Comments on: Changing your engines oil and filter http://autofix.com.au/blog/changing-your-engines-oil-and-filter Auto Repair Information And Advice Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:30:52 +0000 hourly 1 By: craig http://autofix.com.au/blog/changing-your-engines-oil-and-filter/comment-page-1#comment-63030 craig Sat, 14 Mar 2009 11:46:16 +0000 http://autofix.com.au/blog/archives/52#comment-63030 Hi Scott, The recommended oil for your partners car is 20W 40 or 20W 50 so personally I would stay away from a light oil such as a 5W/30. Something like Penrite's HPR15 or Castrol GTX2 would be more suitable for this vehicle. Both these oils are semi-synthetic and offer good engine protection for a lot less than a full-synthetic oil will set you back. If the car hasn't had a good drive in a while I suggest checking all the fluid levels, check the condition of the radiator hoses, belts, tyres etc before setting off. A good 'gentle thrashing' will probably do it the world of good! Hi Scott,
The recommended oil for your partners car is 20W 40 or 20W 50 so personally I would stay away from a light oil such as a 5W/30. Something like Penrite’s HPR15 or Castrol GTX2 would be more suitable for this vehicle. Both these oils are semi-synthetic and offer good engine protection for a lot less than a full-synthetic oil will set you back.
If the car hasn’t had a good drive in a while I suggest checking all the fluid levels, check the condition of the radiator hoses, belts, tyres etc before setting off. A good ‘gentle thrashing’ will probably do it the world of good!

]]> By: Scott http://autofix.com.au/blog/changing-your-engines-oil-and-filter/comment-page-1#comment-62918 Scott Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:48:46 +0000 http://autofix.com.au/blog/archives/52#comment-62918 Hi, my partner has a 93 Corolla Seca 4 cyl. Just Curious what the best oil is to use. Maybe 5W/30 or similar? Synthetic? It has only 88,000km on the clock, low miledge for it's age. She Drive's it like a grandma but we'll be travelling back home soon doing a 2000km Trip over 3 days so it should get a well deserved run, I'd like to get behind the wheel and give it a gentle thrash to clean out the system, but not sure if I'm going to be asking for trouble or not! Scott Hi, my partner has a 93 Corolla Seca 4 cyl.

Just Curious what the best oil is to use. Maybe 5W/30 or similar? Synthetic?

It has only 88,000km on the clock, low miledge for it’s age.

She Drive’s it like a grandma but we’ll be travelling back home soon doing a 2000km Trip over 3 days so it should get a well deserved run, I’d like to get behind the wheel and give it a gentle thrash to clean out the system, but not sure if I’m going to be asking for trouble or not!

Scott

]]> By: craig http://autofix.com.au/blog/changing-your-engines-oil-and-filter/comment-page-1#comment-2122 craig Thu, 08 Mar 2007 03:16:56 +0000 http://autofix.com.au/blog/archives/52#comment-2122 The oil in a car that has done only 38,000km should be nice and clean, almost see-through. The oil in your old car would have looked dirty from years of sludge build up in the engine. So yeah that is normal for your new car. The dark fluid at the bottom of the stick will be a small amount of oil sludge in the bottom of the sump, which will disappear when the oil is changed next. Hope this helps. Regards Craig The oil in a car that has done only 38,000km should be nice and clean, almost see-through. The oil in your old car would have looked dirty from years of sludge build up in the engine. So yeah that is normal for your new car. The dark fluid at the bottom of the stick will be a small amount of oil sludge in the bottom of the sump, which will disappear when the oil is changed next. Hope this helps.
Regards
Craig

]]> By: vee http://autofix.com.au/blog/changing-your-engines-oil-and-filter/comment-page-1#comment-2121 vee Thu, 08 Mar 2007 03:01:25 +0000 http://autofix.com.au/blog/archives/52#comment-2121 Just a stupid query, i'd been driving old cars and just recently i bought a nearly new car (38000ks) from a car dealer. After a week of driving the car I checked the engine oil and to my surprise, right at the end of the stick got dark fluid but from there to the top was clear oil...is that normal or just running of oil??? just wondering coz i always get a dirty coloured oil from my old car whenever i checked the engine oil =D. Hope to hear from you soon. Just a stupid query, i’d been driving old cars and just recently i bought a nearly new car (38000ks) from a car dealer. After a week of driving the car I checked the engine oil and to my surprise, right at the end of the stick got dark fluid but from there to the top was clear oil…is that normal or just running of oil??? just wondering coz i always get a dirty coloured oil from my old car whenever i checked the engine oil =D. Hope to hear from you soon.

]]> By: Gary http://autofix.com.au/blog/changing-your-engines-oil-and-filter/comment-page-1#comment-724 Gary Mon, 12 Feb 2007 03:27:38 +0000 http://autofix.com.au/blog/archives/52#comment-724 Nice post Craig. Even nicer sandals! Just one note though. many modern 4 cylinders now hold as little as 2.5 liters of oil. in fact, 3.5 is quite common now, so you want to be careful you don't overfill. Nice post Craig. Even nicer sandals!

Just one note though. many modern 4 cylinders now hold as little as 2.5 liters of oil. in fact, 3.5 is quite common now, so you want to be careful you don’t overfill.

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