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chris_uk

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26th Feb 04 at 15:42

just been down to vaux and its 125 for the 1st service.. ok fair enough but i dont have that money coz im out of a job and the oil is seriously low and black.... i just wondered if i could put some castrol oil in there for now till i have got some more money,

if so what oil?

Houckham

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26th Feb 04 at 15:50

10 W 40

chris_uk

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26th Feb 04 at 15:50

and you think it will be ok to put that in?

Born_corsa02

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26th Feb 04 at 15:51

Jus put vauxhall oil and filter in yourself is only £15 for 5ltrs and bout £5 for the filter

chris_uk

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26th Feb 04 at 15:59

but what about the full oil change?

what do they actually do in a service? with the oil i mean??do they just top it up or do they conpletly empty the system and fill up wiv new?

Houckham

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26th Feb 04 at 16:00

yeah they do a full empty and fill it up with new oil. but you could do that like mentioned above

only1-mike

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26th Feb 04 at 16:02

take the sump plug out let all the oil drain out then change the filter then top it back up checking on the dipstick until there is enough will take you no longer than 20 minutes

luca2020

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26th Feb 04 at 16:14

yer use vaux semi-synthetic 10/40, good stuff

chris_uk

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26th Feb 04 at 16:16

but were the hell can i dispose of nasty oil??

Stu_22

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26th Feb 04 at 16:41

Local tip ussually has a place for it or leave it outside vaux garage when they're closed.
Dont chuck it down the drain

ffls

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26th Feb 04 at 17:16

DIY is the best way to save money

Vaux does nothing in the first service apart from changing oil and filter

But what about the warranty lad?

chris_uk

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26th Feb 04 at 20:58

what i have done is gone n bought some 10 W 40 Castrol oil (improved) and topped it up. then wen i get enough money for a service they can empty this and replace wiv there stuff. and do the filter ect ect.

would nasty old oil eeffect performance.??

M4tt

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26th Feb 04 at 22:50

yes it will efffect performance. oil is like an engines blood and shouldn't be skimped upon.

you need to do a full oil change if you expect any type of reliabilty from your engine as it gets older.

all you gotta do is jack it up, undo the sump nut, let the old oil drain out into a bucket, do sump nut back up ( should really replace) fill up with 3.5l of oil check levels, hey presto done.... oh and do the oil fiilter b4 you fill back up with new oil.

Topping your oil up is pointless, will cause more damage, since your cars new i doubt it will of used n e oil, so filling it up creates more pressure on the seals in teh engine, causing oil leaks...

get it done properly before you feck it up

chris_uk

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27th Feb 04 at 10:48

matt. on the dipstick there was no oil. hence it was low. so all i have done is ill it back up untill i can afford a service, then once i can afford one i take it in..

hey presto!

M4tt

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27th Feb 04 at 10:51

how many miles have you done on your car? i was assuming it was around 10K, if its used all the oil up in 10K then you've got a problem.

my old corsa had 91K on it and didn't use a smiggin of oil eva.

is yours constantly puffing out blue smoke or sumin?

IntaCepta

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28th Feb 04 at 04:42

think you have a problem mate,
No way should the oil level be below minimum at only 10k!!

you MUST have a leak!

I'd fill it up, and get it to vaux.

vibrio

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28th Feb 04 at 12:16

quote:
Originally posted by chris_uk
just been down to vaux and its 125 for the 1st service.. ok fair enough but i dont have that money coz im out of a job and the oil is seriously low and black.... i just wondered if i could put some castrol oil in there for now till i have got some more money,

if so what oil?

vaux own 10w40 oil is a good semi synthetic.

vibrio

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28th Feb 04 at 12:17

quote:
Originally posted by IntaCepta
think you have a problem mate,
No way should the oil level be below minimum at only 10k!!

you MUST have a leak!

I'd fill it up, and get it to vaux.

cars when they are new use more oil than when they are run in. most cars can use up to 1L every 1000km

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