Well, I changed the oil at the weekend, not so much of a clunk now more of a small jerk, nut better
. I will look into changing the valve block later, wrong time of year!!
I used the
Total Fluidmatic MV LV whose viscosity is stated as being
36 @ 40c and
6 @ 100c, I think this is a little thicker than previous as I get what I can only described as minor clutch slip, as after changing the gear it takes a second or two for the revs to drop, more so after a cold start up in the mornings. other than that the car drives better, smoother when changing through the other gears when warm.
I plan on giving it another change next year and I think i will try a different AW-1 specified oil with a lower viscosity at 40c. it appears from what I have found that the lower temperature has a bigger range between brands. I am thinking of the one from Morris lubricants
LIQUIMATIC DS whose viscosity is
12.03 @ 40c and
6 @ 100c
Before anyone says anything, I did inquire about the genuine Citroen oil and at £112 +vat for 2 liters (£524.16 for 8 liters) I thought the price was a bit much
.
https://www.morrislubricants.co.uk/file ... 445036.pdf
http://www.total-distributor-partners.c ... 014_en.pdf
I followed instruction from posts by Marc & EDC5 and watched a number of videos, including the one from an earlier post, what felt really weird is draining oil with the engine running...
I used 7 liters in
Total (
),
- first flush was 3 liters out, refilled with 3 liters, brought the temperature back up to 60c oil was ######
- Stopped the engine and drained
- Checked still 3 liters, so added another 3 + 1/2 a liter, brought the temperature back up to 60c, oil was ######
- Drained off, with engine running, 3/4 of a litre
- Added 1/2 liter, brought the temperature back up to 60c
- Drained 1/2 liter oil is ######
- I then went to reset the gearbox counter and it was already at 0 (will check next time I connect the computer to see if it has changed
whole job took around 3 hours, most of the time was getting the temperature up, so lots of tea & biscuits.
Big thanks to those who I PM'd to get as much info a possible before I started the job.