the oil filter on the vrs looks as though i can just reach in and whip it off.is this doable ?

theres a few hoses in the way but the plan is to puncture it,use my pella pump to empty it,cover the hole with tape and just unscrew it ,once i've crack it with a filter wrench.thereby saving getting it over a pit or on a ramp,and removing the undertray and probably breaking the sump nut..pella pump will empty the sump,if this goes to plan i can do an oil change in about 10 minutes,giving me the incentive to do it more often.

You will have to get underneath anyhow, as when you unscrew the filter it will **** oil everywhere anyhow. There are two cores of the oil filter plus the bit held in the housing, you wont get it out, it has to drain out itself.

What are these oil pumps like anyway? Is it really a good idea to use them or is it better to drain it from the sump plug.

well i tried it anyway :P oil does indeed persist from the filter at first,plenty of rag and newspaper sorted that bit out,managed to get it out with minimal spillage,refitted the new one(incidently genuine one is massive compared to the coopers one fitted).

pella pump emptied the sump completely,filled the sump up,sucked a bit more through with the pella (just to be sure it was all golden).

i now have nice shiny gold oil(for now),took me about an hour,but i cleaned the green air filter while it was draining out.1 tiny splodge of oil on the drive,and a bit on the under tray ,which i have now wiped clean.

would advice anyone to wear a long sleeve top when trying it ,my arm now looks like i'm partial to self harm:O

pella pump:best 36 quid i have spent,used it to drain my washer bottle too,the crap that builds up in there is unreal.

Sounds like you had the wrong oil filter on there then.

Jason

Pella Pump......where can you purchase such a thing?

I gather you drain from the dipstick orrifice.....is this correct?

Lance

Sounds like you had the wrong oil filter on there then.

it seems so,you just can't trust anyone with your car can you?(local garage serviced it for me last time,never again)

i got my pella pump from e-bay,mines the pella 600 holds 6 litres of liquid ,so ample for an oil change on my vrs.and yes it fits into the dipstick tube

edit,mines the 6000 not 600

http://www.pelapumps.co.uk/default.aspx?orig=ga

http://search.ebay.co.uk/search/search.dll?cgiurl=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.co.uk%2Fws%2F&fkr=1&from=R8&satitle=pela&category0=

a few on e-bay at the same sort of money

Thanks Jason.......like yourself, I don't have too much trust in garages and prefer to do the work myself.

I will be getting myself a Pella Pump!!

Lance