It's A Me ' MARIO '
oil change problem (long)
Yesterday i jacked my car up so i could do an oil change, then i undid the filler cap and pulled the dipstick halfway out, i then pulled out my spanner set and tried to find one that would fit but i couldn't, 18mm was to big and 17mm was too small, anyone know what size the sump plug is on a VP commodore?
so i couldn't find a spanner to fit it so i gave up, I then drove to a mates house 15km away talked to him for a bit then came home, got almost home and the temp gauge was half way, I'm thinking this was strange since it usually doesn't move above the first notch on the temp gauge, so i popped the bonnet and I had forgot to put the dipstick back in and the oil filler cap was still on the fuel rail where i left it, pushed my dipstick back in and checked the oil but its bone dry, yet there is no oil anywhere in the engine bay, where has it all gone?
hmmmmm yeah not on the bonnet or anywhere else like that, be interesting to find out where its gone
It's A Me ' MARIO '
none on the bonnet or anywhere in the engine bay still totally clean, just strange
hmmmmm yeah got be baffled, and def no oil in engine... very weird...
It's A Me ' MARIO '
well the dipstick says there's nothing in it, even with the motor running.
is the low oil light on?
Ecotech Power
I thought they were 19mm but I could be wrong, I dont normally take much notice, just look at it and go yep its that size, and grab a spanner.
If 17mm was to small and 18mm was to big you may have either a damaged bolt, like a raised edge, or the wrong bolt. Or your spanners are **** lol. Did you try an imperial size?
Originally Posted by alien
yeh same here...always been 19 mm for me think teh only time it was different was on the earlier vn which is a little bigger (this is vn-vr im talking about)
as for teh oil problem......got me bugged....maybe it evaporated.....but being oil i doubt!!
Banned
Where's all the oil gone, perhaps out the dipstick hole?
Size of sump bolt? think I used a 3/4 in on the vx, thats close enough to 19mm. Though if it were 3/4 and the tolerance on the 19mm spanner was exact then 19mm would be too small by 0.05mm.
Is the v6 a metric or imperial bolted motor(given its american heritage), I havent yet touched anything on mine except the sump bolt!,
check it while the motor is off
It's A Me ' MARIO '
done that too bone dry not a drop, waiting for a mate to bring an imperial set of ring spanners over so i can drain the sump and do a proper oil change.
bone dry??? umm does the engine sound healthy? or is it seized?
come get me
Do you even need to now? If there is no oil, just fill it up
phantom vx
check for oil anywhere in the engine bay? im guessing you would have but hey, wierder things have happened. nah mate got NFI
DW I'm a Spray Painter!
Its hiding! one day you'll open the fuse box and BAM! oil face...
VZ SSZ- LS1
haha lmao i hope i never have hiding oil
is it possible that its only just low enough that it koesnt touch the dipstick and how low was it before u where going to do the oil change
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booosted
LOLJust be happy your oil did you a favour by removing itself and cleaning up its tracks!! What oil are you using!?!
Seriously though are you checking it on level ground? It must be low, just make sure your not running it with no oil or you will definitely be in trouble
Is your car trying to impersonate the bat mobile? lol oil must have gone somewhere weather it went out as oil or smoke!!
It's A Me ' MARIO '
its probably just low enough so the dipstick cant touch it, it was full before i was going to do the change, i just put shell 20w50 in it,
The Wagon on Wheels..
Have you driven back along the road yet too see if its on the road.
It's cheap and half arsed - perfect fit for a Commodore
Reaper
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