HOW to service a Renault Trafic 2.0 | Thomas Nagy
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- To help survive the Christmas period I decided to do a basic 'how to' guide on servicing my Renault Trafic by replacing the oil, air, and fuel filter.
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11:28 is one of the most common sayings when working on a vehicle.
So true. Come on you fuck is also used when trying to undo a very tight nut or bolt.
That cracked me up so hard
😂😂😂 So true!😂
Yes, my 4year old watched this vid and learned lots... :)
I have always done my own service on my vehicles. I actually find it quite therapeutic and means I can take my time and be OCD about it knowing it's down correctly. It's nice to see someone who has done their vans service themselves since new. Probably why it's still running sweet after many thousands of miles. Fair play mate :)
watching a lot of aussie youtubers I'm quite used to the language, but I was oddly surprised hearing that amount of 'trade language' from a pome, not in a bad way. Loved it.
I'm doing these type of jobs myself as well, just purchased a 2004 2,5L diesel and am thankful for the tutorial. Cheers!
Hi Thomas,
I'm parked up in Westminster waiting for a call out. Using prets wifi and rewatching your vids.
Thanks for the time you spend doing these. Your Christmas inspirational message is cool. I came down here from Scotland 8 years ago. Best thing I ever did. Can't believe I waited so long. Should have done it in my early 20's!
I agree with you, you are absolutely right to carry out services more often than recommended by the manufacturer because he knows well that he would have less to repair.
Hi Thomas, I am a retired motor mechanic, just one comment, get a large funnel to pour the oil into the engine, I agree with you changing the oil at 9,000, apart from that you did very well.
Because you live in London I would change the Cabin filter at regular intervals as well.
Regards, Ray
You don't happen to know the location of the cabin filter? I have one here but didn't get round to changing it?
All the best
Hi Thomas, try this th-cam.com/video/cITAGqIXLhw/w-d-xo.html
Regards...
thomas nagy it’s in the air scoop next to the bonnet prop, on the underside of the bonnet.
Cutting the top off a large pop bottle makes a handy emergency funnel.
Looks like the cabin filter could be clipped into the air scoop on the underside of the bonnet?
Great channel, liking the electrical / automotive combo!
ok few corrections/tips too...
1, its a steel sump, thats why it has a copper washer, alloy sumps (on Renault's this is) have a steel washer with a rubber inner section.....
2, the reason why the service interval is higher on modern engines, and is now at 18k or 1year (on this model) is because oil and engines are at a MUCH better grade and tolerance, we look after MANY lease vehicles that have done 300k+, and thats sticking with the recommended interval of 18k. not saying doing more changes wont hurt it wont, its just wasteful.
3, i agree with the engine flush, its generally not needed, just make sure you change the oil when its hot.
4, totally agree with the grade and quality of oil ! "its designed that way for a reason" and why Renault recommend 18k .. its the main reason why they go 18k, maybe if you are using cheap oil, its why people only dare to go 9k !
5, the reason you empty the fuel filter is to remove all the old dirty,sandy,watery sludge stuff from the bottom, and also to prevent that same unfiltered fuel getting into the center, of which when you first start up, it will suck that unfiltered mess into the fuel pump...
6, also the manual fuel bleed pump has a one way valve in, so you can just open vent and squeeze away, then once bled points closed, carry on pumping entill its pressurises, it gets rid of much more air, and starts better
7, also on a side note about fuel filters, none genuine fuel filters if a cheap make can also be bad, (COMM is low to medium i would say)especially on vovlos it seems, they dont seem to like it, and can often flag up on pressure problems (thats when filters are on the high pressure side, unlike this system that has its filter on the low pressure side)
...but yes overall a ok engine service.. as long as you DID top up your coolant water, and check antifreeze content ! as i can see at 9:43 it still hadnt been done ..... and rechecked oil level, once started, and back on level ground :) (althou on that model you can check level on the dash (when it says "oil ok" press button on end of stick (or dash depending on model) and it will display 00000_ to indicate the level :)
Mick Long Good points Mick. But the recommended service intervals on this van are 18k miles or 2 years, whatever comes first. The newer model is 24k or 2 years.
good point. i read somewhere a few years ago that some american cars have 100,000mile oil interval changes.find it a bit hard to believe but its something to do with the synthetic oils ability to resist breaking down that gives it such a long service life so 18000 seems like a walk in the park
@@fizzbuck1 Might have been gear oil services.
