Oil Type And Qty As Per Haynes Manual

[munster 0]

Can someone tell me what oil the Haynes manual reccomends for an alloy mi16.

 

Brand, viscosity and amount needed for a change.

 

thanks.

 

 

I did search, but as usual it came up with anything but what i needed.

[DamirGTI 342]

Semi synthetic 10W-40 will be fine for std. engine or 5W-40 for cold winter climates ... as for brands , i like Shell or Total .. Castrol is good , Mobil also .. the thing with oils is like with the most of others - you get what you paid for .. so stay away from cheap oils !

 

The best oil filter is an OE one (Peugeot Purflux ..) a bit pricey but worth the cost .. other then this some of the good quality aftermarket oil filter brands : Motaquip , Cross , Fram , Mann ..

Buy the best oil filter which you can find !

 

As for amount of oil for particular engine aim not really sure should be around 4 , 4 1/2 L ..

 

I've made an upload of the 405 Haynes manual for you :

http://rapidshare.com/files/146909849/Hayn...Manual.pdf.html

 

Rgs !

Damir

Edited September 20, 2008 by DamirGTI

[Richie-Van-GTi 71 2 Cars]

dipstick will tell you on the right quantity IMO, never relied on haynes for quantity as they dont state if thats in a fresh built dry engine or just for a flush etc.

Cant go wrong with millers oils either.

Edited September 20, 2008 by Richie-Van-GTi

[Ethos 0]

I seemd to have put about 5 1/2 litres of oil in my alloy mi16 and it's about 3/4 full? Not burning oil either.......

[munster 0]

was that with a filter change? Seems like quite alot..

[Ethos 0]

Yep filter change too.

 

The engine was sat for 1-2 months before I fitted it, it wasn't 100% dry though.

 

Weird huh? Doesn't seem to be burning any oil either.

[Baz 421]

5.3 litres.

[munster 0]

Maybe not that weird...

 

Cheers Baz

[munster 0]

Any cheap online places? Or is my local motor factors the best bet? (price wise)

[jimistdt 1]

Any cheap online places? Or is my local motor factors the best bet? (price wise)

 

Have a look on the group buy for 'opieoils.co.uk'.

 

 

Jimi