Hi all

 

I am collecting my new L&K 4x4 170 manual on Saturday. I plan to do an oil change pretty soon, but I seem to need the engine code to order the filters. Anyone know what this is? It's going to be something like CBDB, CEGA or CFHC by the look of things.

 

Also what oil should I buy?

 

Hope you experts can give me some advice.

 

Cheers

John

It tells you inside the service book, there is a sticker with all the codes on it.

There is also tons of stuff on here if you do a search, about oil. Also depending on if you are on fixed or variable servicing.

It tells you inside the service book, there is a sticker with all the codes on it.

Thanks Anzio

 

I wanted to buy the oil filters beforehand as I am travelling a long way to pick up the car and want to change the oil & filter the following day. I'll ask the dealer, and I'll search on here for oil info.

If your Yeti is new, surely it won't need an oil and filter change that soon.

Being an L & K Yeti it must be new or nearly new so why change the oil and filter yourself. Surely you will want the dealers service stamp in your book for warranty and future sell on

If your Yeti is new, surely it won't need an oil and filter change that soon.

 

Yes, it's brand new. Personally I have no idea. I'm in IT, all I know how to do is switch it off and on again. However it seems sensible to me to get rid of any metal particles that are in the oil?

Being an L & K Yeti it must be new or nearly new so why change the oil and filter yourself. Surely you will want the dealers service stamp in your book for warranty and future sell on

 

Maybe he's just doing some additional services of his own for peace of mind.

 

I did the same last time I bought a new car, changed the oil every 5k miles (in addition to the dealer services every 10k).

Maybe he's just doing some additional services of his own for peace of mind.

 

I did the same last time I bought a new car, changed the oil every 5k miles (in addition to the dealer services every 10k).

 

Yes exactly, I've never had a new car (even at my advanced age) and want to do my best to make it last. I will of course be taking it to the dealer to get the scheduled services done. 

Surely it won't " run in" if you chage oil that soon. The Yeti is clever and will tell you when it needs serviced

Unless you ask or have paid for the servicing deal the car will come set to variable servicing. Changing the oil may confuse the oil quality sensor.

But if you change the oil after only a few miles to remove any metal particles it is likely that more would be produced so when would you do it again, 1k, 3k? I wouldn't bother and just get it serviced every 10k unless you plan on doing big miles.

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snafu - I think you are being a bid over cautious.

 

Modern engines don't need an oil change so quick, especially with the synthetic oils in use nowdays. Also, I would be very wary that you are not invaliding the warranty by doing it yourself although not sure how the dealer would be able to tell, but I would not want to take that risk.

 

Also, as you have said you are not mechanically minded, are you able to change the filter and renew the drain plug/washer which will need to be done as well - and not to overfill with oil!

 

My advise -" if it ain't broke dont fix it" and leave well, well alone.

snafu - I think you are being a bid over cautious.

 

Modern engines don't need an oil change so quick, especially with the synthetic oils in use nowdays. Also, I would be very wary that you are not invaliding the warranty by doing it yourself although not sure how the dealer would be able to tell, but I would not want to take that risk.

 

Also, as you have said you are not mechanically minded, are you able to change the filter and renew the drain plug/washer which will need to be done as well - and not to overfill with oil!

 

My advise -" if it ain't broke dont fix it" and leave well, well alone.

 

I think you're right, thanks for the excellent advice from yourself and everyone on here. It does seem unnecessary really so I'll leave it to the dealers. I got the advice from an engineer, but he's rather prone to "over engineering" 

I think you're right, thanks for the excellent advice from yourself and everyone on here. It does seem unnecessary really so I'll leave it to the dealers. I got the advice from an engineer, but he's rather prone to "over engineering" 

Very sensible snafu.

 

Trouble with "Old School" types (of which I am one BTW), they live in the past on most things (which I do as well).

 

I imagine that in your friends engineering days, it would would have been normal practice to have a 1000 mile/1 month first oil/filter change on a new car, together with the quaint sticker in the rear window saying "Running In Please Pass", as new car engines used to have to be bedded in for the first 1000 miles in those days.

 

He will also remember having heads skimmed and valves re-seated (sorry I am getting technical now), whereas now, with modern tolerances in engines, together with synthetic oils, all that is a thing of the past thank goodness.

 

Enjoy your new car and don't worry about the oil.

Very sensible snafu.

 

Trouble with "Old School" types (of which I am one BTW), they live in the past on most things (which I do as well).

 

I imagine that in your friends engineering days, it would would have been normal practice to have a 1000 mile/1 month first oil/filter change on a new car, together with the quaint sticker in the rear window saying "Running In Please Pass", as new car engines used to have to be bedded in for the first 1000 miles in those days.

 

He will also remember having heads skimmed and valves re-seated (sorry I am getting technical now), whereas now, with modern tolerances in engines, together with synthetic oils, all that is a thing of the past thank goodness.

 

Enjoy your new car and don't worry about the oil.

 

Next you'll be telling me I don't need a man walking in front of the car with a red flag!

 

Thanks again, I'll report on my first journey in the new Yeti when I get back from the dealer.

Next you'll be telling me I don't need a man walking in front of the car with a red flag!

 

 

Even I am not that old  .

 

I still think it is sensible though, to take it reasonably steady for the first 1000 miles (old school again - sorry).

I would find out if you are on variable or fixed service as I believe the variable uses a fully synthetic oil which can last up to 20k miles without problems, and it is expensive. My Octavia is on variable because I used to do a fair bit of mileage per year and the last service was 16k miles ago, really ought to have it changed to fixed as I will only do around 10k miles a year now. But all in all the car has over 170k on the clock with no engine problems so the oil must be pretty good.

 

I understand your concerns as I am from the brigade of the what are now vintage cars, where you became paranoid about oil changes and after having a set of big end bearings fail on a Ford Anglia I religiously changed my oil every 3k miles. I think with better engineered engine parts and far superior oils, there is now no need for this 

It has a dpf so uses the same oil regardless.

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