Table of contents: Lubricants and fluids 🠇 Capacities 🠇
Lubricants and fluids
Refer to "Weekly checks"
Capacities
Engine oil
Models up to 1997 (approximately):
- Excluding filter — 3.2 litres
- Including filter — 3.5 litres
Models from 1997 to 2002 (approximately):
- Excluding filter — 2.7 litres
- Including filter — 3.0 litres
Models from 2002 (approximately):
- Excluding filter — 2.9 litres
- Including filter — 3.2 litres
Cooling system
All models (except engine type TU5J4, code NFX) — 5.5 litres
Engine type TU5J4, code NFX — 4.8 litres
Transmission Manual — 2.0 litres
Automatic From dry — 4.5 litres
Drain and refill — 2.5 litres
Power-assisted steering — 1.7 litres (approximately)
Fuel tank — 45.0 litres
Washer reservoirs Windscreen washers only — 1.5 litres
Windscreen and tailgate washers — 2.8 litres
Headlight washer reservoir — 5.6 litres
Cooling system
Antifreeze mixture:
- 50% antifreeze — Protection down to -35°C
Note: Refer to antifreeze manufacturer for latest recommendations
Fuel system
Idle speed:
Carburettor models:
- 954 and 1124 cc models — 700±50 rpm
- 1360 co models — 750±50 rpm
Fuel-injected models*:
- Single-point injection models — 850±50 rpm (not adjustable - controlled by ECU)
- Multi-point injection models — 900±50 rpm (not adjustable - controlled by ECU)
Idle mixture CO content:
Carburettor models:
- 954 and 1124 cc models — 1.3±0.5 %
- 1360 cc models — 1.5±0.5 %
Fuel-injected models*:
- 1360 cc (K6B engine) models — 1.0 to 2.0 % (adjustable via mixture potentiometer)
- All other models — Less than 1.0% (not adjustable - controlled by ECU)
* See the relevant Part of Chapter 4 for further information
Ignition system
Ignition timing — Refer to Chapter 5B
Spark plugs:*
- Engine codes C1A and H1A — Eyquem FC42LS or Champion C10YCC
Engine codes CDZ and CDY:
- Up to July 1996 — Eyquem RFC42LS or Champion C10YCC
- July 1996 onward — Bosch FR8LDC or Eyquem RFC42LZ2E
Engine codes HDZ and HDY:
- Up to July 1996 — Eyquem RFC42LS
- July 1996 onward — Bosch FR7LDC, FR7KDC or Eyquem RFN58LZ
- Engine code HFX — Bosch FR7DE, Eyquem RFN58LZ or Champion RC8YCL
- Engine code MFZ — Eyquem RFC62LS3
- Engine code K2D — Eyquem FC52LS, Champion C9YCX or Bosch F7DCOR
- Engine code KDY — Eyquem RFC52LS or Champion RC9YCC
- Engine code KDX — Bosch FR7LDC or Eyquem RFC52LSP
- Engine code KFX — Bosch FR7LDC or FR7KDC
Engine code KFW:
- To emission standard L3 — Bosch FR7LDC, FR7KDC or Eyquem RFN58LZ
- To emission standard L4 — Bosch FR7DE, Eyquem RFN58LZ or Champion RC8YCL
- Engine codes K6B and KFZ — Eyquem RFC58LS3 or Champion RC7BMC
- Engine code NFZ — Bosch FR6KDC, FR7KDC or Eyquem RFC58LSP
- Engine codes NFY and NFW — Bosch FR6KDC or FR7KDC
Engine code NFX:
- To emission standard L3 — Bosch FR6KDC, FR7KDC or Eyquem RFN58LZ
- To emission standard L4 — Bosch FR7DE, Eyquem RFN58LZ or Champion RC8YCL
- Electrode gap — 0.8±0.1 mm
*Refer to Chapter 2A for details of engine code identification and location.
Brakes
Brake pad friction material minimum thickness — 2.0 mm
Brake shoe friction material minimum thickness — 1.5 mm
Tyre pressures
See end of "Weekly checks"
Torque wrench settings Nm/ ibftt
Oil filter cover (later engines) — 25/ 18
Roadwheel bolts — 85/ 63
Spark plugs — 25/ 18
Transmission filler/level and drain plugs — 25/ 18
