Thread: DIY Oil Change
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      02-05-2015, 12:19 PM   #49
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I guess not so many here have experience with oil change on the 25D. It just looks not so straightforward as the bigger engines.
I have already bought everything, the best and recommended Castrol LL04 Titanium oil as well as filters, and was planning to actually suck up the oil via the oil stick hole.
We have some equipment for that at my job.

BUT...the filter on the 25D is located very awkwardly. I guess it's like that because the small/short engine block.
Here, you can see a glimpse of the oil filter cap, but its buried under covers (not only the top plastic airfilter/decoration cover) as well as some electrical cables.


I just don't want to dismount half the car myself to change the oil - when it's absolutely not necessary after all.
Further, I guess I could also change the oil...and skip the filter, but again, that feels not right either.
Ohh..these new cars

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