Bongo Fury

Hoe much oil should my van take, 2.5 td auto

Cheers

6 litres

I have a nagging feeling you have to add 0.7 of a litre to that figure when changing the oil filter. Can anyone confirm?

Confirmed Mike - 6.7 litres including filter, 6 litres without.

hmmmn.......... when i had my oil changed including the filter, the mechanic told me it took 6 litres, and i checked it the other day and its still on the max mark!

and i trust the mechanic, hes the brother in law

6.7 litres including filter. 6.0 litres without.

yep i did change the filter and , 6 lts did not fill it,
so I need more oil.

Have you checked it since waycar, in case he had checked it before the system had settled. I seem to recall getting dipstick on the max mark when I changed by oil and filter and before I reached 6.7 litres. My memory is vague, but I'm pretty sure I ended up putting in 6.7l or thereabouts, maybe because the level settled after a bit. I doubt it will self-destruct if only 6l in it though!

Mike

I have just taken my bongo to my garage where i bought it to have a top up of oil it showed half full / empty on the dipstick , he said the marks are for top up reference ,he showed me it only needed 1/2 litre,

doh .............yes it did take 6 litres of oil.... i also bought some grease lighting oil additive which got put in at the same time

sorry duncan for the duf info

Used over 6L when changed with filter. Used magnatec not cheap as have to buy two around £25 each (4.5L), but I noticed a quieter engine, and now able to cruse through the village at 30mph in fifth without that horrible droning/labouring noise as before.

yours a manual gearbox?

yep