My humble 2007 VE Berlina

[Fu Manchu]

So reuse the old oil? Or you can change filter without draining it somehow?

Fk no.
You can change the filter without changing the oil but I’d only do that in a specific circumstance. That being doing an engine clean with 5W-30 or 40 diesel oils instead (still dropping the oil every 2500 for 10000.) In that situation, I’d be changing the filters only, every 500 as safer practice. The filters can be bought in bulk and affordably.

After all that stuffing about over 10000ks go to using regular 5W30 or 40 oil. Changing oil and filter every 5000.

 

[Fu Manchu]

Krusing posted while I was writing that.

 

[Fu Manchu]

Everyone posted while I was writing that.

 

[krusing]

FYI:

https://www.repco.com.au/oils-fluid...iesel-engine-oil-10l-gvod1540ci-10/p/A5433924

This is what I use in all our cars.

 

[krusing]

Krusing posted while I was writing that.

Your turn now @Fu Manchu

 

[Fu Manchu]

 

[Just Damo]

Fk no.
You can change the filter without changing the oil but I’d only do that in a specific circumstance. That being doing an engine clean with 5W-30 or 40 diesel oils instead (still dropping the oil every 2500 for 10000.) In that situation, I’d be changing the filters only, every 500 as safer practice. The filters can be bought in bulk and affordably.

After all that stuffing about over 10000ks go to using regular 5W30 or 40 oil. Changing oil and filter every 5000.

Where would you recommend buying the filters in bulk?

supercrap? Ripco? or somewhere better

 

[BADTR1P]

Drove thru a bit of water during the weekend rain and now there's a chirping/cricket/squeeking sound coming from what I think might be the idle tensioner. It started minutes after driving thru some puddles and I thought it would go away by now due to drying but it hasn't. It's audible at idle and low rpm, goes away at 1.5k-2k revs. The tensioner also seems to move a bit while the engine is running, is this normal? With the chirping can I spray "CRC Belt Grip" on the belt and that should fix it?

 

[Fu Manchu]

Maybe got some water into one of the idler pulley bearings somewhere? If that happened, I’d suggest it was already buggered but the water has just let you know about it.

Belt off, remove the pulleys and see which one is the trouble maker. They are easy to remove and cheap to replace, unless it’s on an accessory.

 

[BADTR1P]

Thanks, I'll do it when I replace my oil pick up o ring (got a cold start rattle when parking on an incline only) speaking of which what part number is it and is there a walkthru somewhere? Have never done this before.