servicing advice for a newbie

[Joan]

hi all, I'm having my 1.2 3 door Breeze (non air-con)being serviced by a friend and need so item specification please because I did not get a handbook with the car. Its got 120k on the clock and doesn't seem to have been serviced recently as the oil is black and my friend has been nagging me to get it done.

So
1) what grade oil do I need and volume? is it 10w40 and approx 4 litres.
2) what type of coolant do I need and volume? Is it OAT as we found some vauxhalls use that.
3) what brake fluid? is it DOT 3 or 4

thank you for any help
Joan

[rsi-dan]

1. yes i would use 10w40 semi syth oil
2. DOT 4

not sure on the coolant

[johnny]

10w 40 is fine, buy a gallon of it youl need it later and cheaper to buy a gallon in the long run,

I use gm red anti freeze but any will do, just check its summer AND winter, buy a gallon again

Dot 4 and doesnt matter about the brand tbh

Get a gm oil filter as cheap ones dont last

What all are you changing in this service

[Joan]

Thanks guys for the quick info.
I was going to get a 4.5 or 5 litre tube of oil anyway. just needed to know the minimum to be sure.

I'm going over to my friend's for him to do the servicing for me. Its an old car and I can't afford expensive dealer services but its best I get at least some basic servicing done. The plan is oil and oil filter, air filter, cabin filter, coolant and bleed the brakes. Spark plugs were changed in spring this year when it was put through its MOT so think think I'll need new ones yet. Checked the wiper blades and none are splitting.

anything else you would advise?

[johnny]

Fuel filter aswell, dout its being changed in a while,

You should try service it, corsa is very simple to service tbh and somthing every car owner should be doing themself

[Joan]

Being a more ample lady, rolling on the floor under a car is neither my idea of fun or would be that practical lol watching a man get dirty and do it for me is more my kind of job. I prefer to be baking some cakes while this is being done. My friend is doing the servicing for free, I just need to pay for the parts.

OK I'll mention fuel filter.
what size is the sump plug washer?

[johnny]

Being a more ample lady, rolling on the floor under a car is neither my idea of fun or would be that practical lol watching a man get dirty and do it for me is more my kind of job. I prefer to be baking some cakes while this is being done. My friend is doing the servicing for free, I just need to pay for the parts.

OK I'll mention fuel filter.
what size is the sump plug washer?

Ok then not sure on washer size tbh never needed to change one, if its not leaking at the sump plug its still fine and dont.need changed

[Joan]

Hi guys Joan is back. Where does my friend have to drain the radiator? is it from what looks like the temperature sensor?

And where is the cabin filter location, is it behind the glove box or under the panel below the windscreen and bonnet?

Also we found the sump very oily it looks like the gasket has failed. Is it an easy swap, just undo some bolts and swap the gasket? I don't want to put the new oil in and for it to leak away! lol

[rsi-dan]

Hi joan

i drained my coolant system be undoing the bottom radiator hose my easyer and faster

the cab filter it under the scuttle plastic trim under windscreen

and if the headgasket has gone or on its way the water in the header tank will be very oily and very milky / mayo

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[Joan]

I was told its not the head gasket but the sump gasket, the part at the bottom of the engine.

I think both hoses are at the top on my car.

So you know I'm told I have a X12SZ 1.2 non-aircon.

[rsi-dan]

Your sump gasket is easy drain the oil then undo all to bolts should be around 20 ish 8-10mm once off clean it all up and put new gasket on

as for the coolant you will have a bottom hose on radiator as same engine as mine will be on left

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[Joan]

does the plate on the flywheel housing just below the sump need removing to remove the sump itself? and would it need a gasket/sealing or is it just bolted on with no seal?

[johnny]

No the sump just bolts off on its own, if theres an oil leak anywhere in the engine its going to show on the sump more than anywhere, doesnt mean it is the sump so your better cleaning it all off any watch where the leak is coming from

[andy w]

Hi Joan have i checked the rocker seal gasket cus mine is the 1.2 8v engine and leaked from the back of the engine.

[Joan]

regarding me car, detailed in the first message,can any one tell what exhaust manifold I need? the part number. My friend has been looking on ebay and seen several numbers and want to make sure get right one. Its for the 8v engine, 2 bolt connection to exhaust