The insignia i just done a service on runs the exact same oil 5W30 fully synthetic but the service interval is 12k and its a Ax18Er turbo engine so it runs probably the same as the 2.0L van engine🤷🏻♂️
your the man, you know your onions , you know much about these engines? need advice its playing up , cheers
Brilliant video thanks! Love the swearing. Keeps it real, spot on with the removal of fuel filter!
Thomas Nagy electrical contractor/mechanic haha love all your videos man, watched them all atleast 3 times!
Gotta love halfords professional tool sets!
I've got 2! One in the van and one in the workshop. They're spot on!
Great video -many thanks. Just bought a 2006 Vivaro with 94K and will be doing my own servicing, so this has been of great help. A very old friend of mine who has been a lifelong mechanic, says no oil on the market will continue giving effective protection over 9K, so you are spot on!
Thomas, I’ve never added any comment to a video (channel). But you force me to do so! :)) You are great, funny, proffesional. It’s really interesting to have a sneak peak to your work, especially with these well made videos. And one more beneffit for me - I’m getting better at understanding speech with south england accent! :)))
Thank you! I wish all the best
Love the common annoyances everyone has when dealing with their Renault trafic mines an 06 plate so relative love the language. Makes me feel happy to see its not just me that has problems with these vans.
I have no idea how I found your channel, im not into electrics, im no where near this trade at all in any shape or form, but im hooked on your videos! you have such a great presence on camera and everything you do is so interesting! AWESOME! HAPPY NEW YEAR
kevinsanchezify I'm the same! This channel somehow popped up on my phone about a week ago and I've been hooked all week. Just finished watching the last video now, enjoyed every one.
Its a long time since I seen white diesel in a vans fuel filter.. thats good practice to change the washer on sump plug... the number of cars leaking oil over super market car parks because of this simple fix is unbeliveble.. Happy new year Tom..
Thanks for the video Thomas. I am about to start doing my own services again. I serviced all my vehicles since 1960 but decided two years ago to let the Renault dealer do the services from now on. After a check yesterday I found the cabin filter loose in its housing. I have a 2014 Renault Trafic LWB van. I am surprised it didn't fall out. I worked in the oil business all of my working life and certainly do not agree with those ridiculously long intervals between oil changes. I am sure it is only advertising to make you believe you are saving money. I am also not sure that the correct oil is put into your engine when you have the vehicle serviced. Some engines like the Volkswagen Caddy's Diesel engine needs very special and expensive synthetic oils. Good to hear another person change oil more frequently than the book says. The additives in the oil do get "exhausted" depending on the work the machine does. Short distance driving is bad news for the oil because it never heats up properly. But I am probably telling you things you have know for a long time. Have a great Christmas.
Thank you Tom, it was very professional job, useful for us - Vivaro owners.
Nice little video mate, it's a very pleasing feeling when you can do a job and save yourself a couple of pennies working on your motor. I've done a lot of oil changes on my motor over the years. My current motor a 2000 reg Subaru Forester I've done exactly that and changed the belts too.
See you in the new year have a good one
When I worked for another company before the one I'm at now they took a delivery of 4 new Merc Sprinter vans. The FIRST SERVICE and oil change didn't need to be done until 32,000 miles! They did 50,000 miles a year, luckily my boss was the intelligent sort and got the oil changed at 10,000 miles or so. I do mine in my car every 9-10,000 miles. Peace of mind as oil costs £40 ish if you get the good stuff but a new engine is hundreds, if not thousands.
Kepp up the good videos and hope you had a good one!
Darren Boss we got 2 new mack trucks at work this year and there "recomended" service intervals for the conditions we run in are 60-70,000 km depending on how you translate the manual.
But i do them at 10,000km or 250 hrs
They want the vehicles to be killed shortly after the warranty expires and be replaced with new ones.
