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Title: Thought I had done something badly wrong!
Post by: megaomega123 on 26 June 2007, 18:16:04
Did an oil and filter change today, along with engine flush. Everything went fairly well and a nice sunny afternoon to boot. I thought that something had gone drastically wrong when I let the car down. I heard a loud hissing sound and smelt something that was familiar.

I had 5 seconds of utter panic before I realized there was a can of wd40 stood under the front bumper. 1/4 of a can of wd40 wasted.

What a difference the oil and filter change made though.
Title: Re: Thought I had done something badly wrong!
Post by: Timbuk on 26 June 2007, 18:21:15
I really must do my oil and filter, it's well over due :-[
Title: Re: Thought I had done something badly wrong!
Post by: TheBoy on 26 June 2007, 19:29:00
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Did an oil and filter change today, along with engine flush. Everything went fairly well and a nice sunny afternoon to boot. I thought that something had gone drastically wrong when I let the car down. I heard a loud hissing sound and smelt something that was familiar.

I had 5 seconds of utter panic before I realized there was a can of wd40 stood under the front bumper. 1/4 of a can of wd40 wasted.

What a difference the oil and filter change made though.
If it has made that much difference, do another at 500m, then stick to 3 - 4k changes :y
Title: Re: Thought I had done something badly wrong!
Post by: tunnie on 26 June 2007, 19:54:28
oil and filter changes do make a huge difference!! My 2.2 was abused in its previous life, regular changes made a big difference!  :D

Also clean the breather system and throttle bodys, that helps too  :)
Title: Re: Thought I had done something badly wrong!
Post by: Andy B on 26 June 2007, 22:36:11
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I really must do my oil and filter, it's well over due :-[
Mine was & I'd wanted to do mine yesterday while I was on a rest day from work, but not having access to underwater breathing apparatus I couldn't. ;)  I got my act together when I got home at 8 and did it!  :y