Which Oil & coolant advice please..

1. xpeterpx Regular Poster Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 420

   #1 5th August 2011, 20:42

   With the absence of the owners handbook can anyone please help with which Oil and coolant I should be using in my 1999 1.4 SX please?
   
   Or point me in the direction of a link?
   
   Thanks as usual
   Pete
2. danny-vts Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2010 Chesterfield/Nottingham Posts: 7147 dead vts. twisted 106 gti. '03' vtrrrr

   #2 5th August 2011, 20:49

   http://www.saxperience.com/forum/showthread.php?t=28309
   
   there you go, its in the engine/performance section in the stickies at top of page
3. xpeterpx Regular Poster Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 420

   #3 5th August 2011, 20:49

   I think it may be oil 10w-40 semi and 'standard' coolant....will the premixed pink stuff from Halfords do?
   
   By the way how do I edit a post!
   
   Pete
4. danny-vts Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2010 Chesterfield/Nottingham Posts: 7147 dead vts. twisted 106 gti. '03' vtrrrr

   #4 5th August 2011, 20:57

   yes 10w-40 semi synthetic and yes premixed is ok to use
   
   to be able to edit a post you need 100 posts and be a member for 30 days
5. xpeterpx Regular Poster Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 420

   #5 5th August 2011, 21:12

   Cheers Danny appreciate it
6. danny-vts Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2010 Chesterfield/Nottingham Posts: 7147 dead vts. twisted 106 gti. '03' vtrrrr

   #6 5th August 2011, 21:19

   no worries
7. kovert007 Infrequent Poster Joined: Apr 2010 Bristol Posts: 236 RIP -furio

   #7 5th August 2011, 21:37

   make sure u DONT mix the two types of coolant, the pink and green, use wat ever is in there at the moment otherwise it reacts and turns to jelly inside the radiator
8. xpeterpx Regular Poster Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 420

   #8 5th August 2011, 21:39

   Good point cheers..out of interest would you know how easy it is to just drain the whole lot out and start again?
   
   Any advice on how to do this?