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fryup · 14-03-2022 11:34am

is oil type important when it comes to diesel cars? 😶

colm_mcm · 14-03-2022 11:53am

Yes, very. Especially on newer ones.

The manufacturer will have a spec for the particular car, and once the oil meets that spec you should be fine.

LIGHTNING · 14-03-2022 3:39pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118782448#Comment_118782448

Reminds me of my old Punto, it was seeping oil that I couldn't be bothered fixing. I poured all sorts of crap into 😂 Loved that car. Never gave me any trouble

johndaman66 · 14-03-2022 4:36pm

Would the seeping oil not be classed as trouble?😁

Tazzimus · 14-03-2022 5:32pm

Only if you forgot to top it up.

My old punto took unnatural amounts of abuse when I had it, great little cars.

Head gasket was the only thing to go, but that's basically a consumable part in them.

A fox killed the engine in the end.

fryup · 14-03-2022 6:52pm

in the owners manual it says 5W-40 but i have a container of 10W-40 in the garage can i chuck it in? its a 12 yr old citroen diesel 1.4

PsychoPete · 14-03-2022 7:21pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118784094#Comment_118784094

It's better to have your oil leaking than burning

hoodie6029 · 14-03-2022 10:56pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118784694#Comment_118784694

You can put that in.

I wouldn't recommend it but you can put it in.

frosty123 · 15-03-2022 4:47pm

I can't get at the sump nut on my car(please don't ask)..so I'm just wondering can I drain the oil from the oil filter resivour ? even it meant jacking up the car from the driver side??😶

Tazzimus · 15-03-2022 5:04pm

You can get pumps that'll extract it via the dipstick hole or that.

May take a while though.

wotzgoingon · 15-03-2022 5:19pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118789146#Comment_118789146

You would only get a bit of it out from the filter. Why can't you get to sump bolt? Is it one of those cars that have panels. I know it's a pain but those panels can come off by removing a bunch of bolts or nuts.

frosty123 · 15-03-2022 5:25pm

Yep it's a panel☹️ can't get at all the fixings studs even when up on ramps

wotzgoingon · 15-03-2022 5:37pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118789318#Comment_118789318

As Tazzimus said you can buy an extractor that you shove down the dipstick hole and extract the oil that way.

Does the car have a dipstick? Some cars don't.

hoodie6029 · 15-03-2022 5:39pm

As Tazzimus said, I'd jus get an oil extractor. I got a cheap one on Screwfix years ago and it has been very handy.

Can you get to filter easily enough?

frosty123 · 16-03-2022 5:12pm

Have you got a link to that screwfix one?

wotzgoingon · 16-03-2022 5:29pm

Anyone in the know on MK2 golf's. I didn't know the GTi was turbo charged back then, I thought they were all n/a. Looks to be coil on plugs too.

Toyotafanboi · 16-03-2022 8:09pm

Looks like a 1.8 20v engine from a Mk4 or the likes.

Very clever painting the block, gearbox, alternator etc black, much easier than trying to keep up with all the oil leaks.

wotzgoingon · 16-03-2022 8:10pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118795089#Comment_118795089

Makes sense. looked to be a modern engine alright especially with coil on plugs for the time.

hoodie6029 · 16-03-2022 9:06pm

I got this one but it was about half the price it is now so maybe shop around

https://www.screwfix.ie/p/oil-fluid-extractor-6ltr/21663

LIGHTNING · 21-03-2022 1:51pm

I got a custom cover for my little classic and I was dubious it would fit but I tell ya what it fits like a glove! Was very surprised, I expected it to be a generic MX-5 one but nope.

hoodie6029 · 21-03-2022 2:55pm

Where'd you get it?

LIGHTNING · 21-03-2022 3:35pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118814083#Comment_118814083

Got it from the site below, I think they are based in Poland. As usual tried a few Irish sites and none got back to me.

https://www.cover-zone.eu/

hoodie6029 · 21-03-2022 4:12pm

Cheers, I'll give them a go. Need one for my Golf.

wotzgoingon · 21-03-2022 7:11pm

Well I managed to get a quicker 80-120 km/h time in 4th gear on Friday night. Went out testing the car for about 15 mins. Bare in mind it is a 3 pot one litre so pretty good considering. That chip was money well spent. My car is a bit like a diesel from 115-140hp in that it is not great from a dig(standing still launch) as in it bogs down and pulls timing and no way to switch off traction control. The diesels mentioned are no good 0-100 km/h either unless you got a more powerful performance model car but all that torque in diesels make them great at over taking in 3rd or 4th gear in speeds roughly 80-120 km/h. They can be the same times as DC2 and S2000(two cars I was always eying up over the years) when over taking in 4th gear. But the Honda's mentioned if leaving off the line from zero would shoot off in front of the diesel cars mentioned above but the lack of torque makes them over take in 4th gear the same times as those diesel cars and mine.

This is tested from a VBox Sport. So not some cheap OBDII socket device or an app that says it can test the speed.

Sir Galahad · 22-03-2022 12:25pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118814416#Comment_118814416

Irish telephone number 🤔

fryup · 22-03-2022 11:11pm

I changed the oil in my diesel car and within a day it turned jet black..is this normal?😶

User1998 · 22-03-2022 11:26pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118821216#Comment_118821216

Yes perfectly normal. No idea why it happens tho.

Sexual Chocolate · 24-03-2022 12:26am

Had my old and now aulfellas 320d's intake carbon cleaned the other day using BG's Platinum Intake Service and am very happy with the results and how's it's driving since. Supposedly it's the next best thing to physically removing carbon from the valves by way of hand or walnut blasting. Also through in a tin of BG245 for the fuel and injectors side of things.

Pulling a lot better between 1700-3000rpm since as it was down a good 30 or so bhp on the dyno. Joe Power was the only person (after trying a couple of others) who was able to narrow down the issue for me to either fuel or air as he couldnt get it to smoke on the dyno. Happy out now 😀

wotzgoingon · 24-03-2022 10:34pm

Where would you find out what oil your car takes. It is not written in owners manual it just says check service documentation but I did not get that. And it's not written on oil filler or any where on car either.

Sexual Chocolate · 24-03-2022 11:49pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118831548#Comment_118831548

What car is it ?

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