VW Atlas Oil Change - How To

VW Atlas Oil Change - How To - V6

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Andrew DeVries

Күн бұрын

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@Jestterdaii Жыл бұрын

Straight to the facts. Thorough and clear instructions. Saved this to my favorites. 👏

@Paaka700 11 ай бұрын

Awesome video! I love that you showed the required tools and materials before getting into it, and the video was very concise, informative, and well-shot to show everything you needed to see. I do have one thought and it's more of a comment, not really a critique: I serviced a few vehicles now with the cartridge style filters and either aluminum or plastic oil filter housings. For removing the O-ring, I always use a plastic tool like a trim tool, or a wooden one like a toothpick to remove the O-rings sealing the oil filter housing. My reason for this is that with plastic or aluminum housings, prying at the location of the seal can cause permanent gouges somewhat easily if you're not very careful. It looks like you were, but not everyone is and it could become the source of an oil drip or seep for the less gentle among us. Just something to think about when working with new cars since they love to use plastic parts everywhere they can, and those parts do not hold up as well as we'd like to the touch of steel tools. Those of us continuing to care for our modern vehicles on our own are having to learn a whole new skill set of how to be more gentle with our parts!

@Plinian Жыл бұрын

Solid routine. Only thing I do different is wait until I add the new oil and cycle it for a short period before I replace the skid guard. It’s easier to detect a leak if there’s a sealing issue with the crush washer. Never used Wix, but I’ve heard nothing but positive feedback. My local euro shop stocks Hengst filters, so I use those.

@AndrewDeVries211 Жыл бұрын

That’s a good tip

@1micbrown 4 ай бұрын

This is a very well put together video. Thanks for taking the time to make it and for sharing. I plan on doing the 1st oil change on mine tomorrow.

@billmendez6229 4 ай бұрын

I’m a professional dealer used car tech going to your reset maintenance light was the easiest. I’ve seen in a long time. Keep up the tutorials. That was awesome.

@STANLEYLOPEZ-i3n 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for showing every detail, most people don't do that. I needed to know in what hole the ring went on the filter, most people don't show that. Thank you once again.

@Hoosier-u4w Жыл бұрын

Excellent video Bro ! Very informative, thorough and concise.

@devries17004 Жыл бұрын

I like the WIX filters. Also the Mobil 1 synthetic long life filters. Good video.

@1micbrown 4 ай бұрын

I bought a "Premium Guard" off the Walmart app for less than 10 bucks. Idk what a Wix costs but this one looks the same.

@christophersantisteban4686 9 ай бұрын

Doing the first oil change on my wife's atlas tomorrow. Great video thanks for the tips 👍

@anthonyjackson1715 5 ай бұрын

Same😂 I'm actually doing my first oil change on my future wife's atlas tomorrow also!! #theshitwedoforourwives

@christophersantisteban4686 5 ай бұрын

@@anthonyjackson1715 congratulations on the soon too be marriage 👍

@glennv5582 Жыл бұрын

Well done. Just purchased a used 2019 with just 22k miles. Oil was just freshly changed so no need to worry about this for several months. The skid plate is a hassle for sure but on the other hand, it seems to provide decent protection for some vulnerable bits. Thanks for this! EDIT: I mean it's not a metal plate so not exactly offroad worthy but mostly it looks like typical German (over)engineering.

@estelja 11 ай бұрын

It's also done for aerodynamics and does a decent job of keeping dust out of the engine bay. My Atlas has 7K miles and almost no dust on the engine.

@estelja 11 ай бұрын

That little allen keyed drain plug on the bottom of the oil filter cartridge housing is easy to use and takes less time than the oil clean up without using.

@kardynalcommand 10 ай бұрын

This all day

@brianbakalik2781 6 ай бұрын

Yeah I’ll be using it next time what a mess 😂

@whocanknow 2 ай бұрын

I personally would leave the skid plate off till after you have the right amount of oil in and then run it for 20 to 30 seconds to check for any leaks by doing this you will not have to remove the plate a second time if a leak is present.

@ziadal-amiry4114 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Andrew, you have done an excellent job it was a very informative video.

@fawwazhanif5646 7 ай бұрын

Great video! Once my free oil changes are done. Will definitely be coming back to this video. 👍

@Zooonoo 10 ай бұрын

Gotta love the oil filter on the bottom. Nothing like oil in the face

@ty.mi11er. 4 ай бұрын

You did a really good job on this video. Thanks!

@Tigerh8r 9 ай бұрын

Great job! Clear and informative!

@tiz0cc Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info, I always do my oils changes, but the wife just got one an atlas, don’t look that hard except the annoying 14 screws. VW wants 20 bucks for their oil filter.

@Zmaslanik Жыл бұрын

great video! I have a 2022 6.3l Atlas and am going to do the oil changes myself as well and was thinking about making a similar video. I know it is recommended that it gets changed ever 10k miles, but have you hear from anyone about changing it closer to 5k? Thanks for the video!

@AndrewDeVries211 Жыл бұрын

No I haven’t. I wouldn’t say I’m that old (37), but every car I had when I was younger required oil to be changed at 3k. I can’t believe how far that requirement has been pushed out by the OEM’s. A lot of hit probably has to do with the development of synthetic oil. Years ago a guy was testing oil in a Honda civic, at 10k miles the synthetic oil tests showed that the oil was barely even broken down.

