Contents: How often should I change my oil? 🠛 Oil change: where and how? 🠛 Oil change and oil filter replacement 🠛
How often should I change my oil?
Renault recommends changing the oil for all Renault 19 petrol engine variants after 10,000 km, and for diesel engines every 7,500 km. How closely should these recommendations be followed?
We believe that a driver who often drives long distances may not strictly follow these requirements. On the contrary, it is necessary to change the oil more often if the car is used exclusively in short trips. When used in urban conditions in winter, regardless of the mileage, it is necessary to change the oil after 4 months.
Seasonal oil change is necessary before the onset and after the end of winter - this is especially important for those Renault 19 owners who do not record the mileage between oil changes or use inexpensive single-component oil in the engine, which is not suitable for the upcoming season due to its viscosity.
Oil change: where and how?
- The oil change should take place on a warm engine in order to remove all the dirt that appears during engine operation.
- It is necessary to protect the environment. You should be aware of the consequences of waste oil entering the groundwater and the possibility of it poisoning drinking water. It is necessary to dispose of waste oil. This can be done at a gas station, where it is collected in special tanks for waste oil.
- Oil changes are more expensive at auto repair shops. In our experience, it only makes sense to change very expensive types of oil there. In addition, the engine often has time to cool down before the old oil is drained. In some auto repair shops, you have to pay extra for oil changes.
- In most cases, petrol stations immediately start changing the oil. In this case, you can choose a cheaper oil from the range of the petrol station, the price of which already includes the cost of the work on its replacement.
- Changing the oil yourself at a petrol station using a device for collecting old oil is also possible. Just remember that the oil filter is also changed together with the oil.
- Changing oil at home makes sense if the price is significantly lower than the cost at a gas station or workshop.
Oil change and oil filter replacement
The table shows how much oil you need to buy for different engines:
| Engine | 1, 4 l | 1, 7 l | 1.8 l | 16V | Diesel |
| Short designation | C3J | F3N-L/F3N-N | F3P | F7P | F8Q |
| With oil filter change | 3,5 | 5,2 | 5,2 | 3,7 | 5,5 |
| Without changing the oil filter | 3,0 | 4,7 | 4,7 | 3,2 | 5,0 |
When changing the oil you need to:
- new sealing ring for drain plug thread;
- new oil filter every 10,000 km (for cars with petrol engines) and accordingly every 7500 km for diesel.
1. Place the vehicle on a flat, horizontal surface.
2. Place a cut canister or some other suitable container underneath.
3. Unscrew the drain plug with an 8 mm square wrench. On a diesel, first press the protective cover. Drain the oil, but be careful, as it is very hot.
If you have lifted the car from the front, then to completely drain the used oil you need to lower the car and drain the remaining oil. Be careful not to damage or tip over the collecting vessel.
4. Unscrew the oil filter with a special tool. It is even better to use a special wrench for the filter made by Hazet. If the filter is very tight, pierce the filter housing with a sharp screwdriver (be careful, hot oil will leak out) and unscrew the filter using a screwdriver as a lever. On a diesel engine, unscrew the oil filter using a SW 27 wrench.
5. Drain the oil from the filter into a collecting vessel.
6. Do not throw the used oil filter and oil-soaked rags into your household waste, but use a special container for industrial waste disposal.
7. Check if the thread on which the filter is installed is tightly tightened.
8. Lubricate the sealing ring of the new oil filter with a small amount of oil. Do not use used oil.
9. Tighten the filter by hand without using any tool.
10. Screw in the drain plug with the new O-ring, but not too much 20 N·m, otherwise damage the thread.
11. After filling with oil, let the engine run for a while. Until the oil pump fills the oil filter, the oil pressure warning light will be on. On an old engine, a short knock from the bearings may be heard. On a 16-valve engine, a short knock may be produced by the hydraulic tappets.
12. Check the tightness of the oil filter and drain plug.
13. In this way, use a key with a tightening band clamp to remove the oil filter. If it is impossible to unscrew the filter, pierce it with a sharp screwdriver and then unscrew it. With some types of replaceable filter elements, you can unscrew the filter housing together with the threaded connection.
14. Unscrew the drain plug with a square key (8 mm) counterclockwise.