Oil filler cap and dipsticks on V6

[orangepeel]

Hi, I'm not very technical so please forgive the basic nature of this question. I've searched around but can't find a definitive answer to my questions so I thought I'd ask you lot. This is what I think I understand so far;
On a V6 Bongo there are two dipsticks, one for the AFT and one for engine oil, the AFT dipstick is under the driver side and the engine oil dipstick is under the passenger side, with a yellow handled, am I right so far?
My questions are, 1. Which side/where is the engine oil filler cap? and 2. where would the aft be topped up, ie is there a filler cap for that?

Thanks in advance for your superior technical knowledge.

[mikeWalsall]

Under the drivers seat ... Yellow fillers .. left to right ..

Extreme left ... ATF (automatic Transmission Fluid) .. dip stick / the Dexron 111 fluid is poured down the dip stick tube ... ATF fluid is best checked after a run .. with the hand brake hard on .. gear lever in ‘P’ark and the engine running ..

Middle one is the engine oil filler cap ..

Far right is the power steering reservoir (Dexron 111 ATF fluid) ..



Under the passengers seat ... Engine oil dip stick top left ..



Under the bonnet ..

[orangepeel]

Brilliant, thanks very much for that. If that was my van it'd have an arrow in the engine bay pointing up to the drivers side of the windscreen labeled 'idiot'.

[orangepeel]

I manged to change the oil, thanks for the guide to where things are. I have another question I that I think is pretty simple which I hope you can help me with. I searched the site for info on changing the oil filter and have found out that it's underneath the van on the passenger side and should just be accesible without removing the engine cover. Does it just unscrew? And does the new filter need to be filled with oil before I screw it on ,or will that just happen when it's screwed into place? I pressume if that's the case then I'll just need to top up the oil from the filler cap?

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[mikeWalsall]

UUmmm ... I usually remove the old oil filter as the sump is draining .. if not when you start the engine you will have a quantity of dirty / contaminated oil mixing with the nice new stuff you have just filled up with ..!!

The oil filter does unscrew .. BUT .. they can be very tight and usually needs an an 'special' oil filter removing 'wrench' .. there are many styles / priced ones available ..

I use ones similar to these .. good tools and good value if it used frequently ..

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sealey-AK643- ... 43b35355c4

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/12-adjustable ... 5d525881b9

Some utalise a screw driver blade pushed all the way through the case to act as a 'lever' .. (messy job though) ..

It is good workshop practice to smear some engine oil round the rubber oil filter seal before fitting .. and only tighten up the filter canister firmly by hand ..

You can fill the oil filter with fresh engine oil before fitting .. most don't as soon as the engine spins over it fills very quickly anyway ..

After filling / check the dip stick level is OK .. run the engine till warm .. check for leaks .. stop the engine .. then leave standing for half an hour .. re- check oil level on dip stick .. top up if necessary ..

[orangepeel]

Great, thanks very much for that Mike.