Panda Fiat Panda 169 Mylife 1.2 - My 3rd Fiat

[Yolanda]

Looks like you've got yourself a good one there.

 

[Yolanda]

You should have put them closer together so they could kiss.

 

[jrkitching]

You should have put them closer together so they could kiss.

If you could get them to breed, I reckon you'd get a good price for the offspring!

 

[SPORTPACK50]

That's the oil I used back in May this year....CMG oils by any chance? Seemed like a great deal.

 

[Adam427]

That's the oil I used back in May this year....CMG oils by any chance? Seemed like a great deal.

Hey there, I ordered the oil from Autodoc, place where I got my filters, sparkplugs, bulbs and sump plug

 

[SPORTPACK50]

Hey there, I ordered the oil from Autodoc, place where I got my filters, sparkplugs, bulbs and sump plug

I use them too when I need to get enough stuff to get free postage! Some people have had bad experiences with them but I've found them great.

 

[The Panda Nut]

If you could get them to breed, I reckon you'd get a good price for the offspring!

Sounds like a Fiat idea LOL

 

[Pugglt Auld Jock]

I see you've got the "long" oil filter. My factor stocks this long filter and also a shorter one. Both identical in all respects except the length and his computer shows either as being acceptable. I always take the longer one on the assumption that it probably has more filter medium?

 

[jrkitching]

My factor stocks this long filter and also a shorter one

This is also why you'll see slightly differing figures for the oil capacity posted in various places.

IIRC the longer filter means you need an extra 100ml of oil to get to the same place on the dipstick. (2.7/2.8 litres depending on filter type)

Buying a decent quality filter with a robust anti drainback valve is probably more important than whether you buy the large one or the small one.

 

[Pugglt Auld Jock]

This is also why you'll see slightly differing figures for the oil capacity posted in various places.

IIRC the longer filter means you need an extra 100ml of oil to get to the same place on the dipstick. (2.7/2.8 litres depending on filter type)

Buying a decent quality filter with a robust anti drainback valve is probably more important than whether you buy the large one or the small one.

Absolutely, and, of course, I had a good look to see they both had anti drain back. I'd only buy a filter with no anti drain back if it was a vertically hanging one. I also always check down the inside to ensure there is an over pressure release at the base. I consider a pressure release valve in an oil filter to be a necessity as, in very cold weather, the filter medium might otherwise restrict oil supply to the engine until the oil had warmed up and thinned down.

I've noticed a tendency for oil filters to generally be smaller now a days. The one on the Ibiza, and now the Scala, are not overly generous. Another reason why regular oil and filter changes are de rigueur these days.

 

[koalar]

On the 1.2 the larger filters are only up to engine 1890665

Both had the same thread so screwed on, but the internal seal diameters were slightly different I believe

There have been a few failures on the Punto's (big instead of small or small stead of big I can't remember)as the internal o ring only seats on about 1/5th of it thickness

 

[Pugglt Auld Jock]

On the 1.2 the larger filters are only up to engine 1890665

Both had the same thread so screwed on, but the internal seal diameters were slightly different I believe

There have been a few failures on the Punto's (big instead of small or small stead of big I can't remember)as the internal o ring only seats on about 1/5th of it thickness

It was a few years ago when I did a direct comparison but I could see no difference between the longer and shorter apart from the length of the canister. At that time I had two of the short ones in my spares container (two Pandas and a Punto in the family fleet at that time) and, as the factor had an offer on the filters if you bought two - then you got a third one free - I had just bought three of the longer ones. I compared them very carefully, in particular the rubber seal where it seats on the flange, and I could see no difference between them. The last one, a longer Bosch branded one, is on Becky right now as I did an oil change just a few weeks ago. The two short ones were Mahle and the long ones were Bosch. The only anxiety I felt was that the longer one puts the bottom of the canister quite near the exhaust downpipe and I have sometimes wondered if the oil might be overheated? However I've been using both sizes of filter at random (just taking whatever was available when I needed one) for years and never had a problem. I did cut one open once to see if the oil was burning onto the bottom of the canister but there was no evidence to indicate this and, on reflection, I don't think it's really near enough to matter.

 

[koalar]

Different manufacturers can be slightly different lengths, which fit fine

But fiat fitted two different filters, fitting the wrong one can cause problems

wrong oil filter punto | FIAT Punto (Mk2/2b)

hi please can anyone tell me how many types of oil filters there are for a punto 1.2 8v....04 plate. my engine siezed after a huge oil filter fail and the guy at garage said at the last service they had put in wrong size of filter :mad:. Apparently there are two sizes but u can use any one as...

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Shop4parts ask for chassis number so you order the right one

Highly tuned Punto's use to swap the small for the larger, but there were a few caveats

 

[Adam427]

When I took the old oil filter off I compared it with the new Magneti Marelli one, a few millimetres longer than the old one but not something I'd say would cause damage. The seals were the same size too.

I've used Magnetti Marelli oil filters in pretty much all my cars, even my Evo 6 and have had no issue with them.

On a side note, yous should see the size of oil filter that went on my old Pajero 2.8TD length of my forearm