2008 VW Jetta 2.5 oil change help…

[gregk24]

This is my brothers new daily. I’ll be helping with the oil changes. I see it has an odd oil filter canister design. I’m wondering if anyone who owns a 2.5 can confirm what size filter wrench cap to get. I only want to purchase one, the right size (vs. getting a set).

Oil will be 502.00 spec, all 6.3 quarts. Yikes!

Thanks in advance.

 

[KS-Ryan]

Here you go.

 

[Timmastertech]

76mm 14 flute wrench

 

[dishdude]

There's some weird little tool to drain the oil from the canister, but you don't need it...it'll just make a mess like a spin on filter. I don't trust that little valve anyway.

 

[gregk24]

76mm 14 flute wrench

Very odd. I am seeing 76mm and 74mm.

 

[robertcope]

I just use an oil filter wrench to "break" before hand spinning it off. I just hand tighten.

 

[dishdude]

I just use an oil filter wrench to "break" before hand spinning it off. I just hand tighten.

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It's plastic, that doesn't seem like a good idea.

 

[gregk24]

I just use an oil filter wrench to "break" before hand spinning it off. I just hand tighten.

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On the plastic housing?

 

[Timmastertech]

This

Very odd. I am seeing 76mm and 74mm.

Its definitely a 76mm 14 flute. Serviced one today, this is the wrench I used https://www.lislecorp.com/specialty-tools/61570

 

[robertcope]

It's plastic, that doesn't seem like a good idea.

Only if you're an ape with no fine muscle control. It's fine. It's not on there very tight; you might not even need the wrench.

 

[The Critic]

Only if you're an ape with no fine muscle control. It's fine. It's not on there very tight; you might not even need the wrench.

It might work if you wrap a few towels around the housing, but I don't know if everyone is careful to use that method.

 

[robertcope]

It might work if you wrap a few towels around the housing, but I don't know if everyone is careful to use that method.

It works fine without towels. I've used it on a 3008 Rabbit since 2008. 140K miles. Original oil filter housing. OMG!

 

[The Critic]

It works fine without towels. I've used it on a 3008 Rabbit since 2008. 140K miles. Original oil filter housing. OMG!

Not saying it cannot be done. It's a question of whether people with varying skill levels can achieve the same result.