Oil

[Hotrats13]

A wee mesage to new motorhome and van buyers,i have baught two new vans in the past and before leaving the dealers i check the oil level ect and find the levels very low<as i found out the manufacturers ship with the minimalest of fluids Because of weight for shipping.
Iwill be checking my new van before driving it as and when it arrives.

 

[The laird]

What have you bought Jim and where aboot did you go

 

[CriftinsCampers]

Haven’t they heard of pdi!
If a dealer isn’t competent enough to do such an important and basic check themselves during pdi then probably not a dealer to be buying from

 

[gasgas]

AND . . . . when I once bought a new Fiat Ducato based camper, although I am a bloke, I started to read the owner's manual. In the 'servicing' bit I noticed that the FIRST oil cahnge, from the factory delivery is due at 30,000 miles. EEEEEKKK
(or a year, which ever comes first I suppose you might add)

Remember the Morris Minor first service at 500 miles?

 

[trevskoda]

My we proton started to smoke after ticking over for a few mins, im told dont change modern semi sinth oils at 5000m best to go 20 th or more.
So i have tried that and its not smoking now.

 

[Molly 3]

Check your oil you may need some,

 

[gasgas]

My we proton started to smoke after ticking over for a few mins, im told dont change modern semi sinth oils at 5000m best to go 20 th or more.
So i have tried that and its not smoking now.

That's wierd. Any idea why? Perhaps the more volatile bits of the oil get past the rings and burn, then after 10,000 miles as it is all treacle they have all gone.
Have you looked at a bottle of SAE 0 - 20 oil? It's water in an expensive container.

 

[gasgas]

OOH look at this one, it's a 'mild hybrid'. Does that mean it doesn't have an agressive nature? Look at the photos, it even has a diff drain plug, something that Ford has not provided since 1965. Only trouble with this is, where would you find a garage that knows how to change the spark plugs? And all the documentation is in Japanese.
Bit of a risk, but I have lost twice the cost of this car in just the simple action of part exchanging a motorhome for a near-identical one at a dealer. Or at least I would have, if I had not smacked the dealer in the goolies when he told me how much to change.

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202509106225733?sort=relevance&searchId=1e6af425-ef1e-4cbe-a0b0-28485655fd11&advertising-location=at_cars&make=Toyota&model=Crown&page=1&postcode=le174bt&year-to=2025&fromsra&backLinkQueryParams=advertising-location%3Dat_cars%26channel%3Dcars%26flrfc%3D1%26homeDeliveryAdverts%3Dinclude%26make%3DToyota%26model%3DCrown%26postcode%3Dle174bt%26year-to%3D2025

 

[Bertietoo]

My transit campervan seems to have acquired an unintented diff drain.
I suppose I'll have to get under there and investigate