Accessing oil filter on PD 2.0L

[PranK]

Hi All,

If I were to change my oil filter on our BKP Passat, would I need to remove / move the EGR pipe also? I cant see the oil filter coming out through the gap.

Stupid EGR valve and pipe ... So stupidly hard to remove.

[PeDiES]

Just remove the engine cover bracket, it squeezes out. The more you do the better you get at not making a mess, but given the filter cover has to go on an angle it can be tricky not to make a mess

[PranK]

Just remove the engine cover bracket, it squeezes out. The more you do the better you get at not making a mess, but given the filter cover has to go on an angle it can be tricky not to make a mess

Great thanks!

Also, not sure if you can answer this, but I read on a UK forum that people replace the bolt above the EGR pipe with a hex-headed bolt, which sounds like a much better idea. Do you know what size bolt we need for there?