rytio pal, ill just get a biggen, then it can be used when it needs topping up thanks chris

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I'm sure it's 3.8 litres for a Zetec from empty.

Make sure you have a oil filter remover - you'll struggle otherwise, they always weld themselves on. Then you'll end up trying to pierce it with a screwdriver for leverage, which means oil runs everywhere. And when you put the new one on, only do it hand tight. Don't go nuts.

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Quote Clarkson, Top Gear, 17th July: "I'm not having a stroke... just driving a Nissan!"
Quote Ry, Mallory Park, 3rd Dec: "Ahhhh crap... Just a bit too over eager really!"
"I used to be an adventurer like you, but then I took an arrow in the knee"

hehe yeah i read it on the fiesta guides site decided to go the oil and spark plugs when i return from london this weekend because 1. i will end up snapping the spark plug remover knowing my luck 2. i will somehow fuck the oil change and filter up. so ill have plenty of time to do it when im back! will halfrauds do the oil filter remover?

also, went to get the washers today, at a motorshack shop, didnt check em when the bloke got them for me, it says 'suits ford OHV... will that fit my si?

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Halfords will do the tool, but it'll be expensive! YOu need to get out of the habit of thinking Halfords is the best place for everything!!

Don't pay anymore than a fiver for the tool. I use the chain one, there's different types. Like this:



No idea on the washer tbh. Hand on, you got 1.6 or 1.4 Si??

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Quote Clarkson, Top Gear, 17th July: "I'm not having a stroke... just driving a Nissan!"
Quote Ry, Mallory Park, 3rd Dec: "Ahhhh crap... Just a bit too over eager really!"
"I used to be an adventurer like you, but then I took an arrow in the knee"

1.4

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cheers chris lol okay. to be fair i dont go there allll the time, i will find a local motor vehicle shop which is cheaper i guess

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Just saying for your own benefit matey Halfords can be major rip offs. You'd think with their buying power they'd be able to bring lower prices, but they're just ridiculous on some items. The whole point of servicing the car yourself is to save money and make sure it's done right.

If you pay somewhere to get it done I can assure you they don't get their oil and stuff from Halfords! So cut out the middleman, and go where they go to save the most money

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Quote Clarkson, Top Gear, 17th July: "I'm not having a stroke... just driving a Nissan!"
Quote Ry, Mallory Park, 3rd Dec: "Ahhhh crap... Just a bit too over eager really!"
"I used to be an adventurer like you, but then I took an arrow in the knee"

hehe okay des thanks man, yeah i know its a rip off there with most stuff, some stuff is decent... like there professional tools range?

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absolutely. I have the big socket set, great bit of kit. Although I have broke a ratchet, and a star head lol

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Quote Clarkson, Top Gear, 17th July: "I'm not having a stroke... just driving a Nissan!"
Quote Ry, Mallory Park, 3rd Dec: "Ahhhh crap... Just a bit too over eager really!"
"I used to be an adventurer like you, but then I took an arrow in the knee"

the MAF sensor needs the star head to undo it to clean it, am i right?

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Yeah, but if memory serves me right, and maybe I'm thinking of another car, but they are security torx bits. Like this:

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Quote Clarkson, Top Gear, 17th July: "I'm not having a stroke... just driving a Nissan!"
Quote Ry, Mallory Park, 3rd Dec: "Ahhhh crap... Just a bit too over eager really!"
"I used to be an adventurer like you, but then I took an arrow in the knee"

yep thats it, mine don't have the dimple in to open it trip to halfrauds i guess!

thanks des. any idea on the washers i bought mate?

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You still not done this yet???

No idea mate, would need to see them. I have a 1.4 Escort with CVH engine in, same as yours, and I used a nylon washer (plastic basically, about the size of a 10p piece with a hole for the sump plug). Needs to be done up tiiiiiight, otherwise it will leak slowly through.

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Quote Clarkson, Top Gear, 17th July: "I'm not having a stroke... just driving a Nissan!"
Quote Ry, Mallory Park, 3rd Dec: "Ahhhh crap... Just a bit too over eager really!"
"I used to be an adventurer like you, but then I took an arrow in the knee"

use a copper washer, there better and dont do it up too tight cos the threads strip easy on the sump

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My nylon one isn't leaking... there weren't any copper ones that would fit tight in the shop.

And when I say tight, I don't mean over tight obviously. Just needs to be done tight.

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Quote Clarkson, Top Gear, 17th July: "I'm not having a stroke... just driving a Nissan!"
Quote Ry, Mallory Park, 3rd Dec: "Ahhhh crap... Just a bit too over eager really!"
"I used to be an adventurer like you, but then I took an arrow in the knee"

also when you change the oil filter make sure you put a little bit of oil on the rubber seal at the top of the new filter.

when you have changed the filter and fitted the plug. fill the engine with the oil until its at the max on the dipstick and then run the engine for a moment. then check the oil level again.

the oil will have gone down quite alot as the engine will have filled the new filter.

also when you drain the oil, slacken the oil filler cap and just leave it resting ontop of the hole so nothing can fall inside the engine. the oil will come out much smoother and there will be less of the old crappy oil left.

good luck with it

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haha i know des! after the weekend in london i couldnt be arsed going anywhere near my car! half term next week so im blitzing it (finishing the service, undersealing, fitting wheels etc)

well ill take a picture of em and post em on here.
yeah if i hadnt already bought them id get copper but if theyve worked for you des then ill use copper instead next time thanks man.

cheers brit fez. yeah, been reading the haynes religously so i get it right. not sure its the right filter though! most ive seen on the fez are white, this one is black and looks a bit smaller!? ill post a pic of that also later though..

thanks chaps, ben

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