You guys left out a key piece of info regarding oil change.

Squidbilly · 10-27-2008, 07:51 PM

What direction does the oil go --towards the driver or passenger side?

ianc · 03-07-2010, 01:44 AM

What direction does the oil go --towards the driver or passenger side?

ianc

Dackelone · 03-15-2010, 05:40 PM

I did not have the problem of oil shooting inside the belly pan. I did how ever, put some rags up in there, just in case. Only a wee bit got one of teh rags dirty. I think that was more from my hand not moving fast enough once the drain plug was ready to come off. lol I am kind of wondering IF Crzy4135i had his oil fill cap off - before he removed the drain plug? I left mine on until I got the oil plug loose and started to drain the oil out. Same goes for leaving the oil filter in place.

First I loosen the oil drain plug/bolt, then the oil filter housing, and then the oil fill cap get opened. I always stuff rags in open stuff too.

Btw... I changed my oil first at 2,400 kms. I plan on doing it again at 5K kms, and then every three to four months or 10K kms. My car is a US spec car, but I leave the odo and klima in metric (kms & 'C) bc I am used to thinking in Metric!

bye,
David

PS: Ianc, the oil will shoot over towards the passenger side. I did not use ramps, just a big floor jack and two jack stands. So my car was tilting towards the pas side anyways. Maybe this helped on the arc of the oil - as it drained out! lol

n2djazz · 03-16-2010, 04:24 PM

I changed my oil but didn't have this experience...if I did, I would have remembered.

TONYH215 · 03-16-2010, 10:22 PM

meh get an oil extractor like this...

http://www.ecstuning.com/BMW-E82-135...ractor/ES4371/

Alow · 03-17-2010, 11:42 AM

my 128i is pointing straight down. No shooting to the side

Dackelone · 03-17-2010, 06:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TONYH215

meh get an oil extractor like this...

http://www.ecstuning.com/BMW-E82-135...ractor/ES4371/

This fluid extactor will only work for what little oil is left in the oil filter housing. Our cars do not have a dip stick as I hope you know by now. lol

But really, any oil shooting out when you remove the oil drain plug - is minimal! Just use a rag or two!!

bye,
David

TONYH215 · 03-17-2010, 10:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dackelone

This fluid extactor will only work for what little oil is left in the oil filter housing. Our cars do not have a dip stick as I hope you know by now. lol

But really, any oil shooting out when you remove the oil drain plug - is minimal! Just use a rag or two!!

bye,
David

Sorry, I haven't had my car long enough to check for that, I just assumed there was a place for is like in my 09 B8 audi a4. Instead of a dipstick theres just a cap there and you check the oil level in the MFD.

Dackelone · 03-18-2010, 03:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TONYH215

Sorry, I haven't had my car long enough to check for that, I just assumed there was a place for is like in my 09 B8 audi a4. Instead of a dipstick theres just a cap there and you check the oil level in the MFD.

The only thing our cars have is a oil filter housing & a oil fill cap. No dip stick tube. No fake dip stick or caped off dip stick. Nadda.

I did try putting my fluid evac tool (line) down the oil filter housing. I thought maybe it would have a hole that would lead downwards. But I did not find anything that worked. Maybe I gave up too soon. Will re-try on my next oil change.

bye

Lester · 03-18-2010, 04:27 AM

The oil does shoot out some, away from the drain plug - towards the passenger side of the car. I just used a small piece of cardboard as a deflector.

There is no way you can use an extractor from the oil filter to drain the oil from the engine.

If you have to ask where the oil filter is, it would be best not to change the oil yourself.

rotts4u · 03-22-2010, 07:16 PM

I did my first oil change this weekend and found another way to deflect the oil on my 135i vert. After opening the access panel I completely removed it from the hinge point. Then I put it back inside the hole in a way that the flap directed the oil flow down. If you position it correctly it will hang by itself. Then I removed the drain plug and let it go. The oil did hit the flap and would have gone in the belly pan as mentioned above. I was using drive up ramps so the front was elevated 10-12 inches. After draining the oil I took the flap down and wiped it off in 5 seconds using a shop towel and re-assembled everything. It worked perfectly and didnt require any extra parts

ronnyek · 04-10-2010, 01:33 PM

honestly I just pull drainplug until it starts running, let it do that for a bit, then take out the drainplug. I did the same thing with ramps etc, had 0 oil land anywhere outside where it was supposed to

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Dackelone European Editor 10526 Rep 22,992 Posts Drives: N54 e82 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Bayern, Germany iTrader: (1)	I did not have the problem of oil shooting inside the belly pan. I did how ever, put some rags up in there, just in case. Only a wee bit got one of teh rags dirty. I think that was more from my hand not moving fast enough once the drain plug was ready to come off. lol I am kind of wondering IF Crzy4135i had his oil fill cap off - before he removed the drain plug? I left mine on until I got the oil plug loose and started to drain the oil out. Same goes for leaving the oil filter in place. First I loosen the oil drain plug/bolt, then the oil filter housing, and then the oil fill cap get opened. I always stuff rags in open stuff too. Btw... I changed my oil first at 2,400 kms. I plan on doing it again at 5K kms, and then every three to four months or 10K kms. My car is a US spec car, but I leave the odo and klima in metric (kms & 'C) bc I am used to thinking in Metric! bye, David PS: Ianc, the oil will shoot over towards the passenger side. I did not use ramps, just a big floor jack and two jack stands. So my car was tilting towards the pas side anyways. Maybe this helped on the arc of the oil - as it drained out! lol
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TONYH215 Second Lieutenant 30 Rep 232 Posts Drives: 2013 135is Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Northern VA iTrader: (0)	meh get an oil extractor like this... http://www.ecstuning.com/BMW-E82-135...ractor/ES4371/
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Alow Lieutenant 38 Rep 456 Posts Drives: E82 128i, F36 430i GC Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Kansas City, MO iTrader: (3)	my 128i is pointing straight down. No shooting to the side
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Lester Brigadier General 295 Rep 3,350 Posts Drives: Join Date: Oct 2007 iTrader: (0)	The oil does shoot out some, away from the drain plug - towards the passenger side of the car. I just used a small piece of cardboard as a deflector. There is no way you can use an extractor from the oil filter to drain the oil from the engine. If you have to ask where the oil filter is, it would be best not to change the oil yourself.
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rotts4u Private First Class 8 Rep 104 Posts Drives: Audi A3 TDI Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: chattanooga, TN iTrader: (0)	I did my first oil change this weekend and found another way to deflect the oil on my 135i vert. After opening the access panel I completely removed it from the hinge point. Then I put it back inside the hole in a way that the flap directed the oil flow down. If you position it correctly it will hang by itself. Then I removed the drain plug and let it go. The oil did hit the flap and would have gone in the belly pan as mentioned above. I was using drive up ramps so the front was elevated 10-12 inches. After draining the oil I took the flap down and wiped it off in 5 seconds using a shop towel and re-assembled everything. It worked perfectly and didnt require any extra parts __________________ 2012 Audi A3 TDI www.ppiparts.com
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ronnyek Captain 23 Rep 682 Posts Drives: 2010 Evo MR Touring Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: space iTrader: (1)	honestly I just pull drainplug until it starts running, let it do that for a bit, then take out the drainplug. I did the same thing with ramps etc, had 0 oil land anywhere outside where it was supposed to
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