Hey there,
I just changed the oil in my Birkin and I had a couple of queries.
It's a Dunnell Zetec but I don't know what sort of sump it has.
The sump drain plug didn't have any kind of washer or gasket on it and had been leaking a little. I presumed it should have one and got a nylon one from auto-zone. I wanted to get a new plug but they didn't have the size.
Any ideas where I could go that has more selection?
Should it have a washer?
I looked at this forum and the Birkin forum to see if I could work out which motor oil to use. Having read all the opinions, I waited for my head to stop spinning and went and bought some mobile 1 fully synthetic 5W30.
Any other suggestions?
I changed the oil filter, (Fram PH16) and poured about the same amount of new oil in as drained out, plus what was in the oil filter, around 2.5 qts.
The car is on pretty level ground, I fired up the engine for about a minute, turned it off and checked the dipstick. Dipstick was dry! I poured a little more oil in, ran it for a minute. Again dipstick registering nothing.
How much oil, roughly should I use? I don't want to over fill.
I don't have a dry sump, I believe.
Does the oil need to circulate for longer before I can accurately read the dipstick?
Apologies for such rudimentary questions!
Paul
I just changed the oil in my Birkin and I had a couple of queries.
It's a Dunnell Zetec but I don't know what sort of sump it has.
The sump drain plug didn't have any kind of washer or gasket on it and had been leaking a little. I presumed it should have one and got a nylon one from auto-zone. I wanted to get a new plug but they didn't have the size.
Any ideas where I could go that has more selection?
Should it have a washer?
I looked at this forum and the Birkin forum to see if I could work out which motor oil to use. Having read all the opinions, I waited for my head to stop spinning and went and bought some mobile 1 fully synthetic 5W30.
Any other suggestions?
I changed the oil filter, (Fram PH16) and poured about the same amount of new oil in as drained out, plus what was in the oil filter, around 2.5 qts.
The car is on pretty level ground, I fired up the engine for about a minute, turned it off and checked the dipstick. Dipstick was dry! I poured a little more oil in, ran it for a minute. Again dipstick registering nothing.
How much oil, roughly should I use? I don't want to over fill.
I don't have a dry sump, I believe.
Does the oil need to circulate for longer before I can accurately read the dipstick?
Apologies for such rudimentary questions!
Paul
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