Thanks. Yes, it only looks a mm or two. I'll have a check again this evening when the wife gets back with it.
I'm a beginner to this DIY servicing lark. Having a whale of a time, but it's a steep learning curve. The torque wrench purchased from Lidl this week has paid for itself already!
I used Q8 branded fully synth oil from a BP garage (VW 505 01 spec) and a genuine VW filter from Eurocarparts, and the car is noticeably quieter and smoother than it has been all this last year since I had it serviced at a VW specialist indie. I'm beginning to suspect that the oil they used wasn't up to spec, or it wasn't changed at all.
The car's on 81k miles now, it didn't burn or lose a drop of oil all year, I reckon the engine is at its absolute best now. When we had a brand new Touran TDi 105 in 2004, I was for ever topping up the oil between services right up to 50k miles when we traded it in.
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