Howcanifixthis?
Passed Driver's Ed
Hi i just got my GTI two days ago..
I went to change my oil today and purchased an oil filter that was supposed to fit my GTI. I drained the oil and then went to change the filter. I took the old filter off and went to put the new filter on. I realized the new filter had a male adapter/screw on the bottom... the old one did not it is a female flush filter. So i thought weird i must have got the wrong one. I returned to the auto parts store and realized all the filters that were supposed to fit my vehicle have a male end on it. I then looked up the filter i removed and found it is supposed to have a male end on it. Now with this information i inspected the base of were the filter is supposed to screw into and realized a male piece was present. I don't know if the vehicle is supposed to be like this or if the filter was tightened on by the previous owner to the point where it broke.
Sorry for the book but i wanted to explain what was done Here is some info on my vehicle:
Make Volkswagen Model Year 2012 Model GTI Engine Series 4-Cyl. 2.0L Engine Capacity L4, 2.0L Turbo Fuel Type Gasoline
Here are some pictures:
What the oil filter should look like https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51MuyMKBPdL._SL800_.jpg
What the filter looks like when unscrewed from car http://imgur.com/a/4vlfR
What the base looks like where the filter screws in http://imgur.com/a/VKyDK
I wanted to get some opinons on this before i started trying to get the broken part of the filter off... I'd hate to damage something when it wasn't really broken. I can't find a filter for the car that doesn't have a male end.
I went to change my oil today and purchased an oil filter that was supposed to fit my GTI. I drained the oil and then went to change the filter. I took the old filter off and went to put the new filter on. I realized the new filter had a male adapter/screw on the bottom... the old one did not it is a female flush filter. So i thought weird i must have got the wrong one. I returned to the auto parts store and realized all the filters that were supposed to fit my vehicle have a male end on it. I then looked up the filter i removed and found it is supposed to have a male end on it. Now with this information i inspected the base of were the filter is supposed to screw into and realized a male piece was present. I don't know if the vehicle is supposed to be like this or if the filter was tightened on by the previous owner to the point where it broke.
Sorry for the book but i wanted to explain what was done Here is some info on my vehicle:
Make Volkswagen Model Year 2012 Model GTI Engine Series 4-Cyl. 2.0L Engine Capacity L4, 2.0L Turbo Fuel Type Gasoline
Here are some pictures:
What the oil filter should look like https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51MuyMKBPdL._SL800_.jpg
What the filter looks like when unscrewed from car http://imgur.com/a/4vlfR
What the base looks like where the filter screws in http://imgur.com/a/VKyDK
I wanted to get some opinons on this before i started trying to get the broken part of the filter off... I'd hate to damage something when it wasn't really broken. I can't find a filter for the car that doesn't have a male end.