General Oil check

[Xrford]

For info I just carried out an oil check in a diesel N1 5 seater post c830miles, all looks ok albeit my instinct would be to put in another 500ml to be on safe side on and off road (can this be done or is the vehicle then over filled for road use?)

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There is most likely a larger acceptable lower limit range for the oil level to be “OK” for on road use versus off road use because for off road the vehicle may be at more severe off camber angles than on road and if down on oil it may cause an oil starvation issue. Most likely anything below 500ml full is where the lower limit is for off road. Hence you are fine to add 500ml as that would bring you up to the ”OK” range for both on road and off.

 

[DCPU]

Compromise and put 250ml and then re-measure??

Yes, I'm curious to know the increments/tolerance. Would it then ask for a further 250ml or being below the trigger point, just ask for a minimum increment of 500ml again?

 

[CountyV8]

 

[ORSO]

do you know if the front axle works on homokinetic [land type] or on u-joint [jeep type]? are these in oil bath or are they greasy?

 

[DCPU]

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Good stuff ~ can you say what this is sourced from?

Diesel oil amount seems to be 0.5 litres down on the Owner's Manual, maybe that's where mine has disappeared?

 

[RustyShackleford]

If you dont already have one, buy yourself a MiniVac for oil changes. You can suck the oil straight through the dipstick holder, this is how BMW changes the oil.

What is the purpose of that? I have 12 trucks for my business, and deal with a lot of oil changes. I don't see a purpose to just doing it the regular way. Is there an advantage?

 

[ADVAW8S]

What is the purpose of that? I have 12 trucks for my business, and deal with a lot of oil changes. I don't see a purpose to just doing it the regular way. Is there an advantage?

Ease of use and efficiency especially if you have body armour that you have to take off to get to the bolt. Most European car shops here in the US just vacuum out the oil. If your afraid of shavings at the bottom then go old fashion way. But with engine tolerances now and synthetic oil, less risk of gunk at the bottom.

 

[RustyShackleford]

Ease of use and efficiency especially if you have body armour that you have to take off to get to the bolt. Most European car shops here in the US just vacuum out the oil. If your afraid of shavings at the bottom then go old fashion way. But with engine tolerances now and synthetic oil, less risk of gunk at the bottom.

Thanks. I appreciate it.

 

[Norb-TX]

Don't worry about shavings, that's what the filter is for.

 

[CountyV8]

Good stuff ~ can you say what this is sourced from?

Diesel oil amount seems to be 0.5 litres down on the Owner's Manual, maybe that's where mine has disappeared?

From Ineos direct

 

[bakepl]

From Ineos direct

Bizarre it's not in the owners manual....

 

[DCPU]

From Ineos direct

What does that mean?

Customer Services, a bod at Ineos HQ, a view screen on an agent's terminal....

 

[CountyV8]

What does that mean?

Customer Services, a bod at Ineos HQ, a view screen on an agent's terminal....

For the record I asked customer services for the oil volume of the differentials, they did not know so went away and asked someone at HQ for an answer and then sent me the email with an attachment with what l think looks like a missing page from the manual.

 

[AWo]

do you know if the front axle works on homokinetic [land type] or on u-joint [jeep type]? are these in oil bath or are they greasy?

Permanent 4x4 should always have homokinetc types.

AWo

 

[DCPU]

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Just checked my vehicle against AC gas - looks like I have an African spec vehicle:

Seriously though, is R134a even legal in EU/UK in terms of selling new vehicles?

 

[bemax]

Just checked my vehicle against AC gas - looks like I have an African spec vehicle:
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Seriously though, is R134a even legal in EU/UK in terms of selling new vehicles?

I thought so as well. And I read somewhere that R134 is used for the African market only. Hopefully it is just the wrong sticker!

 

[Logsplitter]

Halfords seem to think it’s not suitable for my Grenadier

 

[DCPU]

My vehicle gets more and more unique...

 

[bemax]

My vehicle gets more and more unique...

The Grenadier is like a box of…

 

[globalgregors]

My vehicle gets more and more unique...

To be fair, “Africa Spec Series 1” sounds highly collectable…