Can anyone advise as to what type of oil should be used for this model also which mark on the dip stick is correct marker for sufficient oil level it’s a bolero 680 FB 2008
baguette
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Gender: Location: Cork Age: 73 Posts: 2824 Registered: 11 / 2011 My Motorhome: Rapido 963F Base Vehicle: Ducato 2.8 JTD Power
Can anyone advise as to what type of oil should be used for this model also which mark on the dip stick is correct marker for sufficient oil level it’s a bolero 680 FB 2008
It's the engine which dictates what oil, not the MH make/model.
All the info you need would be in the handbook for the base vehicle. If you haven't the handbook, post the base vehicle make/model here and I'm sure someone will be along with the answer
witzend
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Top of the notch is the level, Dont overfill as it will spit out, early models of the sevel family,that is Fiat Peugeot and Citroen, use ordinary multigrade ,The 2,8 and others in the early 2000 era use semi synthetic and the later ones use fully synthetic. Using fully synthetic on the 2.8 can cause leaks on the driveshafts. But in an emergency any oil will get you home and then change it.
Swifty
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Had put in fiat ducato 130 multijet in the title but I guess it didn’t show
People use "posts since last visit" so they don't see that information. It's a shame more don't go to index as they miss a lot of information, including where in the forum they are! - but that's for a different topic
Swifty
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Called to my local motorfactor He checked the book and sold me 10w40 semi synthetic and paper oil filter that fits into the insert Still not sure if this filter is correct but I guess when I start the service I’ll know
eirebus
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Before you start, see if you can take a photo or two of the existing filter. The numbers printed on it can be cross referenced by most motor factors suppliers.
Malcolm
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Not sure if you have an oil filter there in your list, my oil filter is a screw on metal canister located to the front of the engine, and all the the vehicles I have worked on over the last number of years are similar. The paper filter is for air ,engine intake or heater, I would think. I use 10/40 semi synthetic.
CHAUSSON
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Gender: Location: Tipperary Posts: 6813 Registered: 02 / 2012 My Motorhome: Knaus Sport Ti 700 UFB Silverline Base Vehicle: Renault Master 150 dci Quickshift
Not sure if you have an oil filter there in your list, my oil filter is a screw on metal canister located to the front of the engine, and all the the vehicles I have worked on over the last number of years are similar. The paper filter is for air ,engine intake or heater, I would think. I use 10/40 semi synthetic.
A lot of modern engines are gone back to the paper filter. I heard somewhere that the canister one is harder to recycle because the metal has to be separated from the filter material
nilrac
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Thanks Chausson, Not up to the times, Used to have them on the Scanias, you had to clean out the spinner, Always plenty of crap in it and then the filter.
baguette
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Gender: Location: Cork Age: 73 Posts: 2824 Registered: 11 / 2011 My Motorhome: Rapido 963F Base Vehicle: Ducato 2.8 JTD Power
Oil is an engines lifeblood and the oil filter is its kidneys.
Never buy cheap or budget versions of either, always buy a trusted premium brand, that way your engine will live a longer and healthier life.
Wise words I heard from an old and trusted engineer who was trained on internal combustion engines of all kinds.
witzend
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Buy good and change often is a good policy, There is usually a spec on the package for the viscosity values of the oil and if it is up to Merc or VW standard then it is good enough for low to normal mileage and annual or biannual oil changes. If it is high mileage fast driving and extended oil change ,then top shelf brands are best. I have used Bolk brand from Mr-Auto for the last 15 years changed every two years regardless of mileage
Bounder
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I'd be inclined to fit a Genuine or Mahle/Knecht brand fuel filter, High pressure common rail engines need very clean fuel due to the tiny size of the injector nozzles.
Genuine stuff isn't always cheap but its cheap compared to a ruined trip or a holiday spent in the garage.
OEM manufacturer branded stuff is always made to a specification, I know for a fact that spurious fuel filters can cause running issues and a diesel having injection trouble is not a good place.
witzend
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I always change the oil, oil filter, diesel filter and clean and re oil the K n N air filter every 5000 miles. Might seem like overkill but as baguette says the engne will live longer
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