Technical Synthetic or semi?
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Either should be ok in a 8v FIRE engine, just down to personal choice.
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Buy a good quality oil ( dyno, semi, or full synthetic..) with the correct specs, and most important: change it often, always together with a quality oilfilter.
Depending on the way you use the car, anywhere between 5000 and 7500 mls. or at least once a year.
Depending on the way you use the car, anywhere between 5000 and 7500 mls. or at least once a year.
Use cheaper semi and change it more often, expensive oil is really not necessary in most cars and its just a marketing gimmick.
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I use semi in my 2004 1.2 (83k)
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Thanks for the replies. I think I'll get a semi such as Magnatec 10w40 with a Fiat filter and change every 6000ish. That is if I can get under the car without jacking it up as our driveway slopes. If not I'll get the garage to do it and supply the filter and maybe the oil too.
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Although as stated its not going to make a huge difference, your car's recommended oil is 5w40 full synthetic, as far as I know.
http://www.carparts4less.co.uk/cp4l...gine-oil/5w20-engine-oil/?521776031&0&cc5_248
£12.49
Been using this for ages now on 2 pandas and although i have no way of testing it, seems fine. It also has a whole list of manufacture standards it meets
good luck with whatever you choose
http://www.carparts4less.co.uk/cp4l...gine-oil/5w20-engine-oil/?521776031&0&cc5_248
£12.49
Been using this for ages now on 2 pandas and although i have no way of testing it, seems fine. It also has a whole list of manufacture standards it meets
good luck with whatever you choose
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You should just be able to get under it on the ground, I do out of stubbornness of not being bothered to get it into the air
You should just be able to get under it on the ground, I do out of stubbornness of not being bothered to get it into the air
Haha - I jacked my 100hp up and spent ages underneath at the backend of the engine looking for a bright orange filter as big as a bean can.
If the filter is in the same position as the 100hp should be doable without jacking, though maybe just a bit to lift the body for some wriggle room.
A nice strap wrench needed, which even then is a tight fit.
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You could jack the car up to get some more working space, but be sure to lower it to level ground somewhere during the process,before putting the sumpplug back in, to be certain to get most of the oil out.....
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on the 1.2 the sump plug is at the rear so jacking the front wheels off the ground will be more oil out.
TBH the front of the car being in the air or not will make negliable difference to the amount of oil that'll come out due to the location and angle of the drain plug being practically at the lowest edge anyway.
One could argue you'll get more oil out leaving it to drain for 12 hours over night as it all falls from the upper parts of the engine
One could argue you'll get more oil out leaving it to drain for 12 hours over night as it all falls from the upper parts of the engine
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And don't trust a simple jack alone....use some extra stands or something to secure the car when it's up..
(I was once working alone under my Pontiac V-8, when the jack slowly came down, not able to carry the weight of the big engine...scary moments...!!).
(I was once working alone under my Pontiac V-8, when the jack slowly came down, not able to carry the weight of the big engine...scary moments...!!).
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... Or use a syphon pump made for the job.
Some will cry out in horror when they hear this, but I have been using such a pump for many years, and have saved all the hassle of hot oil on my hands, crawling about underneath, etc.
I get the engine hot, pump the oil out through the dipstick tube, fit new filter, and pour in new oil.
Ten minutes, clean and easy. No I'll-effects on engine.
Have several high-mileage cars, still running beautifully.
Doubts? Ask the Americans - they've been using this method for years.
Sweetsixteen.
Some will cry out in horror when they hear this, but I have been using such a pump for many years, and have saved all the hassle of hot oil on my hands, crawling about underneath, etc.
I get the engine hot, pump the oil out through the dipstick tube, fit new filter, and pour in new oil.
Ten minutes, clean and easy. No I'll-effects on engine.
Have several high-mileage cars, still running beautifully.
Doubts? Ask the Americans - they've been using this method for years.
Sweetsixteen.
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Hydraulic jacks can and do fail!
Yet you still have to get a tub and oil into it when removing the oil filter? Or am I missing something
