stick to the recommended replacement frequency. By the way, the replacement frequency for
timing
belts
(does not apply to this model) should always be followed as belts fail by loss of individual teeth, a
process that is silent and inconspicuous.
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Oil classification: diesel (compression) engines use oil starting with 'C', and petrol (spark)
engines use 'S' oils. The second letter (A, B, C...) gives the performance of the oil, the further into the
alphabet the better.
Example: an oil like 'CH-4/SJ' is suitable in a diesel engine like Delica, and is
superior to a 'CF' oil. The '4' denotes a high performance oil suitable for clean burning engines that use
high compression ratios and exhaust gas re-circulation: these oils have more detergents and additives
to cope with the additional combustion by-products that get into the oil. The 'SJ' denotes that this
particular oil may be also used in a petrol engine.
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This part of the reference is ambiguous and could alternatively, though less likely, be
interpreted as a 10 000 km oil replacement schedule.
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Engine oil
Capacity
Oil grade [2]
Oil classification
Oil change frequency
Oil filter type
Comment
Oil temperature
Head torque
6.5 litre with filter [1,2] though some report
8.3 litre [4]
Cold climate
10W30,
Moderate climate 15W40,
Hot climate
20W40
CF/B2-96 [2] or better
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every 6 months or 5 000 km
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[1]
(up to 10 000 km is OK by some [3])
RZ 372 (Repco)
Oil filter is at front right, under engine.
Remove front underbody panel (steel).
80 dec C [2]
100 Nm, loosen, tighten to 50 Nm, tighten 90
deg, final another 90 deg [1]
Engine
Air
intake
Filter type
Replacement frequency
A1312 (Ryco) - or may use ‘Unifilter’
(cleanable in turpentine) [3]
check and clean 10 000 km, replace every 40
000 km
Comments/Tips
Glow plugs - use the ceramic type as
otherwise there can be problems with
unstable idling speed [3].
Cooling system
Drain frequency
Thermostat open
40 000 km [1] or 100 000 km [4]
76.5 deg C [2]