fuel lines to remove the air using VCDS.Not sure if this is true or not so if you do it please let me know how you get on as it only takes 5-10 min to change it ie remove 5 screw on top,lift lid carefully,lift out old filter,insert new one,replace lid job done then restart engine.
I have asked this ? before on ASN but had no reply as I don't know of anyone with a CR tdi that has changed the fuel filter.As for the oil filter my oem dealer one came with a sump plug with a washer fitted but the one I removed didn't have the washer fitted.
You also need the right fuel filter as there 3 types of filter used for the 2.0 tdi all depends with fuel filter canister is fitted.

Phil-1 · Mar 10, 2014

SPARTAN91 said:
I've wanted to change the fuel filter on mine so I bought an oem part from my local dealer but have been put off doing it by the fact that with the CR dti engine I,ve been made aware that after a filter change you need to prime the fuel lines to remove the air using VCDS.Not sure if this is true or not so if you do it please let me know how you get on as it only takes 5-10 min to change it ie remove 5 screw on top,lift lid carefully,lift out old filter,insert new one,replace lid job done then restart engine.
I have asked this ? before on ASN but had no reply as I don't know of anyone with a CR tdi that has changed the fuel filter.As for the oil filter my oem dealer one came with a sump plug with a washer fitted but the one I removed didn't have the washer fitted.
You also need the right fuel filter as there 3 types of filter used for the 2.0 tdi all depends with fuel filter canister is fitted.

Thanks

Didn't know about priming the fuel lines. I do have the CR engine also.

Will let you know how I get on at the weekend.

c_w · Mar 10, 2014

Most modern TDIs are self-priming but I couldn't say for sure about the CR. Certainly when I changed the fuel filter on my old 170 PD it started up fine straightaway.

SPARTAN91 · Mar 10, 2014

c_w said:
Most modern TDIs are self-priming but I couldn't say for sure about the CR. Certainly when I changed the fuel filter on my old 170 PD it started up fine straightaway.

That's right your fine with the PD engines just to start them up after a filter changed but I'm lead to beleave by watching clips on you tube that the CR VW/Audi engines need VCDS to prime the fuel line after a change just turning the key will not prime the lines something to do with the way the fuel pumps work on the CR's.

Phil-1 · Mar 10, 2014

SPARTAN91 said:
That's right your fine with the PD engines just to start them up after a filter changed but I'm lead to beleave by watching clips on you tube that the CR VW/Audi engines need VCDS to prime the fuel line after a change just turning the key will not prime the lines something to do with the way the fuel pumps work on the CR's.

I have just looked on You Tube and I think your right, you have to use VCDS to prime the pumps.

Mikemc · Mar 10, 2014

id hate to look at my fuel filter then.....

Phil-1 · Mar 10, 2014

I have checked the Audi service history for my car and it's due a fuel filter, will have to talk to my local VCDS guy first.

SPARTAN91 · Mar 27, 2014

Phil-1 said:
I have checked the Audi service history for my car and it's due a fuel filter, will have to talk to my local VCDS guy first.

Have you got round to changing the filter yet?

Phil-1 · Mar 27, 2014

SPARTAN91 said:
Have you got round to changing the filter yet?

I'm getting my brother ( he has his own garage) to do it on Saturday.

Will report back is Sat

Phil-1 · Mar 29, 2014

Update: my brother changed the oil, oil filter and fuel filter for me today no problems. He had to prime the fuel pump after changing the fuel filter

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