2023 Corsa oil grade

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01.2023 reg 1.2 petrol (EB2FAD engine)

My post is for any owners of this model. What grade of engine oil are you using may I ask?

The online oil selectors quote 5w30. The car's manual quotes 0w20, 0w30 and 5w30, presumably depending on the climate the car operates in.

 

[carmanmemoranda]

It's usually 5/30 , or any other viscosity listed in it's manual. but it's important to get the right grade

C3 from top of my head. There are many many different 5/30 s.

 

[sxturbo]

It's a pure tech engine.

Originally PSA (now stellantis) advised 5w20, they changed this to be 0w30, but most recently in 2024 changes it to 5w30.

You need stellantis oil spec FPW9.55535/03

To protect the wet belt.

These engines are both good and awful at the same time. The oil holes in the scraper ring are too small they gum up far to quickly, this causes excessive oil consumption and glazed bores. I've rebuilt my brother's one, a hone and a new set of rings and I modified the piston by drilling 4x 4mm holes in the oil control ring groove to allow oil flow over the ring to stop the grooves clogging with carbon and it's been fine for 20k miles.

Stellantis have upped the warranty on these engines to do with the wet belt and oil consumption if you can prove correct servicing.