Hi all, what is the purpose of raising the rear of the car as well? Has anyone tried using Rhino Ramps to lift the front end, I assume ground clearance is an issue?

 

The car should be level when you check the oil level.

I checked the ramps that I previously used with my Protege and they just barely do not clear the front fascia of my Q4.

I bought a set of Jackpoint Jackstands. They take a little more time than ramps to get the car up, but the car is up and safe on stands once this is done.

 

Unfortunately, there is no easy reset like other FCA vehicles. There actually are 2 monitors that need to be reset using the factory Wi-tech scan tool after the service. One monitor is the oil change monitor in the PCM module. It will also measure the oil level with the oil condition sensor during the reset, to make sure the level is correct and not over/underfilled. Then there is the reset of the maint minder in the instrument cluster module that shows the days and mileage until the next service, even though it is only displayed in the center display, not in the instrument cluster.

Both monitors are independent of each other. So depending on your driving habits you may get an "oil service due" message in your instrument cluster before the maintenance mileage, displayed in the center display, is actually reached.

 

Can MultiEcuScan reset both of them? Resetting the "oil service due" indicator was a major selling point of MultiEcuScan over the less expensive phone app and ELM327 adapter arrangement.

 

Wow! I don't know. Even the factory Wi-tech Scanner has trouble resetting the oil life monitor sometimes. I do see that Multiecuscan supports a lot of Magneti Marelli modules.

As I'm fond of saying, "300 on black!"

 

I have Multiecuscan also, I remember reading somewhere in their doc's about the 2 places to reset. Will try on my next oil change (at 16k).

 

I guess the question I have is if a floor jack is used to lift the car from one of the four jack pads under the car, where do you place the jackstand on that corner. Or, do you lift from somewhere else with the floor jack and then put the jackstand under the jacking pads.

 

I have the same question.

 

MAHLE lists this oil filter fit for service with 2.0T Giulias:

MAHLE is a large OEM supplier to BMW, Mercedes, VW AG, etc.

 

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My jack at lowest is 4", these should just fit under car, Alfa jack points are 2:square / 1" hole, when they come in I'll give a review.

 

As for raising the Giulia, would there be a problem using a floor jack with a wood block on the saddle, under the rear differential housing?
As for the front, the same jack under the front suspension lower control arm?
Then place the jack stands under the jacking posts.

 

So how do you reset the service reminder for the oil change, what did I miss?

 

I use MultiEcuScan, the latest version seems to reset both reminders.

 

I recently changed my oil at 16,000 miles can someone tell me how long after I need to change oil

 

Every 10k miles or 12 months unless the car tells you to change it earlier based on driving conditions.

 

I used an SRT filter on my last oil change....I cant say as it makes any difference but it is a bigger filter and its supposed to be a better quality...its a Mopar part #5038041aa for anyone interested

 

Went through the DIY oil change yesterday on my 2018 and thought I would add some additional observations to the original posts. I used the Oil change kit from Centerline Alfa that contains the Mopar 0W30 oil and mopar filter.
Best of all, not only did I save about $100 avoiding the dealer, I didn't lose any time doing the drop off/pick up dance with them which would have cost an additional couple hours.

1) Unless you have special jackstands, you really should use ramps. I chose not to jack up the rear lift point and try placing my jackstands on the front points - I just didn't trust that method after switching sides and was worried about the car sliding off the stand when jacking up to opposite side. $50 ramps from AutoZone worked great. Probably just a tiny bit too steep and the front fascia scraped ever so slightly, but wasn't a big deal IMHO.

2) The bolts for the lower tray were numerous and although from what I can tell, my car was previously dealer serviced (was a lease return), were not replaced properly in the past. Clearly several were the incorrect thickness and length and one was missing entirely. Even dealers mess this up apparently.

3) The orangutan tech who previously changed the oil must have been a power lifter because the drain plug was tight enough that I broke a socket trying to extricate it. Using my legs and traditional wrench worked fine.

4) My oil was BLACK. CarFax showed the dealer I purchased from changed the oil at 23,805 miles. I'm at 28,487 11 months later. The car is NOT driven hard at all. I do not think I will go more than 5k miles before the next change and 10k is completely out of the question.

