Xr6t Vehicle Service

[J3TXR6]

Hey all,

can anyone tell me where I can get my XR6T serviced for a good price and value for money?

I just want a general service done.

I live in port melbourne

preferably somone that knows XR6T's but NO DEALERSHIPS (THEY SUCK B*LLS)

[Brandonn]

I dunno bout your area but im sure 1 of the sponsors on here would b able to help u out if u checked wiv a few

[gassa]

Mate

What suburb are you in north,south,east or west

gassa

[Kenaz]

Mate

What suburb are you in north,south,east or west

gassa

He said Port Melbourne in the first post?

[SAPNEN]

Hey all,

can anyone tell me where I can get my XR6T serviced for a good price and value for money?

I just want a general service done.

preferably somone that knows XR6T's but NO DEALERSHIPS (THEY SUCK B*LLS)

Most places will charge over $200 for log book service.!!

Mate what can I say... your own garage!!! Invest in a good jack a couple of stands and oil tray, prob set ya back $50.00 (ONCE ONLY!)

good oil (bout 6.3lts) $75.00 - $100

oil filter (Z9 or 516) $17 - $20

air filter (if stock paper filter) prob $25

K&N air filter cleaning kit/re-oil $25

After you have done it a couple of times you will be quick, It takes me an hour total to drop oil, clean K&N air filter (with K&N cleaning kit - has instructions) fit new oil filter put new oil in, pack up and clean my hands. Saves money and time (some places take your car for a few hours to do a simple service)

Its a good way to learn about your car a bit more, if you are unsure how to do it there are plenty of 'How To' threads to check out in this forum.

Who else can you trust to put good oil in and take care of your car... yourself

If you still have a warranty to look after, maybe you have a mate, maybe this mate works at ford or a ford credited service provider, maybe this friend will sign up your book for a carton

[J3TXR6]

yeh im heading towards doin my own service now!!!

whats the best oil to use when doin the service???? my car has done 95000kms

cheers

[SAPNEN]

I have asked myself this same question, I have previously used Mobil 1 5W 50 (or was it 5W 60) any who it fully synthetic and seemed to work wonders on my engine which I introduced this oil to when it was a youngen - only 3,500k's.

And I have used this oil quite a bit but its too pricey!!! (bout $89 for 5 lts) So I used Shell Helix last time once again 5W 50 fully synthetic, I'm not as happy with this oil although slightly cheaper... (bout $79 for 5lt)

Just bought some Caltex GTX3 15W 40 the other day I think its fully synthetic but it is cheap as! ($36 for 5lt) Prob give it a go to see if the beast likes it... if not its back to Mobil or maybe Royal Purple (which is $100 for 5lt )

Keep in mind you need 6.3lts. Oh and check this out.. Oil debate

Ford’s viscosity specification for the oil in the XR6T and the F6 is 15w-40. AFAIK, no one is certain as to why Ford set such a high minimum viscosity, after all the lower the oil viscosity the lower the friction and the faster the oil circulates at cold startup.

There are a number of theories as to why this is so,

1- 15w oil is required due to large tolerances in these engines.

2- There is a strong relationship between film strength and oil viscosity. These engines generate high loads and therefore need high film strengths. The relatively high 15w specification provides some film strength protection against owners who would seek to load up their engines whilst still cold.

3- 15w oil is cheap and fleet owners love it. Whilst this has the satisfactory emotional resonance of a conspiracy theory and the implication that Ford is cheap, (BTW what do you think of the FG F6 prices  ?) It does not explain why FPV specify the same oil weights for the F6/Typhoon as ‘Ford’ does for the XR6T. One imagines when seeking to create product differentiation between Ford and FPV, specifying special oil would be a great way to differentiate the two (engine) products…

So if points 1 1and 2 are in any way valid, it would seem prudent to warm your engine prior to applying hi loads or revs. Not only will this allow your engine components to reach correct operating temperature (clearances), from an oil perspective, it will allow your oil to reach operating viscosity/strength.

Many xr6t/F6 people run the best synthetic oils. These tend to be either 0 weights or 5 weight, a few are 10 weights in the winter specification mode.

These oils no doubt providing the best operating temperature protection and they boast as part of their marketing the fact that the 0-weight or 5-weight or 10-weight winter specification allows the oil to circulate quickly at startup, which reduces wear.

The point to make then, perhaps, is that whilst the low weight oil is circulating and thus reducing wear on cold startup, whilst in its low viscosity range the oil is not ready to provide protection to the engine under high load.

The finer your oil’s winter specification, the more critical the engine warm-up becomes to the high load performance of the oil.

Maybe… 

Also

Oil threads… and color war threads, tend to be passionate affairs.

Therefore I declare that the best color bottle for oil is…

Regards,

aa