V8 petrol engine: Anyone changing oil at home?

[notorious]

Thanks Goran,

I didn't wet filter with oil and there was no warning light.

When you start engine for the first time the oil filter housing (about 1 liter) gets filled with oil first before oil goes to the engine. During these several seconds engine works without oil, so these moments are risky for the engine. Perhaps wetting filter with oil helps to reduce this risky time. This is just my guess.

After this first start I wait several seconds and then switch off engine, assuming oil filter housing is now full with oil and then add extra oil to compensate oil in the filter housing.

[Oli18]

Originally Posted by notorious

Nice ramps! Can I ask where these can be purchased?

Cheers,

Oli

[Architex_mA8tey]

Originally Posted by notorious

8. This is absolutely cool one. Two piece 67 inch Race Ramps: http://www.raceramps.com Love them.
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Read the thread!!! D'oh!

[Oli18]

Originally Posted by Architex_mA8tey

Read the thread!!! D'oh!

thanks!!

[ainarssems]

That's what I call ramps, £30 from e-bay

[Nollywood]

Originally Posted by ainarssems

That's what I call ramps, £30 from e-bay

I've got a set of those. I got mine gratis though, from my next door neighbour, when he was down sizing to a house without a garage or garden shed.

[Dezzy]

Just out of interest when did you get 2 sump plug washers in with the filter?

I bought a filter from Audi and sump plug washer only to find 2 off in the filter box, 1 for sump plug and 1 for filter drain. Ended up with a spare.

[notorious]

Sump plug washer is a 'one time use' part. It squashes when you torque it with 50nm. If you try to reuse it chances are you can get leak. I'm almost certain you'll get leak if you reuse sump plug washer.

Hence you need new filter (which comes with rubber seal for filter housing) AND new sump plug washer.

[Goran]

Just did another oil change last week. I made one mistake, most of you probably already know this but in case someone doesnt hope you can learn from my mistake.
I over-torqued the oil filter drain plug during the previous oil change (supposed to be 10Nm) and hence ripped up the rubber seal when I undid the plug for this oil change. The mistake was to use a 1/2" square drive torque wrench which has a range 14-160Nm. Even though its range goes from 0 Nm.
I read recently that its not a good idea to use a torque wrench that goes to high torques on low torque bolts (like 10Nm) because they could be inaccurate at low torques.
Luckily I still had an old oil filter plug so I used the seal off that which was still in good condition.
I need a lower range wrench for next time, I read that Halfords 3/8" is good as its been found to be accurate by some magazine, I think I'll get that one.

[Nollywood]

I carried out my oil change yesterday.

Interestingly, the oil pan drain bung had a flat section copper washer, quite different to the genuine Audi rolled crush item. I replaced it, regardless.

As for oil, I use Castrol Edge 5W-30. I've got 75 litres of the stuff, so may as well use it.