Right well I bought a sealey tp76p extraction pump new from ebay for £51.a big saving from the list price. Slightly concerned that the pipe didn't seem to reach to the bottom off the sump but I pumped out just under 9 litres so not too bad at all and I was impressed how quick it pumped out the hot oil. I got a new oil filter from Dan at duckworths and all was done nice and clean and no leaks and I can use it for diff and transfer case oils  2009 Vogue SE Zermatt silver

mrtidy wrote:

I've just been looking on opieoils website and using the look up tool on there website shell helix ultra is listed but the spec says
WSS-M2C 934-B is this spec ok as my handbook says 913-B ?.Thanks.

no point in spending the extra on the 934 as its for the 4.4 not the 3.6.

the 913 is the correct spec for the 3.6 and the 934 is for the 4.4

there are plenty of oils on Opie which are 913 spec. There is nothing that can't be fixed with a hammer😜😜
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I got the correct spec oil from euro parts and I think there's an offer on again this weekend so worth checking out the website. 2009 Vogue SE Zermatt silver

northernmonkeyjones wrote:

the 913 is the correct spec for the 3.6 and the 934 is for the 4.4

I have a 57 (08 MY) 3.6 tdv8 which was the year they introduced an optional DPF which my car has. Even though the manual says A1 spec Ford 913-B oil I believe that if your vehicle has a DPF you should be using a C3 grade oil to avoid potentially damaging or reducing the lifespan of the DPF. My independent LR specialist backed this up when I spoke to them recently and they were adamant that a good quality 5W-30 fully synthetic oil is a must for the 3.6 TDV8. I will be using Castrol Magnatec C3 grade oil which I can get from Costco for around £25 for 4 litres. Previously a 2008MY Tonga Green Vogue SE 3.6 TDV8

Mines a 2009 model 3.6. How would I know if it has a dpf or not? 2009 Vogue SE Zermatt silver

Look underneath the body at the front seats area. If there are large 'canisters' in each exhaust pipe with quite small pipes coming off the main pipe before and after the canister then you have dpf. There are also heat shields attached to the canisters. They are each side of the auto box. If the pipes are simple pipes then you don't. I think ( can't remember exactly) that after 2010 MY dpf was standard. Previously a 2008MY Tonga Green Vogue SE 3.6 TDV8

Thanks I'd better take a look tomorrow. There's no mention of dpf in my handbook and no sign of a dpf regeneration light on dash etc. 2009 Vogue SE Zermatt silver

Baltic Blue wrote:

Mrtidy,
Check out the Draper oil extractor from Machine Mart before you purchase.
It has 10 litre capacity.

I found out the one I've used for years on all my cars only has a 8 litre capacity..... emergency air release required

This is my, 12 L capacity,

These pumps seem popular but I am not sure I am converted. The first time I drained both plugs on my (recently sold) 3.6 at 95k miles, a cup full of thick sludge came out of the rear plug. Car had a full dealer history when I bought it so suspect a pump had been regularly used. Over the next 40k miles and 4 changes, the rear plug drained freely and was not that messy using a cardboard funnel. It left me wondering if I would have faced and expensive turbo failure had I not properly drained the rear of the sump.

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its a common dealer cheat.

my 3.6 only ever had 1 sump plug listed on the parts invoice from the dealer service........

the 4.4 is a different beast, the only way to drain the sump without using the vac tube is to remove the bottom end of the vac tube.

so you are draining from the same place as where it is sucked from, in theory you should only get a dribble out if its been sucked out if you then remove the push on connector at the bottom. It has been designed to be vac emptied. The 3.6 is not, so sump plug removal remains the best way.  There is nothing that can't be fixed with a hammer😜😜
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