Today i changed the oil and oilfilter on my 323f v6.
Its my first write up here on Club323f.com but have done a few on axoc. Sorry for the bad picture quality, i only has my camera phone(SE K610i)
It took me 1 hour to do the change, first time ever.

But lets go.

Parts needed. Oil(5L), oilfilter, new sump plug washer.
Tools i used. Jack, Tripod, 19 key, screwdriver, hammer, paper, old cloth and a bucket and a 3L paint bottle i have cutted in half.
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I started up with jacking the car up in the Left side(my Driverseat position. UK the passenger side)
The sump plug is located in the right side of the engine sump(KFZE)
Screw that out with a 19 key.

The oil(5L) will of course get out of the hole, i have located a bucket underneath and when i jacked the car to normal level i used this.

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after all the oil was out i screwed the sump plug back in with a new sump washer.

After that i located the oilfilter. its right next to where the 2 manifolds meat eachothers and become one.

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I didnt have a oilfilter removal tool so i used a screw driver and a hammer
First i knocked a hole in the oilfilter more oil was coming out again the 3L bottle come in handy

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After that i knocked the screw driver all through the oilfilter so i could turn it around. it worked

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After that i cleaned the area with some cloth. Take the new oilfilter and then apply some old oil on the rubber washer.
Then i screwed it on again.

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Then fill the engine up with 4L oil first. then start the engine shortly and then the next liter. 5L oil totaly.
Then where ready to go

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that's a strange way of taking the oil filter off
but I've serached for mine and saw it was difficult to get to it

It is difficult to get to.. i think its a good way. and by doing this you change it without not having control of the last oil inside the filter.

erm are you suppose to fill a 1.5 with 5L aswell? after filling 3L it seems that there is too much oil/?

check in the handbook
it tells you the cars oil capacity, cant remember what the 1.5 was but it is less then the V6

I think its something like 2.7ltrs if I remember correctly.

5ltrs is deffo too much.

i think the V6 was 4 ltrs including the oil filter or something. not a problem if its too much, it'll just leak out somewhere. just means a messy engine

You could be right, I was referring to 1.5 and 1.8, completely forgot that this thread was referring to a 2.0ltr v6

a 1.5 BA sump capacity is 3.2 litres
i work for halfords, i have to know these things lol

The images arn't working for me

They are working for me. I think you have a computer issue mate.

[quote="planetman"]They are working for me. I think you have a computer issue mate.[/quote]


They're not working for me but that's because 90% of image hosting sites are blocked by my work.

Handy guide! I need to do this.

weird, the pics are now working lol

any change of some clearer pics?

thanks

[quote="puggzy"]a 1.5 BA sump capacity is 3.2 litres
i work for halfords, i have to know these things lol[/quote]

Shame people at Halford don't know much else

And good little guide, could do with some clearer pictures though. Doing an oil change in my 1.5 soon so see how it goes!