One bit of advise I would add is in connection with the transition between filling with new oil and starting; this is key to engine longevity. I noted you primed your fuel filter prior to starting, my advice would be is leave it unprimed temporarily, and spin the engine on the starter until such tim the oil pressure light goes out. This step will ensure the oil pump is fully primed and oil has reached the top end of the engine prior to running. Failure to do the cranking step will result in seeing the oil pressure light staying on for a few seconds post starting; this can result is raging your engine several thousands of miles!. Next step purge the fuel filter and then start, the oil light should go out immediately. On petrol engines I usually disconnect the coil or pull the relay for the fuel pump to stop it starting during oil priming process. I was shocked at your air filter and how dirty it was after just 9000 miles, it just shows how filthy the air is in central London. A similar sized filter used in rural Somerset would look like new after a similar mileage. As always - a great informative video.
Nice service job and I couldn’t agree more 18 thousand intervals is too long for oil filters........👍 Oil is usual good it is the filter that gives up!! I’ve always changed the oil in my cars at 5 thousand intervals and full service at 10 thousand and they’ve lasted over 300 Miles. Great video 😊
The type of oil is more important is your vehicle has a DPF filter, in which case it must be the correct viscosity of low ash oil to prevent early failure of the DPF, if you have got over 200K miles on a Trafic without the usual throttle pedal fault caused by corroded connections near the ecu you're doing very well :) :) only found your channel recently and finding it very interesting
Thanks for this video. I have to agree on the dipstick. When I first saw it on mine, I thought it was broken. Turns out it was the original dipstick, as it was meant to be.
Hope you had a good Christmas Tom. I’m on good old call out lol
All the best and wishing you a lucrative 2018!!!
merry christmas and happy new year buddy from australia
Really good to watch, liked thomas's approved and honesty thats why I subcribed.
just purchased a 2011 plate renault traffic 2.0 lt so i think il be servising it myself, thanx for the vid
Good tip re the tarp - I always put one down as you invariably drop something small and with a tarp down, it's easy to find, rather than on dirt, or worse, grass.
Hi thomas a very informative video, however as a an accredited tech i would just like to correct you on a few things.
●The (W) on the oil stands for winter
●also it is best practice to dump the old fuel and add a fuel additive when changing the filter .
Lewis South is it right that as the engine warms up the second figure is the warm viscosity of the oil? whats your view on using synthetic oil in a 1973 Renault?
Really useful video and also quite funny at parts - thanks! Hope you had a great Christmas
Really enjoyed watching this 😁
You made my day mate 😂😂 well done 👌
I change my oil every 4000 miles on our GMC and the Dodge merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Comstock Park Marching USA
Brave man on boxing day
Have a good one
Spot on advice about engine flush!
Could have mentioned what socket sizes that you used in this vid, but that apart, well made vid with good info.
Ez atom jó volt! köszi! :)
Great work, anyway! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Happy new year when it comes!
Haha brilliant great vid
Amazing video, please do more how to's like this
In the pipeline 👍
Excellent different video to the usual. 9K sounds right to me. My (also French) 14-year-old car, owned from new is in a similar state, Always serviced from new by me. Only done 130K and still going strong. I fully agree with your view of slick-50 / engine flush comments. However (sorry) One thing I would question. My fuel filter has a drain cock on the bottom, so I always empty it first. I could be wrong (back me up any other commenters or mechanics reading) but the point of emptying the filter housing is to get rid of any water (Heavier than fuel) that might otherwise, one day build up unti it replaces the fuel in the filter housing. Even at £2+ per litre you aren't chucking much away.
In my Ford Connect I tried to get rid of water, but unsuccessfully, for no water was found; so I stopped trying. I have run 450 000 km from new now.
Given your urban driving, I think you are quite right to increase the frequency of an oil change. I might even be tempted to do it every 6000.
Job well done. Would say definatly empty fuel filter housing & wipe out as sediment that has dropped off filter will be laying at bottom.
Like someone said need to check the oil level after that 1st start as the oil filter will om nom nom a good amount, I would hazard a guess of enough to go from max to min on the dipstick. Also a good opportunity to check and fill if needed, brake, washer and rad reservoirs (once on level ground and not jacked up) :)
Handy advice thanks Thomas 👍
9:26 - Those Fuc*ing pipes! lol - Great video!
Thanks Thomas. Much appreciated.
Happy new year Tom 👍
Probably the best video I've seen. Is there much difference to a 63 plate renault trafic van?
Now that's how you service a vehicle
nice job bro thanks for shearing with others.
‘Fuck off pipe’ love it!!😂😂
Great job
Don't forget to run a bit of oil around the new filter O ring. This ensures the filter is sealed.
