Remove the old oil filter from the housing by pulling upwards. How To Step 12. Remove the old o-ring from the oil filter housing cover. How To Step 13. Install the new VW Golf oil filter o-ring (which comes with the new oil filter) back onto its groove on the housing cap. Lubricate it with some fresh clean oil. Be careful not to stretch the o Looking through all MK7 manual gearboxes there are two oils listed, a “basic grade” which is based on MQ number, i.e. an MQ250 basic grade oil is part No.:-G 052 512 A2 (A2 designates quantity of 1lt bottle), & a different part number to a MQ350 basic grade oil. Feb 16, 2022. #1. So some time ago I noticed I had to top off the oil earlier than usual took it to the dealer and was advised it was within spec. some time went by and I noticed the issue again took it in and of course no issue. So recently about a month or two ago got the low oil light about 200 miles after a new oil change and thought this Figure 8 The oil filter and housing (yellow arrow) are located on the front of the motor. There is a screw off cap (red arrow) that gives you access to drain the oil out of the housing before you remove it. The filter sits inside the housing and the housing will be full of oil even after draining the pan. Your Price: $849.00. Part Number: 462-635-0002. Quantity. Add to Cart. Description. The iABED Industries MQB Oil Cooler kit is designed to aid with the notorious oil cooling issues that plague the EA888 line of engines. The OEM Heat Exchnager is inadequate in maintaining oil temperatures below 240*F (115 *C) . Mk7 R Oil cap seal. Could someone with a Mk7 Gti/R do me a favour and check if there is a seal in the oil filler kneck. It should be a flat washer type seal, not a traditional round o-ring which sits in the kneck. I'm convinced mine is missing, after checking ETKA it shows that there should be one in there and I seem to have a slow oil leak First OC at 5072miles. Motul 5w-40 8100 x-cess. I used the "Top Sider" vacuum extractor. $50 on amazon with fee shipping arrived in Posted August 18, 2020. Gearbox oil change isn’t covered within the service plan. With VW’s standard service plan you get one minor service (essentially an oil and filter change) and one major service (oil and filter change plus visual inspection and pollen filter if required. Any other work such as brake fluid change, gearbox oil and other '16 MK7 Golf R EQT V2.51 Stg2/E30, HPA downpipe, Majestic Intercooler, Uni TIP, H&R rear sway, CSS knuckles 11.84@115mph New member. Location Noblesville, IN Car following codes. P168D00 - Oil pressure switch 3 - malfunction status - Active/static. Couple of steps Iv done myself. Oil pressure test on engine (all checked out good) Lamba sensor changed. Oil sensor 1 & 2 changed (brown +blue cap) Oil control valve changed. Oil filter changed. Oil drained and inspected. fDUSVl.