I've just replaced the oil on my DI-D Mitsubishi Pajero (Shogun) and wonder if I've actually put enough replacement oil in?
The dipstick is of such a useless design that no matter how many times I clean it to try and take a reading it comes out with oil showing all the way along the first 3-4 inches! I'm guessing it's picking oil up from the dipstick shaft somehow - which is making readings useless.
When I drained the car it gave me 7 litres of used oil.
The user manual states the following capacities;
Oil Pan - 7.5 litres
Oil Cooler - 1.3 litres
Oil Filter - 1 litre
As I didn't change the oil filter at the same time I've put 7.5 litres of new oil in the car - I guess my question is would the 7 litres of used oil have included the oil cooler capacity or is this only emptied under pressure somehow? If it included the oil cooler I've obviously got to add 1.3 litres more.
...and I thought this was such a simple job when I started
The dipstick is of such a useless design that no matter how many times I clean it to try and take a reading it comes out with oil showing all the way along the first 3-4 inches! I'm guessing it's picking oil up from the dipstick shaft somehow - which is making readings useless.
When I drained the car it gave me 7 litres of used oil.
The user manual states the following capacities;
Oil Pan - 7.5 litres
Oil Cooler - 1.3 litres
Oil Filter - 1 litre
As I didn't change the oil filter at the same time I've put 7.5 litres of new oil in the car - I guess my question is would the 7 litres of used oil have included the oil cooler capacity or is this only emptied under pressure somehow? If it included the oil cooler I've obviously got to add 1.3 litres more.
...and I thought this was such a simple job when I started