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Professional Service - WRONG OIL!

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  • DaveF327
    DaveF327 Posts: 1,161 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    bigjl wrote: »
    You need to give a little more info
    It's a Fiat Bravo 1.9 diesel (150T variant) on a 57 plate. I haven't the foggiest whether it has a DPF or not. The don't recall the handbook mentioning it, but it's been a while since I read most of it.
  • atrixblue.-MFR-.
    atrixblue.-MFR-. Posts: 6,887 Forumite
    edited 26 May 2013 at 11:46PM
    as long as it was a fully synthetic youll have no issues driving it back to have the book requirements put back in it, it didnt nothing on they way back from the garage did it so there will be no issues driving it back.

    im not sure and dont have access to the autodata application no longer, but i did read somehwere that renault had updated its oil specs in recent years, wich applied to past vehicles aswell.
  • Paperbird
    Paperbird Posts: 301 Forumite
    I have a 2007 Saab with the same engine and the specified oil for it was Mobil 1 0w40. The oil now recommended by GM for that engine is Dexos 2 and that is a 5w30 oil. Oils that have been approved by GM to meet the Dexos 2 spec include 0w30 0w40 and 5w40 oils so you have nothing to worry about. I believe Fiat changed the recommended grade from 10w40 to 5w40 around 2005.
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