This is a basic video showing an oil & filter change on my VW Polo 9N 1.2 2005. It is a basic video intended to help novices etc. This method of oil change is very similar on most of the later VW Polo models, Skoda Fabia, and Seat Ibiza’s as well as the Golf – though there might me slight differences.
I show how to extract the oil two different ways, 1- Using an oil extraction pump 2- Draining it the traditional way through the sump plug. This job is actually very easy, especially if you have a oil extraction pump.
Personally I use the oil extraction pump to change the oil. It has various pros
PROS
1. Less mess (debatable)
2. No need to to get on the floor & get dirty
3. No chance of stripping the oil sump threads
4. This is the way VW dealers change oil (as recommended in Elsawin)
5. No need to buy sump plug washers
CONS
1. Doesn’t completely remove as much oil as the traditional method (but I believe with regular oil changes this point is nullified)
2. May not remove metal filings from bottom of the sump
3. A good quality pump can be expensive