New Subscriber, great video !
Yes, like you I always do an oil change at 15'000 kms myself, although the handbook says every 30'000kms, (which I have done at a dealership, they tend to see more than I might, and have the right tools should something annoying be found). Here I must say, that this van is new to me and as with all my other vehicles from over the last several years I want to do this "half-way oil change, as I now have another 15'000kms on the clock.
Thanks for confirming my love of a healthy engine through this "half way" oil change "how to".
I have one question..., is the use of the sump guard really necessary? Afterall, I do no off-roading, unless you classify British country back roads as such.
Thanks a lot for all your troubles to get this Video out to us. Many a penny can be saved watching the work of people like you.
Merry Christmas!
What size socket do I need to take the oil filter housing off? Going to borrow some tools to service mine tomorrow
Great video, fuck off pipe, brilliant! 😂👍
This was a very good video to watch for reference as I hate doing mechanical work. Will you be doing a video when you service your newer Renault traffic van ??. watched quiet alot of your videos I.m not a electrician but find your journey coming from Devon like me , to hit the big money in London interesting
excellent video☺
Legend mate
Any time i work on a french van/car i use everyone of the swear words you just used in this video 😂😂😂
Very informative and well made video, thank you. Can you do one on gearbox oil change?
Hi Thomas, I know Diesel is expensive but next time you do the fuel filter, empty it completely and clean it out with brake cleaner, this removes any sludge and/or water at the bottom. If any particles of dirt enter the fuel system it could start to block your injectors it will cost alot more to repair than a few pence worth of fuel :)
The best thing for an engine if you're city driving for most of its mileage is to get it on the motorway once a week.
Not much good in London LOL the local motorway is the world's biggest car park ;)
Very useful video thanks a lot , please avoid swearing in the next video
Great video 👍 is there any videos that shows how to do gearbox oil on a 09 traffic
Grazie! Mi sei stato di aiuto!!
Doing it yourself means you know it done properly. Ive just bought one the same as yours but when looking for oil on the Castrol site it says 5w 40 whereas you (and others) say 5w 30
Which is correct?
Believe it or not the factory schedule for Vivaro/Trafic with the 2014 CDTI 2.0 diesel is maintenance every 28854 miles (40000km) here in NL. Since my van is a company leased van nothing i can do about that, so every 29000 miles the service is being done for the last 100k miles. But since this is your own vehicle servicing more often is clever.
Pretty good vid
Should have done it on Christmas day, bit of peace and quiet. Fancy a few beers sometime sir?
Hi there, being this a Renault trafic, any issues with seized injectors. Water coming into engine area from windscreen. Common fault, wondered if you have seen it on yours being a 2009.
You're not supposed to throw the fuel away, just put it back in the tank and use some fresh fuel to prefill the filter from the inlet side :)
I would say you are wise to change at 9k especially with the city driving you do... city driving is probably the hardest on a vehicle.
how much oil liter on the engine please ? 5L or 7L?
Generally the oil breaks down when it gets heated or when it cools down. If you drive every day for many hours and dont let the oil cool than you can easely go ahead without an oil change for 15k. (20k km)
Nice work mate, Looks like your coolant could do with a top up. Could just be that the van is tilted though.
What method do you use to extend cables, for example if you were relocating a consumer unit and there was not enough cabling to reach
Nice job and explanation, well done. But didn't you change the interior filter? It is the most forgotten filter in any A/C fitted car.
Good job.
i doubt the oil flush would block and channels as the oil filter should be catching all the sludge that melts off the inside of the engine
With regards to the comment about service intervals. Servicing isn't all about changing the consumables, there is greasing, inspections etc.
My diesel 2016 Renault car has 18k service intervals, but in the smaller print, it does state that oil changes are required at 6k intervals. My local mechanic buys Castrol Edge Professional oil by the drum (208 litres costs £762) and I cannot buy the oil as cheap as he charges for an oil service (£36, fully inclusive for my car) and takes him 10 minutes. He says the oil costs him around £3.50 a litre in bulk, a filter is a few £'s and he says it works out he is earning around £50 profit per hour if doing just oil changes. He says he averages 9 oil changes a day before doing his other work and he says that is worth £80-£100 to him each day and will take no more than 2 hours when using his 2 lifts.
