Hi i am going to be servicing the car on Saturday so was just wondering how to drop the oil as i have never actually serviced a car myself.
Thanks
Stuart
Thanks
Stuart
i paid £60 to have it serviced from a garage..
they removed service due warning
stamped book,
provided all the parts...
is it not worht paying £60 for them to do it?
the changed oil, oil filter, spark plugs, took brakes apart to clean them...
bargain
it was the cars 1st service aswell
there garage is next door to the fiat garage..
I bet that went down well being fiat are next door..:devil:
If that's true then coyle's advice is maybe not so far off :chin:Hi i am going to be servicing the car on Saturday so was just wondering how to drop the oil as i have never actually serviced a car myself.
Id be a little careful which flushes you use actually. Some dont have lubricants in them, and they dont recommend you drive the car with it in.
I always use forte products, it has built in lubricants in its flushes and you can drive the car with the flush it to get the best from it. Then the oil stays clean until the next chage!
Also, when your servicing it, give the throttle body a clean (again i use forte air intake cleaner for this). Its real easy o do on the 1.6 stilo, and i bet you will notice the difference afterwards.
Yeah, just make sure your oil tray is positioned right under the sump plug, or it will go everywhere!
You cant beat forte and you can get it on eBay very reasonably priced ..I drove around with it in the engine for about 25 miles before I flushed it and it really got rid of some crap out of the system.. if your stuck for a drain pan just cut the side out of an old 5lt oil can and use that..just be careful of the initial surge of oil as you release the sump plug..you should be ok with the original washer on the plug and it will have to be well and truly screwed to need replacement..when replacing the oil filter try and part fill it with fresh oil and be certain to smear the rubber seal on the filter with fresh oil before you screw it into place and tighten it down..if you have problems getting the filter off then machine mart carry come good tools for oil filter removal..good luck
All done no probs didnt have gloves so got a bit oily. Then dropped the sump plug in the can :doh: But she running nice now.
.....especially when the oil's still steaming!..its easy to drop the sump plug in the oil ..done it loads of times myself ..but always fun having to wiggle you fingers in the oil pan to find it..:yuck:
All done no probs didnt have gloves so got a bit oily. Then dropped the sump plug in the can :doh: But she running nice now.