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Is my oil filter broken off?

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.
 

DELETE

Autocross Champion
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.



Grab channel locks and unthread the male nipple out of the new filter and your golden. It's an adapter.
 

TheCor

Ready to race!
Sorry - just looking at this quickly, but it sounds like the same thing that happened to me the first time I changed it myself. The "male" connector part of the filter just came unscrewed from your old filter and is still on the block. It is a 2 piece filter that *generally* doesn't come undone often, but it happens if it gets over tightened. Just carefully take some plyers to that piece and twist to break it loose. It should just unscrew from the block and then you'll have no problem putting on the new filter.

**ALSO - be sure when putting on the new filter that you use your finger to apply some new motor oil to the black rubber gasket around the mating surface of the new filter. That helps prevent it from seizing.

**Lastly (and this is just my recommendation from reading it a thousand times) - do NOT tighten your new filter with a wrench, hand tighten it only. Basically turn it until you can't turn it anymore, but don't crank on it! Then it will have a good seal, and will come off easily with a tool next oil change. :thumbup:
 

lilonespaz

Drag Race Newbie
yeah just gotta back the threads out... they are separate pieces so sometimes if they are over tightened when put on the threads will stay housed and the filter body unscrews from it instead of the entire filter unscrewing from the car.

Just spin the threads out. or you can re install the filter and try taking off again and it may bring the threads with it this time.
 
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