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Aftermarket GU sump? 15l.......? Help.
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 6:50 pm
by CHUUBZ
Changed oil for the first time on the new GU. 4.2L turbo diesel
anyway I drained around 13l of oil from it, i bought 10l of oil, realisticly around 9.5l of oil was poured in (some spilt ofcourse) and with 9.5l of oil its hardly reading on the dip stick... 2mm if that?
Re: Aftermarket GU sump? 15l.......? Help.
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 6:51 pm
by bogged
normally 10.5 with filters
fill it till it reads on the stick..
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 6:52 pm
by ozy1
i know the GQs take around 12L when we do a change with filters,
havnt changed the new GU's oil yet, but the sumps look the same,
ive also found when oil is low like half on the dip stick it takes about 0.5L to fill it back up,
just my observation,
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 6:54 pm
by CHUUBZ
you reckon it would be safe to do around 300km on it with 9.5l in it?
planned on leaving at 4am tommorrow morning for our holiday up the east coast and called kmart autobarn and supercheap all are either closed of dont stock it.
do servos sell it?
dont really wanna top it up with other brand oils....
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 7:09 pm
by Tomo_89
what brand was it? surely someone will have it.. if not then just get the same grade of oil in a different brand... oil is oil... it would be better than not having enough.
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 7:58 pm
by bogged
CHUUBZ wrote:you reckon it would be safe to do around 300km on it with 9.5l in it?
planned on leaving at 4am tommorrow morning for our holiday up the east coast and called kmart autobarn and supercheap all are either closed of dont stock it.
do servos sell it?
dont really wanna top it up with other brand oils....
What brand of oil? If its rimula x, yes shell has it at servos.
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 9:21 pm
by CHUUBZ
Penrite Diesel oil 20/60
cant find it anywhere...
ok to leave on time and do a few hundred km's then buy at store or wait till 8am till they open?
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 11:01 pm
by bogged
CHUUBZ wrote:Penrite Diesel oil 20/60
cant find it anywhere...
ok to leave on time and do a few hundred km's then buy at store or wait till 8am till they open?
20/60 seems an odd range.. that maybe why you cant find it.
Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 7:56 am
by Yom
more to the point, why are you running honey in your td42? is it stuffed??
Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 9:46 am
by bogged
Yom wrote:more to the point, why are you running honey in your td42? is it stuffed??
I was being polite
Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 2:02 pm
by nastytroll
nissan spec the gq td42 with 20-60, I have used 20-50 turbo oil.
Nissan spec GU td42t with 15-40.
Both motors are realistically identical, so either would be fine.
Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 2:36 pm
by bogged
[quote="nastytroll"]nissan spec the gq td42 with 20-60, I have used 20-50 turbo oil.
Nissan spec GU td42t with 15-40./quote]
I would have guessed 20/60 if you lived in Kunnanara and 15-40 if you lived in humanity?
Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 12:16 am
by Yom
No nissan did not spec 20w60 for the GQ TD42.
I know because in my manual it very clearly states that 15w40 is suitable for the temps we encounter here in Oz.
Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 12:17 am
by Yom
No nissan did not spec 20w60 for the GQ TD42.
I know because in my manual it very clearly states that 15w40 is suitable for the temps we encounter here in Oz.
Mine is a Jan or Feb 93 build. Maybe they gave different specs in the earlier models?
Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 1:43 am
by coxy321
I run the Penrite 20w60 in my TD42. I get mine from a privately owned auto shop (its the only grade they stock), but i can buy it at any of the three auto shops in town.
Dont make the mistake of running your oil low either - better off mixing another brand in (mineral oil is mineral oil) than getting the death knocks. Ask my boss!! (he cooked his motor last week, bottom end and #4 piston. Ran the oild dry, no warning light either)