Have just picked up my new Karoq 1.5TSI SEL and taken off the plastic shield over the main engine block and cannot see the normal oil filter housing as in my Yeti. Normally they stick out on the side or at the front? Can you tell me where the Karoq petrol engine oil filter is mounted please.

Also is it ok to use a suction system when changing the oil on this modern engine as I have been using on my Vauxhall van and Yeti 110 to save on jacking it up for the sump bolt. Only have 50 miles on the clock so all the goodies under the bonnet are new to me. Varta 59 amp battery installed only shows 12.4 volts on my Fluke multimeter. Normally when I put in a new battery for my vehicles they read 12.8 volts from new? Cannot get my head around no manual handbrake either. With the Yeti and engine off I can gently take the handbrake off and let it slowly roll into my garage for maintenance but how can you do that when working on a Karoq?

The workshop manual for the 1.5TSI is given in the first post here 

 

However it states that a special tool is required to remove the filter. 

 

Also note that the owner's manual states on page 196 (for the 2020/05 issue) 'Have the oil changed by a specialist garage.'

 

If yours is a new car (rather than just new to you) then you would seem to be at risk of invalidating the warranty by doing it yourself.  

Hi CJJE.

 

Many thanks for the info and have downloaded it for future reference. I have always done my own servicing as I could write a book about some main dealers and the mistakes made and work charged but not done. I have proper vacuum equipment and HEX -V2 diagnostic equipment for the Skoda range of vehicles. From years of experience I have always changed the oil and filter after the engine has been run in to get ride of any metal particles building up in the oil. I do have many special tools and that magic word "specialist garage" does give me a smile. Have rebuilt a BMW gearbox without any problems arising so happy to argue with the dealers.

The website is as always just informative and glad that it is around to help out Skoda owners. Found the new awkward oil filter position when needed in the future. Still checking the Varta battery giving only 12.4 volts instead of my usual Varta battery's that I purchase over the years showing 12.70 to 12.8 volts when new.

Re battery voltage. Modern stop/ start micro hybrid battery systems as in the Karroq do not charge the battery fully to allow some capacity for the regenerative charge energy to go.

Depending if you have a AGM or EFB battery 12.4V is about 80% charge which is correct.

Edited 17 September, 20205 yr by Kenny R

4 hours ago, K100RS said:

Hi CJJE.

 

Many thanks for the info and have downloaded it for future reference. I have always done my own servicing as I could write a book about some main dealers and the mistakes made and work charged but not done. I have proper vacuum equipment and HEX -V2 diagnostic equipment for the Skoda range of vehicles. From years of experience I have always changed the oil and filter after the engine has been run in to get ride of any metal particles building up in the oil. I do have many special tools and that magic word "specialist garage" does give me a smile. Have rebuilt a BMW gearbox without any problems arising so happy to argue with the dealers.

The website is as always just informative and glad that it is around to help out Skoda owners. Found the new awkward oil filter position when needed in the future. Still checking the Varta battery giving only 12.4 volts instead of my usual Varta battery's that I purchase over the years showing 12.70 to 12.8 volts when new.

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Edited 17 September, 20205 yr by Tim1631

Kenny R

 

Thanks for the info on battery’s Kenny very useful for future reference.

will keep an eye on its voltage as it was only delivered this week to my wife.

 

Tim1631

 

Hi Tim

 

My wife has stage 4b ovarian cancer and has just broken her leg in a fall. The Skoda garage delivered her car to our house as she cannot drive it. I had not the time to lift the bonnet up and start searching for the oil filter as it was not to be seen just by looking around as she is in the middle of chemo.

when I am not looking after my wife 24/7 I hope to get the chance to learn all about the engine. I was actually having a go at the car manufactures that make servicing as difficult as possible on modern engines.

I now have a little spare time to explain myself to you Tim.

Having never looked under the bonnet of a Skoda Karoq 1.5 TSI SEL you cannot see a oil filter in the normal place of all the vehicles I have owned or worked on. Instead of the option of sucking out the oil via the dipstick and finding an oil filter on top of the engine block or on the side that can be accessed from the bonnet position this new engine has the oil filter right at the bottom by the sump as motorcycle oil filters are normally found on the fours including my old BMW twins. Now if you quickly lift up the bonnet and look straight down in a hurry the oil filter cannot be seen as all the pipes obscure your view. So hands up I did not know and could not see it without some hard looking plus the manual information so kindly offered by the members.

I just hate the attitude that only trained technicians can service a petrol engine. A little while a go my BMW motorbike was requested to come in for a rear wheel casting that showed signs of cracks plus a free vehicle check.  Told my levelling system was not working and needed to come in for a repair and would be billed by the BMW dealer. Once home checked the separate button console on the handlebar and of course it worked perfectly. They did not realise it was on a separate switch console. Some 48 years of servicing my bikes and cars and still learning all the new stuff being pumped out every year.