What engine oil?

okedoke

I know nothing about cars...

I want to top up the oil in my Nissan x-trail, 2006, 2ltr petrol.

What kind of oil should I get, how much do I need and is it as simple as pouring it in?

ta

Alanstrainor

Castrol have a oil selector which is useful:

http://oilselector.castrol.com/c/uk/eng/search

Is the low oil light on?

hoodie6029

Go to whichoil.ie and put in your reg. It will tell you what spec oil you need.

Has your oil light come on?

okedoke

thanks for that

oil light hasn't come on but getting a kind of high pitched rattle (hard to describe) this morning and a google suggests it could be low oil.

wandererz

Have you checked the oil level though, and is it low?

okedoke

no - will have a look when I get home

hoodie6029

Buy a litre of oil on your way home just in case. Always good good to have anyway.
Check the oil about 5 mins after you shut the engine off. Wipe the dipstick and dip it again get the level. Top up a small amount at a time checking the dipstick for the level.

Be careful, too much oil is as bad as too little. (hope that last bit doesn't sound patronising!)

walus

If you hear a rattle it could be too late my friend.

hoodie6029

walus wrote: »

If you hear a rattle it could be too late my friend.

That's a hell of a diagnosis, my friend. My car has a rattle too. What do you think is up with it? Or should I just scrap it now?

walus

hoodie6029 wrote: »

That's a hell of a diagnosis, my friend. My car has a rattle too. What do you think is up with it? Or should I just scrap it now?

It was not supposed to be a diagnosis to start with. A rattle associated with oil level is not something one can normally mend with adding oil. Simple. If that is the case the damage is already done.

hoodie6029

OP hasn't checked the oil level, low oil light is not on so eff off with your sh1te posts.
If it wasn't a diagnosis what was it?
A useless, pointless post is what it was.