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#1: ENGINE FLUID CHANGE GUIDE**Updated** Author: trinianouk, Location: Lookin 4 doubles and coconut water.........

Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 12:44 pm
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We have a lot of posts all over the place pertaining to changing different engine fluids. Decided to put all in one place. Very Happy

REMEMBER they R JUST GUIDES. Any sensible recommendations to add or update are welcome...I'll update accordingly. Thanks.

1. Engine OIL - 3 Months or 8000Kms (depends on mineral or synthetic)
Rec. Brands - Amsoil, Mobil, Redline, NP Ultra

2. Brake Fluid - 1-2 yrs / 20,000-40,000 Kms
Rec. Brands - Lockheed; Castrol Dot4

3. Coolant - 20,000Kms
Rec. Brands - NP Radol & Distilled water 50/50; Prestone

4. Transmission Fluid - 40,000 Kms; CVT 20,000Kms
Rec. Brands - NP Supermatic; Shell; Manufacturer Specific oil for CVT

5. Differential Oil - 40,000-80,000 Kms
Rec. Brands - Belray, Redline

6. Gear Box / Manual Transaxle Oil around 30,000Kms
Rec. Brands Belray; Redline

7. Power Steering Fluid - 60,000Kms
Rec. Brands - HS Powersteering fluid

8. Hydraulic Clutch-
Rec. Brands - Castrol Dot4 brake fluid

Last edited by trinianouk on Tue Jul 24, 2007 10:49 am; edited 14 times in total

#2: Author: THE SYNDICATE, Location: Drowning My Sorrows With a Cold HEINEKEN....

Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 1:03 pm
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Nice....... #Fade in

#3: Author: trinianouk, Location: Lookin 4 doubles and coconut water.........

Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2007 8:01 am
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#bump

#4: Author: scooby, Location: fyzabad

Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2007 8:22 am
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i think trani should be every 50 000Kms

#5: Author: eitech,

Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2007 8:57 am
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mineral oil (5000km or 3mths), synthetic oil (8000-10000km), transmission oil (40000km or 2yrs), coolant (40000km or 2yrs), brake fluid (40000 km), power steerin fluid (40000km)..At least dats my plan..and with the way i drive, dats like 2yrs per fluid except the engine oil...

#6: Author: Primera VVL,

Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2007 9:29 am
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Thanx for the valuable info... Surprised

#7: Author: Greypatch, Location: comer las mujeres

Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2007 8:41 pm
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what about diff oil ?

#8: Author: equipped2ripp, Location: San Fernando, Trinidad & Tobago. Contact: 1-868-620-9674

Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2007 9:21 pm
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Greypatch, not every 80K?

i know some people change every 40K and some at 60K.

massy did my change @ 80K...

#9: Author: Rory Phoulorie, Location: Trying to bypass the speed cut of 76km/h (47mph)

Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 5:57 am
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Gear Box / Manual Transaxle Oil - Every 30,000 km (at least according to the owner's manual for my car)

#10: Author: ronsin1, Location: bussin' jokes

Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 7:10 am
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CVT transmission every 20,000km with SPIII tranny oil

#11: Author: Greypatch, Location: comer las mujeres

Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 7:36 am
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equipped2ripp wrote:

Greypatch, not every 80K?

i know some people change every 40K and some at 60K.

massy did my change @ 80K...

thanks man...ah only on 23k so some time to go b4 ah due

#12: Author: trinianouk, Location: Lookin 4 doubles and coconut water.........

Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 7:52 am
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Anything else Question

Hey where did dat "Riding on 13's" come from?? Cool....

#13: Author: SPEC_C, Location: u gyul room

Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 10:59 am
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normal auto tranny iz every 40 000kms.....but u shud change u cvt fluid every
20 000kms.....

#14: Author: Maserati, Location: YYC

Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 11:11 am
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good info

trinianouk,as you make more posts in the tech forums that 'rding on 13's' will change

#15: Author: Greypatch, Location: comer las mujeres

Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 11:31 am
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trinianouk wrote:

Anything else Question

Hey where did dat "Riding on 13's" come from?? Cool....

its a rating system wrt to tech posts...

#16: Author: tko, Location: ahead ah de pack

Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 6:38 pm
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can p/s fluid be substitued with regular engine oil?

#17: Author: equipped2ripp, Location: San Fernando, Trinidad & Tobago. Contact: 1-868-620-9674

Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 6:41 pm
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NO Exclamation

#18: Author: tko, Location: ahead ah de pack

Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 6:47 pm
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just wanted to know, saw someone today repairing their p/s lines and he was using engine oil to refill the system, when i asked him if it works he said oil is oil, so, let lying dogs lye...

#19: Author: equipped2ripp, Location: San Fernando, Trinidad & Tobago. Contact: 1-868-620-9674

Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 6:55 pm
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yeah but u have to remember engine oils come in different bodies

#20: Author: trinianouk, Location: Lookin 4 doubles and coconut water.........

Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 9:33 am
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I think I covered it..... #wiggle

Last edited by trinianouk on Fri Jun 29, 2007 10:28 am; edited 1 time in total

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