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[ScottieMV6]

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

[ngrainqey]

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

[jjleonard]

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).

 

[ngrainqey]

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).

 

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!

[ScottieMV6]

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?

[jjleonard]

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.

[ngrainqey]

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

[Andy B]

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!      

[ngrainqey]

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