Sump plug on my Corsa is marked next to the plug as 14Nm. Worth checking. Took photo of sump plug using a selfie stick with my phone. Saw the torque reading of 14Nm next to the sump plug prior to doing any work. Kept a record in my Haynes manual, which are pretty useless when any serious work is needed. One of the best videos on the topic I've seen.
I ve always just reached under to the sump when car flat on the ground .no need to jack up..no need to torque it .just tighten up just enough..does not need to be too tight. I doubt a service mechanic ever does it.They know from experience how tight to screw it up.
@@stuartchester6899 some years ago a garage servicing my car stripped the thread on the sump plug. They never told me. I found out on the next service, they basically glued the plug back in place. This was not good for my car, if they had removed and replaced the sump plug correctly then no damage would have been done. Amateurs at work.
@@John-pp2jr I had a friend come round who could not shift his sump plug no matter what .garage had put it on with an air tool at a very high torque . I ended up shifting it with foot long Stilsons , the final solution , which chewed up the plug but loosened it in the end . all sump plugs never need overtightning and neither do oil filters, hand tight only is enough . Tyre fitters overtighten wheel nuts too with their air guns. Never go on a really long run without checking you can actually undo wheel nuts yourself with a star type socket tool if Tyre fitters have installed them .
@@stuartchester6899 unfortunately you may be right to check the nuts after tyre changes. I had a complete set of new tyres fitted by Kwik fit. I maintained the four tyres at the same pressure for a year. Due to load changes I decided to have a different pressure on the front and rear. To my horror only one wheel was mapped correctly on the dashboard display. Three of the wheels were not mapped correctly. Complete lack of care. Sad considering that they specialise in fitting tyres.
back in 2001 I bought a new Corsa C 1.0 (973cc engine). in the early years garages would always use 10w40 oil, then at some point they switched to 5w30 for some reason.
@@stuartchester6899 No it doesn't but Fully synthetic is cheap enough now. 1.0 takes around 3.7 Litres so a 5 Litre of Mannol Fully Synthetic is like £15, Change it often and it doesn't have to be expensive.
@@pataleno my car is from 2007 and fully synthetic was not used at all back then..Maybe they changed it to screw more money..This engine is fine with virtually any sort of 20/50 oil which is what it's designed for
Very helpful, easy to follow vid. Thanks for posting.
Glad to see you dropped the sump plug in the oil, as I have also done.😂
Sump plug on my Corsa is marked next to the plug as 14Nm. Worth checking. Took photo of sump plug using a selfie stick with my phone. Saw the torque reading of 14Nm next to the sump plug prior to doing any work. Kept a record in my Haynes manual, which are pretty useless when any serious work is needed.
One of the best videos on the topic I've seen.
Yeh Torque to recommended value if you have a wrench. It's so you don't start over tightening.
I ve always just reached under to the sump when car flat on the ground .no need to jack up..no need to torque it .just tighten up just enough..does not need to be too tight. I doubt a service mechanic ever does it.They know from experience how tight to screw it up.
@@stuartchester6899 some years ago a garage servicing my car stripped the thread on the sump plug. They never told me. I found out on the next service, they basically glued the plug back in place. This was not good for my car, if they had removed and replaced the sump plug correctly then no damage would have been done. Amateurs at work.
@@John-pp2jr I had a friend come round who could not shift his sump plug no matter what .garage had put it on with an air tool at a very high torque . I ended up shifting it with foot long Stilsons , the final solution , which chewed up the plug but loosened it in the end . all sump plugs never need overtightning and neither do oil filters, hand tight only is enough . Tyre fitters overtighten wheel nuts too with their air guns. Never go on a really long run without checking you can actually undo wheel nuts yourself with a star type socket tool if Tyre fitters have installed them .
@@stuartchester6899 unfortunately you may be right to check the nuts after tyre changes. I had a complete set of new tyres fitted by Kwik fit. I maintained the four tyres at the same pressure for a year. Due to load changes I decided to have a different pressure on the front and rear. To my horror only one wheel was mapped correctly on the dashboard display. Three of the wheels were not mapped correctly. Complete lack of care. Sad considering that they specialise in fitting tyres.
back in 2001 I bought a new Corsa C 1.0 (973cc engine).
in the early years garages would always use 10w40 oil, then at some point they switched to 5w30 for some reason.
Awesome vid, What is the tool called to unscrew the top case of the oil fitler?
Do you have to add a new filter everytime you change the oil?
Really you should because as the filter gets older it becomes less effective at filtering out contaminants in the oil. Hope this helps
Filter is like £6 for a decent Bosch filter so always change it.
How many litres of oil and what oil did you use?
What spray did you use to remove residue oil?
Oil is leaking from the oil filter cover. What should I do? Should I buy a new cover?
You might need a new o ring seal
Good video, filter size guide might be useful.
How many litres for Vaxhaull Corsa 1.2 Petrol
3.5 as he said at 4:20
Oil 5W30 is okej for engine 1.0? 225k miles.
Dexos 2 5W-30 Fully Synthetic Engine Oil is fine.
does NOT have to be fully synthetic.. Its not a Ferrari @@pataleno
@@stuartchester6899 No it doesn't but Fully synthetic is cheap enough now.
1.0 takes around 3.7 Litres so a 5 Litre of Mannol Fully Synthetic is like £15,
Change it often and it doesn't have to be expensive.
@@stuartchester6899 In the owners manual if you are in Europe
Petrol engines
down to -25 °C SAE 5W-30 or SAE 5W-40
below -25 °C SAE 0W-30 or SAE 0W-40
@@pataleno my car is from 2007 and fully synthetic was not used at all back then..Maybe they changed it to screw more money..This engine is fine with virtually any sort of 20/50 oil which is what it's designed for
What happens if you put in too much oil?
Depends how excessive it is if its too excessive you need to drain it if it's not too much then it should be fine
You then go under the car and drain the excess.................
is the car oil filter named P7006?
Yes, that is the right code for this car
@@supercar.central thank you 🙏
No problem!
Thank you.
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Copper washer on sump plug
This type of plug has a built in O ring seal instead of a copper crush washer. That’s why it’s only 12 Nm torque.
I gueasing that isnin front of car??