Xantia Oil Change
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Xantia Oil Change
I`ve just done the second oil change within a couple of weeks and still can`t get it right. Trouble is that I only get about 2 litres out from the slump, this time I tried jacking up the rear which didn`t make alot of diference. I think the slump holds 4-5 litres so I`m only replacing half the oil, any advice?
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Karl, maybe there is something in the sump blocking the drain hole. Only cure for this is to take the sump off - get a new sump gasket before you start, and be prepared for a rush of old oil once its off. Then clean it out well and have a good look round in there before you bolt it back on and fill up with fresh oil. Check the oil strainer inside the sump carefully and replace if knackered. Its possible the engine might need cleaned out with flushing oil too. HTH
Big Mac that sounds like the problem or as Anders says there might be some gunk in the slump. Is the strainer near the slump plug?
Before I take off the whole slump, I want to see if I can get a screwdriver onto the bottom of the slump to see if there is any gunk. I did try flushing oil last time, but maybe it wasn`t run in long enough, I might try a stronger engine flush this time any recomendations?
Before I take off the whole slump, I want to see if I can get a screwdriver onto the bottom of the slump to see if there is any gunk. I did try flushing oil last time, but maybe it wasn`t run in long enough, I might try a stronger engine flush this time any recomendations?
How about doing a few oil changes in quick sucession with cheap (£2.99 a gallon) oil.
i.e. Drain what you can, top it up to full with the cheap oil. Run the car up to temperature and drain the oil. Do this a few times and you should drop some of the crud out of the engine.
Its a bit more gentle to do it this way than engine flush - if it is really full of sticky lumps of oil residue, it'll likely break off and block an oilway if you use an aggressive flushing agent on the engine.
It's also worth having a poke around up the drain hole with a bit of stiff wire to see if there's anything partially blocking it. Just remember the story of the little Dutch boy and the dyke!
i.e. Drain what you can, top it up to full with the cheap oil. Run the car up to temperature and drain the oil. Do this a few times and you should drop some of the crud out of the engine.
Its a bit more gentle to do it this way than engine flush - if it is really full of sticky lumps of oil residue, it'll likely break off and block an oilway if you use an aggressive flushing agent on the engine.
It's also worth having a poke around up the drain hole with a bit of stiff wire to see if there's anything partially blocking it. Just remember the story of the little Dutch boy and the dyke!
If it were me, and I've seen some pretty filthy engine interiors in my time, I wouldn't muck about with flushing and poking; in the long term, the quickest is going to be the longest and that is simply to drop off the sump and take all the guesswork out of it. Eventually, it's going to come down to this for sure one way or the other, and the bonus is that this way, there's no guesswork involved, otherwise, I reckon it has the potential to all end in tears when some of this treacle jams an oilway or a filter or pump & takes out the entire engine.[:(][:(]
Alan S
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Had another go this afternoon and its not any off the above but a combination of my lack of experiance with french cars and me not looking under the car properly. So just what is the point of having two sump plugs[?][?]I undid the rear one and about 4 litres of the black stuff came out[:)][:)]Panic Over
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Karl, is your Xantia a VSX with an oil temperature gauge that doesn't work by chance? Or maybe the sump/engine used to be fitted to a VSX. If so you may have been undoing a plug where the oil temp sensor used to be fitted. The position of the plug and quantity of oil running out would match quite well with your description
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Karl, glad you got it sorted. Ive never heard of 2 sump plugs on a VSX engine before. If you have the time/inclination it might still be worth your while dropping the sump and giving the whole thing a good clean. The best flushing oil for me has always been W****s but the gentler alternative (repeated changes with cheap oil) might be better, depending on the age/mileage of your engine.