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How do you change oil filter Audi a3?

Updated: 10/25/2022
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-->Take off the belly pan, 8 torxs screws

-->filter is in the front of the engine, pointed diagonally from the just behind the rad.

-->unscrew the filter drain cover

-->Using a screwdriver to push the orange nipple inward and to the side---that drains all the oil in the canister * not mandatory but its messy if you dont* reset the nipple back into the locked position after drained

-->36mm socket to remove the canister

-->replace the filter and O ring that sits inside the canister. ( use some some needle nose pliers, the o ring has a tab that makes removing it easier )

-->Drain oil from pan.

-->Do the reverse and your all done!

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