chewbaccaman: how tight do you mean? its only plastic, mine was fine with just a normal socket wrench... and even then i only did it "fairly tight"

CHeers Mike, the sump drain plug appears to be facing the front of the car and it however about 4-5 inches up from the base of the sump ?

How does it drain all the oil out being up there ?

don't forget you need to tighten the black cap on the top of the oil filter with a torque wrench

If you get halfords 6 bit set of torque bits the biggest one should fit your car.

More and more these days car manufacturers use torque bits (star drive) because they are less prone to stripping the heads than bolts or screws.

I think the idea behind the paper filter is to make it easy to change.... it's not the best filter i;ve ever seen thouhg :(

Oil filter is like a small paper cylindrical element that sits in a plastic housing. Probably to cut down on wastage from metal oil filters, environmentla and all that. Comes with a rubber seal for the cover too, to replace the old one.

Sump plug is star drive........:mad:

Whats up with normal nuts ?

Daimo B: The corsa engines with paper filters need no filter remover! IT's just a big spanner or socket to remove the plastic cap.

I'm 75% sure the sump plug will be a torque bit too.

Oh, while the bolts out, get a new crush washer as well (from vauxhall).

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Originally posted by blackula
Ok, for future oil change at 20k, do you know where the bits are ?

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hey cheers

The sump plug on a cosa B 1999 is a fairly big toque bit.. i imagine corsa C is the same.

The paper filter goes in the plastic houseing that is at about 45 degrees on the right of the rocker cover.

Make sure you drain oil before changing the filter :P

its his engine. if he wants a oil change its up to him. just childish not to help.

Ok, for future oil change at 20k, do you know where the bits are ?

Fine, in that case, i wont answer :P

Just wasting the part when it doesnt need to be done. Save it to when it does need doing.

Up to you.

The question was not if you think its worth it or not, but where the bits are.

Cheers Anyway.

Why?

SXis only need servicing every 20,000 miles. If you rag it, yeah, would be agood idea, but 4000 miles on the Corsa C engine range, nah, simply not worth it.

My C is on 14,000 miles and had a service at 10,000, a friend who just sold his 1.2 Comfort, has just given me the stuff he got for an oil change, so I might as well do an intermediate oil change on mine. Oil is Castrol RS , bit extravagant, but free to me.

The oil filter is a small cylindrical paper one he gave, me wherebouts is the canister it goes in and what tools do I need, also what toold for sump plug, its torx or something is it ?

Cheers