Welton
Feb 3rd, 2020, 08:40
Just carried out an Oil Change and Spark Plug replacement on Sunday.
The oil change was the usual wrestling with the undertray and fabricating new fixings with Tie-Wraps and washers but otherwise uneventful. I even torqued-up the sump nut with its new Volvo washer to the correct setting (35NM).
Whilst the oil was draining though I set about the spark plugs; with the front end raised on Axle Stands it made it easier without having to bend down across the engine as much.
I used a Youtube video guide posted by 4DIYers, propping my phone against the windscreen scuttle so I could watch each step and then pause.
I did each plug in turn and followed the advice of first vacuuming the area and in all the nooks and crannies, I even rigged up a small diameter tube to the hoover hose to poke it down the plug wells before removing the plugs.
In reality there were no issues with seized threads or anything at all, all the plugs wound out and in smoothly with no issues - I just took my time and worked carefully. Torqued them up to 30NM.
It was a satisfying job and testament to the build quality of the engine cover, the wiring and coil packs - nothing was a struggle.
Cost-wise for materials (Millers XF oil, Mahle Filter inc sump washer and Volvo spark plugs) was £114.00
The oil change was the usual wrestling with the undertray and fabricating new fixings with Tie-Wraps and washers but otherwise uneventful. I even torqued-up the sump nut with its new Volvo washer to the correct setting (35NM).
Whilst the oil was draining though I set about the spark plugs; with the front end raised on Axle Stands it made it easier without having to bend down across the engine as much.
I used a Youtube video guide posted by 4DIYers, propping my phone against the windscreen scuttle so I could watch each step and then pause.
I did each plug in turn and followed the advice of first vacuuming the area and in all the nooks and crannies, I even rigged up a small diameter tube to the hoover hose to poke it down the plug wells before removing the plugs.
In reality there were no issues with seized threads or anything at all, all the plugs wound out and in smoothly with no issues - I just took my time and worked carefully. Torqued them up to 30NM.
It was a satisfying job and testament to the build quality of the engine cover, the wiring and coil packs - nothing was a struggle.
Cost-wise for materials (Millers XF oil, Mahle Filter inc sump washer and Volvo spark plugs) was £114.00