ethomas
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| posted on 25/2/05 at 05:31 PM |
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Quickie Pinto question
Can anyone tell me the oil capacity of the 1600 Pinto? I have no dipstick on my car (the tube has been capped through) and do not want to guess the
amount of oil to put in before I start it for the first time.
I have been looking online and cannot find this information anywhere.
Cheers,
Ed
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bazwaz
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| posted on 25/2/05 at 05:38 PM |
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According to my Haynes manual it's 3.75 Litres including oil filter.
Barry.
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Mr G
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| posted on 25/2/05 at 05:40 PM |
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With filter change 3.75 ltrs
Without 3.25 
HTH
Cheers
G
Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work and driving through traffic in a
car that you are still paying for - in order to get to the job you need to pay for the clothes
and the car, and the house you leave vacant all day so you can afford to live in it.
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Mr G
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| posted on 25/2/05 at 05:42 PM |
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Hope its
Multigrade engine oil,viscosity range SAE 10w/30 to 10w/50, to API SF/CC or better (Duckhams QXR, Hypergrade, or 10w/40 Motor Oil)
Phew! 
Cheers
G
[Edited on 25/2/05 by Mr G]
Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work and driving through traffic in a
car that you are still paying for - in order to get to the job you need to pay for the clothes
and the car, and the house you leave vacant all day so you can afford to live in it.
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ethomas
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| posted on 25/2/05 at 05:45 PM |
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Perfect, thanks guys.
I picked up some cheapy Halfords 10w/40 to use while setting up the car, when the car is ready for the road I will ditch this and put more clean oil
in of a much better make.
The oil in the sump when I bought it was black and lumpy
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Mr G
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| posted on 25/2/05 at 05:51 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by ethomas
It was black and lumpy
Sounds like what I get over my roast on a Sunday 
(Only joking dear )
[Edited on 25/2/05 by Mr G]
Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work and driving through traffic in a
car that you are still paying for - in order to get to the job you need to pay for the clothes
and the car, and the house you leave vacant all day so you can afford to live in it.
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Avoneer
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| posted on 25/2/05 at 06:25 PM |
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Are you modding the sump as this will alter the quantity and no dipstick??? What will you do come track days???
Pat...
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ethomas
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| posted on 25/2/05 at 07:14 PM |
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Sump is standard and always will be on this engine (1600 pinto seems like a bid of a dead end, so I will swap it for a Zetec before moddine). No
dipstick yet, when I find one in the scrappy I will have one. Track days are a distant dream so far, I have an engine to start and an SVA to get
first.
Not to mention finding a pair fo seats less than 40cm wide at the base
Cheers,
Ed
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