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ferretmobile
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Oil and filter
« on: Jun 19th, 2007, 5:06pm » |
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Hi guys, I am rather fed up with the megga bucks that you have to pay when the motah goes in for an service. So I am going to do me own oil change. Can you wise men here advise me of the type of oil filter and or finnis no that I would need to quote as I can then order this through motor factors. Also how much oil does the 2.3 need. I believe that ford formula E is the stuff. Please, I know that this subject has been done to death in the past but this oil business is so important, so again what is the rating needed for full protection. Also can you change oil to suit the seasons, i.e. at the moment a summer oil and come the autumn a winter oil?
Last of all when I have the car on the ramps is the drain plug easy to see and get too. Many thanks in advance, Ferret.
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scorpio_man
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Re: Oil and filter
« Reply #1 on: Jun 19th, 2007, 9:16pm » |
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hi there
two ways of doing this......
go to a national tyre place and get them to do the dirty work. remember it needs the sae 5w-30 oil.
or as you said, do it yourself using a good quality oil (formula e is the best, imo). most good quality oil filter have the 1 way valve in them now a days.
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Highlander
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Re: Oil and filter
« Reply #2 on: Jun 19th, 2007, 10:04pm » |
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Might be a wise move to buy a new sump plug before you do it (just in case)
They are bad for rounding off
Easy to get to though 
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ferretmobile
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Re: Oil and filter
« Reply #3 on: Jun 23rd, 2007, 1:32pm » |
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I took the advise of scorpio man and went to my local National Tyre Centre, in Braintree.
Saw the chap in charge, who is a splendid fella. I asked him to do an oil change on my 2.3 and reminding him of the special filter and wanting Ford formula E oil.
Cant do it says the fella...we have run out of oil and wont be getting any for a couple of weeks 
okeydokey said I...hmmmmmm "why"?
he said that his supplier was faffing about and he was changing to a new supplier.
What to do...went into petrol station on the other side of the road, bought half a case of Stella, drove home, popped a few tinnies and felt a bit better. 
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pete from Hull
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Re: Oil and filter
« Reply #4 on: Jun 23rd, 2007, 1:53pm » |
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Well Oiled then ferret?? 
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ferretmobile
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Re: Oil and filter
« Reply #5 on: Jun 23rd, 2007, 2:01pm » |
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that was the idea...
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TiberiuS
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Re: Oil and filter
« Reply #6 on: Jun 23rd, 2007, 4:15pm » |
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Ahhh, Stella. The choice of the self respecting, ASBO collecting member of our estemed yoof community
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TiberiuS
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Re: Oil and filter
« Reply #7 on: Jun 23rd, 2007, 4:20pm » |
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On a serious note, I used Magnatec in both the Scorp and the Jag - 10w/40. Not cheap though, the cat takes 9 litres.
Should be as good as the Ford stuff, I didn't have any problems
Regards, Bruce.
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v4-max aka Cheekyboy1
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Re: Oil and filter
« Reply #8 on: Jun 23rd, 2007, 5:29pm » |
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 i use the magnatec as well excellent stuff
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dan_the_man
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Re: Oil and filter
« Reply #9 on: Jun 23rd, 2007, 7:41pm » |
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I've gone for fully synthetic oil. I heard it is the 'juice' to go for. my mate charged me £20 for an oil and filter change. bargin.
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Jonnycab
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Re: Oil and filter
« Reply #10 on: Jun 24th, 2007, 12:34am » |
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I use fully synthetic....
.... AC Delco 5/30....£17.95 a gallon from the local motor factors....cheaper than Ford formula 'E' & Magnatec...& a fiver for the filter
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ferretmobile
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Re: Oil and filter
« Reply #11 on: Jun 24th, 2007, 11:39am » |
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Hi guys, does the 2.3 take the 5lts or less or do you need a tad more than the 5?
On a slightly different tack, why is beer/ale/lager so expensive?...yes I know that most of the cost is revenue but considering most of its contents is water, it is so much more expensive than petrol/oil.
If petrol became this expensive, there would be riots.
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v4-max aka Cheekyboy1
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Re: Oil and filter
« Reply #12 on: Jun 24th, 2007, 12:20pm » |
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not sure how much you need but my 24v uses 4.5l including filter
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v4-max aka Cheekyboy1
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Re: Oil and filter
« Reply #13 on: Jun 24th, 2007, 12:28pm » |
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just found it 4.25l for the 2.3
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ferretmobile
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Re: Oil and filter
« Reply #14 on: Jun 24th, 2007, 12:28pm » |
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Thanks, I reckon that the 2.3 must be the same or less.
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Jonnycab
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Re: Oil and filter
« Reply #15 on: Jun 24th, 2007, 2:04pm » |
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My 2.3 takes almost 5 litres at every oil change. Probably because I use Wynns engine flush & let it drip for about an hour, so almost every bit of old oil comes out
It does state that the initial fill on a new 2.3 engine is 5.1 litres
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