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Title: Oil and Coolant levels
Post by: ScottieMV6 on 02 January 2009, 17:30:56

Can someone please tell me how much oil and coolant I will need to do a full oil and coolant change on 98 MV6?

Thanks :y

Title: Re: Oil and Coolant levels
Post by: ngrainqey on 02 January 2009, 17:41:25

it should be 5.75 (from memory) the oil from empty and then just top up as required to get it to the full mark on the dipstick and the engine coolant is either 8 or 10 litres from empty

Title: Re: Oil and Coolant levels
Post by: jjleonard on 02 January 2009, 17:44:08

Yup - 5.75 litres of 10w40 semi synth VX Oil - TC prices are dirt cheap though I paid £20 odd quid for 5 litres from my local stealer!

Coolant is 10 litres on my 2.6 - 50/50 red VX coolant and water. VX coolant comes in 5 litre container for about 13 quid (I really out to get a trade card).

 :y

Title: Re: Oil and Coolant levels
Post by: ngrainqey on 02 January 2009, 17:51:04

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Yup - 5.75 litres of 10w40 semi synth VX Oil - TC prices are dirt cheap though I paid £20 odd quid for 5 litres from my local stealer!

Coolant is 10 litres on my 2.6 - 50/50 red VX coolant and water. VX coolant comes in 5 litre container for about 13 quid (I really out to get a trade card).

 :y

thats still better than halfrauds unless you use halfords trade card then im not sure how much it goes down to then unless i can dig out my receipt!

Title: Re: Oil and Coolant levels
Post by: ScottieMV6 on 02 January 2009, 17:53:34

I have a trade card so will buy VX semi synth. They have a deal on 20 litres at the minute but that seems like overkill.

How often should I be changing the oil? Every 12 months? Assume if I bought 20 litres it would still be ok to use in 12 months?

Title: Re: Oil and Coolant levels
Post by: jjleonard on 02 January 2009, 17:55:45

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I have a trade card so will buy VX semi synth. They have a deal on 20 litres at the minute but that seems like overkill.

How often should I be changing the oil? Every 12 months? Assume if I bought 20 litres it would still be ok to use in 12 months?

General recommendation on here is to do it every 3k miles, so I'd get 20 litres if I were you. Is that the 'buy 3, get 1 free' deal on TC?

No idea on shelflife of oil but I assume it would be OK after a year - no doubt someone will correct me if i'm wrong.

Title: Re: Oil and Coolant levels
Post by: ngrainqey on 02 January 2009, 17:58:56

as long as you dont open it then it should be fine

Title: Re: Oil and Coolant levels
Post by: Andy B on 02 January 2009, 18:00:34

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as long as you dont open it then it should be fine

It's been around for a few million years so I doubt another will make any difference!  ;D  ;D  ;D

Title: Re: Oil and Coolant levels
Post by: ngrainqey on 02 January 2009, 18:03:04

lol... its been fractionally distilled.
aslong as you dont keep it in a freezer and not next to a radiator then it'll be fine