@Paaka700 11 ай бұрын

I've done a lot of digging on the forums especially for VWs and consensus seems to be this: Oil changes every 5k miles are still ideal for the longevity of the vehicle. VW's 10k mile oil change is simply the maximum interval you can go and keep the warranty. There is a lot of speculation that this is not what's best for the long term reliability of the engine and although that's not a thing I've seen proven. What I have seen proven is that frequently changing your oil and filter with quality parts and oil is the single best thing you can do for your engine's reliability! German cars are reliable and well made IF you follow the rules

@Zmaslanik 11 ай бұрын

@@Paaka700 good stuff!

@Hondo1015 10 ай бұрын

@@Paaka700I did this with my 2017 VW Passat RLine the first oil change I did at 10k or just a little under and everyone after that I did @ 5k

@lazyEhangingL 5 ай бұрын

Do I need to replace the crush washer on the oil drain plug? Great video! Thanks!

@1micbrown 4 ай бұрын

I bought a bag off Amazon a couple years ago. When the standard flat washer wouldn't come off the drain plug I just put it back on. I've since done this on several oil changes on several different vehicles and I have had no leaks. The biggest thing to remember is to not cross thread when replacing the drain plug and use a torque wrench. Both of these things will help to not strip the oil pan threads.

@Vudaddy Ай бұрын

@@1micbrowncan you share the Amazon link

@1micbrown Ай бұрын

@@Vudaddy Sorry I should have clarified I bought the crush washer for my Jetta I had. But I did the oil change on my Atlas since and didn't worry about any crush washer.

@eluna58 Жыл бұрын

Quick question. Why did you decide to go with the wix filter?

@AndrewDeVries211 Жыл бұрын

Someone made the recommendation in a comment on my beetle oil change video. I looked into it and they had some good reviews. For the most part, any of the top name brand filters are all near the same quality. I was able to get the wix from Amazon.

@javierg602 10 ай бұрын

Great video. Have you ever changed the battery on the on this suv? If so, can you do a video about it?

@toddjohnson9546 8 ай бұрын

Great video. Thumbs up.

@scooter56tuna 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the excellent video. Planning to use an oil extractor rather than drain since dealer stripped drain plug. Ever consider that?

@AndrewDeVries211 10 ай бұрын

Not for this car. I do have an extractor and used it previously on a older beetle with plug issues.

@CP-mb7ly 9 ай бұрын

As a lube tech, I let the housing drip for a while before pulling out the cap, otherwise it splashes everywhere and I'm not about to go home covered in oil or have to clean the floor. I do my struts/shocks/alignment and transfer/diff case checks while it drips so there's no wasted time.

@slobodan619 4 ай бұрын

Hey i have a 2021 atlas rline. How often do atlas owners suggest to do oil change?

@marcowerner8739 11 ай бұрын

Isn’t there still some metal shavings inside the bottom of the filter housing that you should remove and clean out before putting it back together? I mean, I would make sure that housing is clean and free of residue before I put it back together. You have it already in your hands so why not clean it off?

@GodfatherJAM 9 ай бұрын

Filters I like Wix, and Hengst I recently discovered are the same if not better.

@MARIUS-CONSTANTIN 9 ай бұрын

Can’t we just cut 2 big holes in the plastic cover to have access freely without removing those 14 screws? Like Mazda has for instance. I just switched from mazda cx5 to Atlas….

@carlovanrijk4039 Күн бұрын

I was thinking that same thing. Just to access the drain plug and filter without having to remove that whole underbody shield. I’ll bet even VW techs find that to be a royal PITA! 🤨

@SLeePeR_CeLL144 Ай бұрын

How often should you change the oil? Every 5k or 10k miles?

@estelja Ай бұрын

5K. Please see the Motor Oil Geek videos on YT.

@optimusprime3384 10 ай бұрын

at what milage do I get to change my atlas 2023 oil, am currently at 4k plus and a bit concern bcos its rated for 10k miles b4 change and not quite comfortable with dat .

@MrBentruby 9 ай бұрын

Nothing wrong with doing it “early”. Every 4-5k is my schedule personally

@optimusprime3384 9 ай бұрын

Thanks man

@saharajeeper 8 ай бұрын

6K max if using a quality oil and filter.

@ennz2798 Жыл бұрын

You do this every 10k miles??

@AndrewDeVries211 Жыл бұрын

Yes. Whenever the oil change notification appears. I do believe it’s 10k

@borax747 10 ай бұрын

What’s the torque in foot lbs.

@GodfatherJAM 9 ай бұрын

Yeah, I somehow forgot to put that front center screw that’s hard one to reach back in. I don’t recall seeing a torque spec for the oil plug but I think it’s 22 foot pounds.

@ahmedshihab1277 3 ай бұрын

Thank you

@muffin70507 6 ай бұрын

I thought you had to get a new drain plug for every oil change?

@zeroedward4503 5 ай бұрын

THANK !

@jcd1986vr 7 ай бұрын

On my Canadian Atlas the oil drain plug is 19mm not 18 mm.

@edwardgiusti2156 9 ай бұрын

Thanks

@kevinfernando3167 Жыл бұрын

That oil filter placement for a catridge oil filter is horrendous. Doesn't even have a drain valve release so all the oil doesn't splatter everywhere. Most german cars have there oil filter housing right on top of the engine for easy removal and replacement. Seems like VW doesn't want to make it easy to DIY anything on your own vehicle.