Changed the oil

[Gareth]

Changed the oil and filter today and was pleasantly surprised to find very few metallic bits in it this time.
Either all's well or there's not much metal left in the engine.
Happy days.
Gareth.

[CompoSimmonite]

Re: Changed the oil

At least you can easily pull out a sump plug to fully drain and check for metal particles. With my Smart Fortwo there isn't even a drain plug ! The other "family car" (ie the one wife nabs) is a diesel Skoda Fabia and that has a big underbody tray that has to be removed before you can get access to the drain plug. I've got a decent vacuum drainer so suck the oil up through the dip stick hole and whilst it's a manufacturers approved method I'm a Luddite and prefer to let it drip out - normally all over the drive !

Paul H