Oil Change?

[Jay.S]

I am going to do a an oil change over the festive period,

Wheres the best place to buy a 5L 5w 40 oil form? also best place for an oil filter?

Cheers

 

[JackJack]

opie oils maybe

oil filter from gsf

 

[maynard]

Both from GSF. We even do the sump plug seal too

 

[Austin-182]

Renault wests on here for filter
Opie oils for the oil

 

[Jay.S]

Just bought the Filter of NWP will check Opie oils now.

 

[slindborg]

I heard you need a special sump plug tool, is this true? or is it just a normal hex drive/bolt style?

 

[JackJack]

8mm square i think

 

[Jay.S]

Yeah 8mm square drive, also get a 10mm deep socket to remove the fuel rail guard for easier access to the Oil filter. Take a look at this Guide

http://www.cliosport.net/content/guides/fubar/oil_guide.pdf

 

[blambert]

^ Maybe remove that link as only paid members can get to the forum its posted in? Otherwise everyone in the world who googles '182 oil change' will get it for free!

Mine had 10mm on one bolt and 13mm on the other. Cue an hour or two of f**king around before I worked it out :dead:

Opie Oils are doing "Buy 5l get 1l free" on Silkolene Pro S (Now called Fuchs Titan Pro S)... good oil. The 182 takes 5.1l so it's a good deal.

 

[hipwell]

oops

 

[regi james]

i got 20 litres of 5w40 fully synthetic from unipart for £48 so should get 3 and a bit oil changes out of it

 

[alex-avfc]

Carlube 5w40 fully synthetic from Euro Car Parts is about £20, not a bad value option.

 

[slindborg]

Anyone ever use the vacuum oil extractors?
I have one and use it with great success on our Passat and vx220.... so wanted to know if they work well on the 1*2

 

[montana]

Anyone ever use the vacuum oil extractors?
I have one and use it with great success on our Passat and vx220.... so wanted to know if they work well on the 1*2

second the euro car parts option, 27 quid delivered for the carlube triple r and a bosch filter delivered!
i used a pela oil extractor on the cup as someone had over tightened the sump plug and i have yet to get that sorted

 

[Tigger]

Do you ever need to replace the actual Sump Plug? :S

 

[blambert]

Nope just the washer.

 

[!big ash!]

dont b tight when it cums to oils mobil 1 it every 4000 mile. safer than sorry enit

 

[Sir_Dave]

dont b tight when it cums to oils mobil 1 it every 4000 mile. safer than sorry enit

Flol, every 4k!! Id be doing it every 2 months :s

Opie service pack. Motul excess fully synthetic. Done.

 

[aucky]

Fuchs every 6k for me

 

[blambert]

Fuchs every 6k for me

+1

 

[Alastair.]

Motrio 5w40 is around £12 from Renault for 5litres

 

[jenic]

Fuchs every 6k for me

+1

+2

 

[maynard]

Fuchs every 6k for me

+3

 

[blambert]

Do you guys do the oil filter every 6k as well, or just the oil?

 

[Gray]

Oil and filter every 6K for me!

 

[jenic]

filter aswell, might aswell for the fiver it costs

 

[Dblock]

filter aswell, might aswell for the fiver it costs

+1 its pretty simple if you do it yourself.

 

[DrR]

I never see the point in these 6k oil changes, mines serviced as recommend by Renault.

 

[Fred@BTM]

^best way to f**k your dephaser, every 6K is a MUST on these engines

 

[Dblock]

^best way to f**k your dephaser, every 6K is a MUST on these engines

How come?

I change my every 6k cos I can and it seems to keep the engine smoother and mpg high.

 

[Fred@BTM]

i'll post pics up of the internals of a dephaser, you'll understand why then!

 

[slindborg]

So renault service engineers got it wrong, or the cost down engineers on the de-phaser got it wrong? lol



I'd sooner piss in the oil filler than put mobile1 oils in any engine of mine.
Picked up some triple R and a botch filter for just under £30 from euro yesterday. Will do the change in the xmas week

 

[Greeny.]

So renault service engineers got it wrong, or the cost down engineers on the de-phaser got it wrong? lol

Renault could hardly suggest changes every 6k for every owner for a production car, no doubt it would of put people off buying the car in the first place, doesn't mean its the wrong advice to change it every 6k.

 

[sideways danny]

I never see the point in these 6k oil changes, mines serviced as recommend by Renault.

LOL. You work in IT dont you

 

[dciRon]

Renault could hardly suggest changes every 6k for every owner for a production car, no doubt it would of put people off buying the car in the first place, doesn't mean its the wrong advice to change it every 6k.

Very sensible! You can never change your oil too frequently...

 

[DrR]

LOL. You work in IT dont you

No why lol?

I'd do it more often if my car was ever on track, but it's not.

 

[Jay.S]

Didnt think i would get this response, But some good points on it.

I have owed th car for about 15months done 22K and changed the oil twice, but from now on i will do it more often.

As i need the oil now it will either be a trip to halfords for some Castrol or down to renault.

Has anyone tried tesco's 5W 40?

 

[Matt W]

Tescos own brand engine oil? I would avoid TBH.

I use Millers oils delivered by Opie oils

 

[Jay.S]

I seen it the other day just curious see if anyone recommends it as its cheap.

But i will stick to 5w 40 castrol.

 

[regi james]

just changed my oil about an hour ago i hadn't done it for 10k and it was very diluted with petrol so from now on it will be 6k