An oil change is an incredibly quick and easy maintenance item that should be performed at least every 5,000 miles on the GTI VR6. Anyone can change the oil.

Tools and Parts required:

• 19mm socket
• 36mm socket
• 6mm allen wrench
• Oil pan to catch old oil
• 5qts oil
• New oil filter (e.g. Mann, Hengst)

Step	Description	Photo
1.	Open the hood. Twist the oil cap off of the engine
2.	Jack up the driver's side of the car. Be sure to use jack stands to support the car in addition to the jack.
3.	Place a pan large enough to hold 5qts of oil underneath the oil pan.
4.	Locate the 19mm bolt on the oil pan. Loosen this bolt. The oil will drain out into the pan you placed underneath the car in the previous step
5.	Locate the oil filter housing that's underneath the car.
6.	Open the drain plug in the filter housing using the 6mm allen wrench. Let the oil drain into the oil pan.
7.	Once the oil has drained from both the oil pan and the oil filter housing, use the 36mm socket to take the oil filter housing off.
8.	Remove the old oil filter from the housing. Place the new oil filter into the housing. It should snap into place by hand.
9.	Take the old o-ring off of the filter housing. Use some of the old oil to coat the new o-ring (that came with the new oil filter) with oil. Place it on the housing in the groove where the old o-ring came off.
10.	Thread the oil housing with the new oil filter into place. Torque to 22 ft-lbs. Reinstall the filter housing drain plug using the allen wrench to 7.4 ft-lbs (hand tight). Reinstall the oil pan drain plug with the copper washer to 22 ft-lbs.
11.	Pour new oil into the engine where the oil cap was removed. After 4 quarts, check the oil level using the dip-stick. The oil level should be in the groved area; some engines require 5 quarts.