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Oil for alfa

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  • 30-08-2008 10:43am
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    king_of_inismac
    Registered Users Posts: 1,366 ✭✭✭


    Hey,

    Bought a 02 alfa 1.6 and absolutely love it. Want to keep it topped up with oil. What type of oil would be suitable?

    Thanks,
    M


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    Redsoxfan
    Registered Users Posts: 5,326 ✭✭✭Redsoxfan


    147 or 156?

    10W40 Semi Synthetic. Give Gerry Campbell in Ti Autos a call and see what he recommends. AR themselves recommend Selena Oil. Not sure where to find this.

    Think I used Castrol Magnatec once upon a time.

    You are right to keep an eye on the oil.


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    johncm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 136 ✭✭johncm


    king_of_inismac wrote: »
    Hey,

    Bought a 02 alfa 1.6 and absolutely love it. Want to keep it topped up with oil. What type of oil would be suitable?

    Thanks,
    M
    I use castrol magnatec(sp) 10w40 in my 147 its the same grade as the 20k oil alfa recommend. All twin spark engines will burn a bit of oil so you should check it every second week. If the oil runs low it can damage the variator and that becomes noisy.


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    gary the great
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    Doesnt the variator just become noisy anyway after a certian amount of mileage? Dont think its linked to the oil?

    Variator should be changed with the timing belt. BTW in what way, besides making the car sound like a diseal on startup, does a worn variator affect anything?


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    10-10-20
    Registered Users Posts: 7,155 ✭✭✭10-10-20


    Variator wear is unrelated to the oil.
    They turn tappety after 60k miles usually.


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    Bobo78
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    Hi lads i just have to ask you what is variator and how is that fixed, i ask this cause i have similar situation with my car usually in the morning when i starte it for first 30 to 50 secunds sounds a bit like a diesel. Would that mean that my variator is worn and how is that fixed?


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    gary the great
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    Ye the variator is worn if it sounds like a diseal. I dont think it affects the car in any way except for it sonding like a diseal for a few seconds. its a big job to get at it, so your best of waiting for when your gettign your timing belt changed and get it done then.....


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    Bobo78
    Closed Accounts Posts: 556 ✭✭✭Bobo78


    gary the great wrote: »
    Ye the variator is worn if it sounds like a diseal. I dont think it affects the car in any way except for it sonding like a diseal for a few seconds. its a big job to get at it, so your best of waiting for when your gettign your timing belt changed and get it done then.....

    Yeah i guess i m gonna have to wait until then to get it done.
    Thanks for reply.


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