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[albitz]

If your getting a whiff of oil check the plug wells for oil and also check it isnt weeping onto an exhaust manifold. Also worth checking that camcover bolts are all tightened to 8nm.No more,no less.
Recommended oil is GM 10/40 semi. Around £12 for 5 litres if you  have access to a trade club card,and buy three.You then get a fourth one free for approx £47.
Some people do convert to the older style screw on filter (an adapter is available from VX) mainly due to the fact that the newer style filter can be troublesome to remove after the torque setting which is cast into the housing has been ignored.

[jibberwobble]

Cheers for that, havent checked the plug wells recently so will have a look. No trade club card though but hey!

[albitz]

Join ABS (£25 pa) and get a card.It will pay for itself the first time you buy 4x5l of oil.

[jibberwobble]

Thanks, good plan but whats ABS? http://www.autobahnstormers.org/ ?

I have found some oil around the front of the nearside cover ...... Tried the John Cleese aproach by hitting the car with a tree branch but it doesnt seem to have helped,  humph!

Will investigate a bit further when I can jam it in to the schedule.

[omega3000]

Thanks, good plan but whats ABS? http://www.autobahnstormers.org/ ?

I have found some oil around the front of the nearside cover ...... Tried the John Cleese aproach by hitting the car with a tree branch but it doesnt seem to have helped,  humph!

Will investigate a bit further when I can jam it in to the schedule.

 

[jibberwobble]

Cheers