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5.3 if you change the oil filter.
check next day.
Usually 5 litres is enough though because a little bit of residual oil is left when it is drained...
Quote from: Dazzler on January 20, 2017, 11:07:48Usually 5 litres is enough though because a little bit of residual oil is left when it is drained... i always used 5.3L Dazz as factory state. as there is a reason. you being a (tight grip ) only think cheap to buy a 5L container my wrench i used at time was diligent , he would double and triple check & make sure oil filter was full when he checked. he always put 5.3 or close in.
Im just awaiting a filter in the post plus a gadget which promises to suck the oil through the dipstick hole..
helps to clear sediment that has collected on the bottom of the sump
Much more convenient and no mess to clean up.
With the i30 CRDi I don't even have to get under the car ....
What material is the i30 oil pan? I just heard they like to use pump with mercs due aluminium oil pan. I guess someone has destroyed the threads while doing it the old fashioned way.
Quote from: sundiz on January 24, 2017, 12:36:30What material is the i30 oil pan? I just heard they like to use pump with mercs due aluminium oil pan. I guess someone has destroyed the threads while doing it the old fashioned way.I don't know about the pan in the Mercs, but several of the service centres I have used in the past have used a vacuum pump to remove the oil. They are large commercial units that pump the oil out into a large tank.The only negative that I can see in using a vacuum pump in a commercial environment is that the mechanic (or most likely the apprentice) is not going to be able to get a good look at the oil to see if there are any obvious problems, such as metal filings, etc.
In reality they just drive it onto the hoist, throw the oil catch thing under the car remove the sump plug and do something else while the oil drains.....