Decided to go for 6 month #oil change (recommended for #EA888 - oil is worked hard in this engine; regularly goes over 100° C, car had previously been driven short distances around #London by lads at dealer before it was sold to me)

Got up early to visit #GSF and #EuroCarParts to collect oil, filter, vacuum oil extractor, 32mm socket for #oilfilter both from #Sealey and used #Laser tools 3/8" ratchet I'd recently got for wheel bearing job.

Was quite easy to extract oil through dipstick tube (5,7 litres of it!)

Old filter was from Crosland (Euro Car Parts own brand), goodness knows where oil was from! Date code Dec 2024, so at least car *had* been serviced that year..

Replaced with #MANN filter and #Castrol Edge LL oil (made to VW standard)

#CarMaintenance #VW #cars

Planning on buying a decent trolley #jack - looking at this one from #Sealey as its widely available in UK (their HQ is in #Suffolk) and spares/maintenance diagrams are readily available, as well as jack stands, wheel chocks and a torque wrench - interested to know which ones folk on here who do their own #CarMaintenance are using (although Halfords Advanced are supposed to be good, unfortunately the company has been enshittified so I'm avoiding them)

#cars #autorepair #CarRepair

Abegail Morley, the Unmapped Woman, Nine Arches Press
https://ninearchespress.com/publications/poetry-collections/the-unmapped-woman
#sealey challenge

a gorgeous series of poems on grief, on losing a baby. a necessary book for all who have experienced this loss. Morley renders the pain of grief so well, through her images and the precision of her words.