Suspension sinks on Sundays! C5 X7 that works hard + 206 GTi HDi (and 406 Coupe and 306 HDi). - MattBLancs

[Huskyxantia]

Is it age compatible ?

[MattBLancs]

Is it age compatible ?

Yes I think so. It's the specific part and "prototype stage" / drive manufacturer's or part number as kind recommended by Marc way back when this idea first started.

[Huskyxantia]

Several years ago I tried an idea of fitting a cd player to a car that had a tape machine i thought leave tape deck in , add cd player under it in the gap left by removing ashtray, till I blew Several fuses lol. I should of gone the route of taking or making a new route for power supply for it , I was younger and full of wonderful ideas , sometimes they work , sometimes this is how new ideas are born.

[Huskyxantia]

Sometimes we have to buy lots of fuses

[CitroJim]

Sometimes we have to buy lots of fuses

I know the feeling

[MattBLancs]

Is that not one of those

"Repeating the same experiment, expecting a different result" scenarios?

[Huskyxantia]

I seem to recall thinking, yes I can splice into the loom every single wire it will be fine blah , this is how my brain works it see the start and the end , just misses the rest out .

[MattBLancs]

I need to warm the oil slightly ahead of an oil change, where shall I go?

Oh wait, I can think of somewhere....

Blue 308 riding low

Damp clay soil surprisingly heavier than when we were last digging some out in the summer/autumn.

Just clicked over 149000 miles on the way to work yesterday, on board display at start up also suggests (9,700 miles or) "3 weeks until a service is due"

So as the sun is out, today is the day.

[MattBLancs]

Tip run done, oil warmed a touch and drained.

Sump plug (plastic) reused but a new o-ring.
Oil filter is the right way up, but the engine connections to/from it must retain a fair quantity of oil above it - it fair dribbles everywhere whilst you try and unscrew the thing! Nicely accessible.

If not for the under tray's fixings, it'd be a tool free oil change

Vacuum pump has had an odd rusty patch as long as I've had the car. Took air filter housing off (inspected filter, haven't a replacement but will source one as current element is beginning to load up)
This improved access to the vacuum pump so it came off for an inspection and quick repaint

[MattBLancs]

Inside the vacuum pump not looking that lovely. Lots of scoring on all working surfaces.

[MattBLancs]

New paint job for the exterior (after the rust removed with grinder flap disk)

Dark blue

[mickthemaverick]

Now you have me thinking Matt, if you are going for a tool free oil change how do you get the oil filter off? (I assume you are using a sucker so don't need to worry about the drain plug!)

[MattBLancs]

Now you have me thinking Matt, if you are going for a tool free oil change how do you get the oil filter off? (I assume you are using a sucker so don't need to worry about the drain plug!)

Nope! No sucker - old fashioned undo the plug out the bottom and let it drain. On the blue 308's plastic sump it has a plastic sump plug. Bayonet type quarter turn (having slid back a small R-clip which prevents it from turning - R-clip slides along a grove integral to the sump).

Then plug pulls out the way (with usual "try not to get it up your arm!" Game) and out it comes.

Oil filter, having put on by me last time (About 12 months ago) is usually easy enough for me to unscrew again by hand, so again no tool needed.

I think a lot of folks overtighten the filters (first "new to me" car oil change almost invariably too tight to undo by hand so needs a strap wrench to budge it)

[MattBLancs]

Good picture of the plastic sump here:

viewtopic.php?p=805933&hilit=Sump+plug#p805933

See if I can find a picture of the plug. Ah, if course Autodoc has a good image:

Autodoc image

£2.99 for a new one = https://m.autodoc.co.uk/3rg/14110655

I have a stock of suitable sized O-rings, so will try and think on to change the whole thing say every second or third change.

[CitroJim]

Well there! I never knew of plastic sumps... Every day's a school day and all that At least the usual garage monkey can't overtighten that bayonet sump plug

On the cartridge-type filter on my Picasso van I always use the torque wrench on it and never is it a problem. Those not properly tightened have been a worrying fight in the past. And with canister types I do as you do Matt. Spin on - spin off strictly by hand

As my van has the 'innie' sump plug I remain of the opinion I get more oil out with the sucker than I do if I drain in the traditional way...