5) All other pointers are good. The oil shoots out of the drain hole with some force so position your pan strategically. My car took 5.5 quarts and put me right at the full line so definitely do not throw all 6 in there.

Finally, does anyone know if there is a way to update the Alfa Connect website for your VIN to record your service?

 

Went through the DIY oil change yesterday on my 2018 and thought I would add some additional observations to the original posts. I used the Oil change kit from Centerline Alfa that contains the Mopar 0W30 oil and mopar filter.
Best of all, not only did I save about $100 avoiding the dealer, I didn't lose any time doing the drop off/pick up dance with them which would have cost an additional couple hours.

1) Unless you have special jackstands, you really should use ramps. I chose not to jack up the rear lift point and try placing my jackstands on the front points - I just didn't trust that method after switching sides and was worried about the car sliding off the stand when jacking up to opposite side. $50 ramps from AutoZone worked great. Probably just a tiny bit too steep and the front fascia scraped ever so slightly, but wasn't a big deal IMHO.

2) The bolts for the lower tray were numerous and although from what I can tell, my car was previously dealer serviced (was a lease return), were not replaced properly in the past. Clearly several were the incorrect thickness and length and one was missing entirely. Even dealers mess this up apparently.

3) The orangutan tech who previously changed the oil must have been a power lifter because the drain plug was tight enough that I broke a socket trying to extricate it. Using my legs and traditional wrench worked fine.

4) My oil was BLACK. CarFax showed the dealer I purchased from changed the oil at 23,805 miles. I'm at 28,487 11 months later. The car is NOT driven hard at all. I do not think I will go more than 5k miles before the next change and 10k is completely out of the question.

5) All other pointers are good. The oil shoots out of the drain hole with some force so position your pan strategically. My car took 5.5 quarts and put me right at the full line so definitely do not throw all 6 in there.

Finally, does anyone know if there is a way to update the Alfa Connect website for your VIN to record your service?

Contact them via the customer care number. Have your VIN handy. They'll put a ticket in and get you set. Took a couple of days but they fixed mine recently. Customer Care: 1-844-253-2872. BTW, they won't fill in any service records prior to your ownership. Privacy issues they say.

 

I have always kept all the maintenance and service records for my cars, and a log of my own oil changes, plus receipts and such. When I sold my '03 Jag X sport sedan to the alfa dealer when I bought my '18 QV, I did not include my folder of my car's history from new, as I know the used car dealer they would wholesale it to would throw all of it away. Kinda sad, whoever they are, they will never know how well it was maintained. But then, maybe to them my wonderful Jag is just a used car.

NV

 

I have always kept all the maintenance and service records for my cars, and a log of my own oil changes, plus receipts and such. When I sold my '03 Jag X sport sedan to the alfa dealer when I bought my '18 QV, I did not include my folder of my car's history from new, as I know the used car dealer they would wholesale it to would throw all of it away. Kinda sad, whoever they are, they will never know how well it was maintained. But then, maybe to them my wonderful Jag is just a used car.

NV

I used the MyCars app. You can take photos of receipts to attach to the record. Awesomeness!

 

I was going to create a new oil change thread but I saw no need since this thread breaks the process down fairly well. The oil change is very easy on the 2.0T model. My main issue was properly jacking up and supporting the Giulia to perform the oil change. Therefore, I only just adding that owners can use a special jack that allows jack stands to place under the lifting cubes at same time that the jack is lifting the car.

I used a PowerBuilt brand U-jack and rubber jacks for a Tesla. The combo worked well. The U-jack only flaw is that you can only used smaller narrow support arm 2 ton and 3 ton jack stands with it.

My oil of choice was 5 1/2 quarts of Mobil 1 0w-30 Fuel Economy oil and a Wix oil filter. Very easy oil change.

The U-jack in use. Very useful jack; especially for cars like the Giulia without any exposed pinch weld.

The oil and filter I used. I poured on 5 quart jug and then measured out a 1/2 quart with a measuring cup from another 5 quart jug.

 

Great write up! Thank you.