Chris Paul And does he buy every grade of oil in bulk or just fit every engine with the same grade? An engine for a van is £3k-£5k the correct grade of oil is less than £100/charge.
Chris Ryan there aren’t that many grades in common use.
He has 3 or 4 barrels in his workshop, he said he couldn't go on holidays when he first started oil changes because of the setup costs. My Renault car manual states that I can use 2 different viscosities depending on weather conditions.
Did u ever get a check injection warning spanner' I have 2012 traffic van' drives perfect but this keeps coming back after I reset it
Hiya, I have a quick question that you can hopefully answer. I have a lighting circuit that has an LED bulb before then a CFL in the bathroom that leads to an LED at the next leg. When the CFL is turned off the LED previous and post this part of the circuit flash. What is causing this? I was thinking induction as the CFL builds up quite a charge and the LED's take nothing to get a flash from them....
the air filter looked terrible after 9000 miles. polution is so bad in london. I change mine about the same ammount and it doesn't look half as bad
You would make a very good scout leader you should consider it
Love the all the "FUCK'S" hahahaha
Nice,very usefull movie
After you filled up the oil you should always start the engine for a short time so the oil can get into the oil filter housing. After that you should check the oil level. And your air filter looks nasty as fuc*, that's probably because of the bad air in London ;D my filter never looked like that after just 9000miles. You should also get a torque wrench, but anyways you did a nice job.
who in hell uses a torque wrench for any of this? bit over the top just for these basics
I service cars fairly regularly and always torque the plastic filter lid and sump plug to there individual specs saves the next person (which will probably be yourself anyway) having to deal with the mess thats left after the last person put all their weight into tightening it and stretched the threads and fooked the sump so it needs re-threading or filter lid breaks just trying to undo it or just having to get a breaker bar to undo it either which should be needed if it was done up properly (iv had several where i had to use big breaker bars to get them undone and even then they flex the bar a fair bit). That said doing it as done in this video is pretty good rule of thumb for anyone that dosnt have one.
What point do you use when jacking your van up on the front?
I’ve just got a Vauxhall Vivaro and not sure where to position the jack to life the entire front of the vehicle at once.
There are sometimes notches on the spot weld (pinch weld) made for the jack or find a solid point (can tell by the sound by knocking on the area) or maybe front half of the subframe, a tow hook if its completely solid, just ideally any point thats solid and wont get in the way of axle stands which should be placed a close as possible to front of the vehicle if thats were work is being carried out, axle stands could be placed possibly on the frame rails or subframes, once again anywhere solid enough.
Great video! How far do you go with the mechanics of your vehicle and where did you learn all this? Keep up the great content.
I do this myself too I noticed you never mentioned the oil capacity of the engine which I believe is a whopping 7.7 litres also the dip stick agreed what the hell were they thinking....
Very good Thomas, do you change the gearbox oil and also have you ever changed the cam chain?
I have a couple of comment nothing major
1. What you said about changing oil a 18000 miles is in my opinion true should stick to 9/10000 But if the vehicle is abused it should be sooner ie if you have a car that your on the red line all the time maybe 4/5000
2 when you change the oil filter especially on ones that hang down remember to clean out the bottom some nasty deposits get left in behind at the lowest point
3 if your doing it yourself it might be worth looking into a magnetic drain plug, helps with the life of the vehicle
4 on older diesels I would suggest that the oil level is keept below the full just a smidge when the turbos get old they have a tendency to pass oil and is some cases can cause run on quite a scary situation to be in
5 regarding the fuel filter maybe not chuck all the fuel if your that worried but put the top half into a separate container so you can clean the sludge out the bottom the amount of crap that gets in there should be cleaned out
Just my opinion take it or leave it
And it's good that you got the 2.0l not the 1.9 might explain the good mileage as well as good care love your videos btw and hope you keep an coming
Some people say you should change the whole filter housing and filter evey time! To avoid microscopic grit getting in the injectors and blocking them! I'm not sure about this though myself!
"Shell" is what I came to use after having tried a few other brands.
HELLO TOM, VERY GOOD VIDEO INDEED. THESE VANS ARE RENOWNED FOR HAVING ‘CHOCOLATE’ GEARBOXES AND I WONDERED WHAT YOU DO ABOUT THE GEARBOX OIL? Thanks Ed Grabham