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Hello Nick. 10 months on .I change my engine oil at 7500 ks.with Castrol magnatec 5w40 synthetic diesel engine oil..I drained 9 litres out of sump .Thats over a litre dilution. The dilution must make the oil lose some of its lubricating qualities , this could even more critical with a turbo....Scotty Kilmer says engine oil is cheap car engines are very expensive..I think it's worth changing engine oil half eay through the 15 , 000 k maintenance cycle..I buy the magnatec when it's on special around low 70 dollars for 10 litres .When it's not on special it's 120 dollars. I actually got it in one place for 65 dollars that's the cheapest I've ever seen ..Oil filter from dealer 36 dollars..
Hello Nick .The reason the oil comes out of the sump straight away is the sump pan is so incredibly thin .I just changed the oil on my daughters Suzuki Swift 2008 model , the sump is so thick you could use it on a Tiger Tank. I'm amazed the MUXs so thin being a 4 wheel drive. Had mine serviced recently and they used 15W 40 at Isuzu. You have used 5W 30 do you think that was too thin for the heavy duty engine and high ambient temperatures. The 10W 40 sounds more apt for the Sunshine Coast. I've always filled my oil filters with oil before fitting and those filters that are on their side half filled so the oil light goes out straight away. Love your videos Nick , there the best..
Thanks mate, you should put a fuel water trap filter in before the factory fuel filter, l fitted one after a trip in the outback and got bad Watery fuel since then no problem as l can see the fuel and the unit wont let water pass, love your show.
W h en draining the oil does the sump drain fully because on some duramax engines they don't drain fully because of the way the sump drain bolt is fitted
Great reference guides, I constantly refer to your channel Nick. Hardest thing about changing the oil is alignment of the bash guards when recovery points are fitted, quite proud of myself, I didn’t swear once 🤣
Hey Nick, could you do a video on how to flush and set the level of the auto transmission with regards to temperature and the vehicles running, and in gear to set the level.
thanks mate, did the oil change today too (after the Auto Tranny fluid change). IS there a parts list anywhere? I have a fluid leak at the front, from a hose with a crack, not sure if its oil or transmission fluid.
@@michaelwalmsley9810 The manual suggests different oils based on ambient temperature. The 10w40 oil is slightly thicker which offers better lubrication in hotter environments, quieter engine operation as well. The 5w30 is good for most environments, however I prefer to run slightly thicker oil.
Can I ask you a question? have you used synthetic oil 5w-40 ck-4 in the isuzu? I have a Dmax and currently use Castrol Vecton 15-40 ck-4, but it is semi synthetic. Would it be advisable to make the change?
How do you manage to reset the computer to acknowledge that you have changed the oil and the filter? After 50,000 of not doing this on mine the DPF started a constant burn.
thanks for the video! I'm about to change my engine oil too for the first time what tools would I need apart from the oil filter wrench? do i need a socket tool set?
Yes you will require a 14mm socket, 17mm socket to remove the under trays and a 17mm socket to remove the sump plug. A 1/2" socket set with an extension and the oil filter pliers and a drain tray will make the job easy. :)
Hey mate, what size or kind of sump plug washer are you using? I've always used the same one for 80k without having an issue but thinking it's time to replace it.
Hey Nick, love the channel. I dropped my 4x4 2020 mux oil and filter last night as per your video. I put in 7.5 litres of oil but I am getting oil smears all the way up to the X on the dip stick and finding it very hard to read with those stupid yellow tabs and one side is always worse than the other..... Wouldn’t expect the level to be that high just after an oil change.... had same results even after leaving the car for several hours!! If I can see a small area of the yellow tab that has no oil, would one safely assume the level would be below that?
It is sometimes hard to read. If you dip it for only 1 second and pull it out There should be one side of the dipstick that has a solid level. The smears make it difficult to read. Try turning the dipstick once you pulled it out and read the opposite side. Sometimes it is better.
@@LowRangeNick Thanks for the reply Nick. I will try the the 1 sec check. You are correct, one side was reading better that the other... silly manual says to refer to the higher side... got a feeling the higher side is the side being pulled up against tube...
Hey Nick, bloody legend mate. The list goes on with the tips from your videos. Juat curious - do you have rust protection on the mux at all. If so what type and why. Thanks mate
Hi Clint, no rust protection yet. If you wash your vehicle thoroughly after each off-road trip and touch up any scuffed underbody paint you wont have any rust issues. I have however promised that at the 5 year mark of my ownership I will go and get it underbody sprayed with the tar coating to protect it for the long term. cheers :)
Do you think 5w30 or 5w40 is good for rz4e engine or just stick to 10w40? the climate in the city that i live doesnt get below 20°C the usual is 24-36°C
thanks Nick for the tutorial.. it is clear you are using Full Synthetic oil... I would like to ask that , every How much km/miles and engine working hours you change this oil?
Hey mate, thanks for the video. Quick question though, when you drained your oil out of the sump, did you let it drain for a hour or so or just waited till most of it was drained and then filled it straight away?
@@kylefernandes5824 If you have a bt50 or Ford ranger then you need to fill them up with oil within 10 minutes of draining them otherwise they can't bleed up the oil pump. Big design flaw with them. Pretty much any other vehicle is fine to drain untill completely empty.
Yeah, gotta love reworks and returns due to mechanics work, but always just blame parts failing 😆 🤣 and gotta love taking day off work to take it back.
Hey Nick, bloody luv your videos mate. Just wondering what you have used to catch the oil when removing the filter. You have inspired me to give this a go which is saying something given I am completely manually inept 😂🤣😂🤣 Thanks mate.
@@LowRangeNick Ok no worries. It just looked like some sort of small slimline tray with a tube that then fed the pil into your larger drain pan. I plan to get a a 8 liter or bigger drain pan for the sump as included in your tools links below. .
Hi Nick, have you got a link for the little drain tray you use to catch the oil on the axle just u der the filter? Where did you get that one? Plenty of big trays around, haven't seen a little one like that..
Nice video. So simple but so effective. Good stuff. Side note, i sent my dmax to a mechanic for its log book service and now my plastic oil catch drain pan is gone lol. Why are mechanics so fkn dodgey lol.
Hi Nick, after you changed the oil did you have to reset the oil dilution level. Iv'e watched a couple of videos lately that shows you how to do it on the DMAX's in the UK. Do you know if the same applies here to the 2021 model onwards please? The blue driver scan tool I have doesn't have the ability to do it, so wondering if this way works - thanks th-cam.com/video/oLSlo7bbnN0/w-d-xo.html
@@kevinbyrne7400 I've used this product in all my vehicles since 1998 and never had a problem. Been putting it in the MUX since new and 5 years later it's still never missing a beat.
Thanks Henry that's good to know. I had one noisy valve on start up on a Holden Commodore and I used 2 litres of Lucas's with every oil change .The engine was so quiet people used to say is the engine running and I'd tell them it was an electric car and they believe me.It is really that good..
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Hello Nick. 10 months on .I change my engine oil at 7500 ks.with Castrol magnatec 5w40 synthetic diesel engine oil..I drained 9 litres out of sump .Thats over a litre dilution. The dilution must make the oil lose some of its lubricating qualities , this could even more critical with a turbo....Scotty Kilmer says engine oil is cheap car engines are very expensive..I think it's worth changing engine oil half eay through the 15 , 000 k maintenance cycle..I buy the magnatec when it's on special around low 70 dollars for 10 litres .When it's not on special it's 120 dollars. I actually got it in one place for 65 dollars that's the cheapest I've ever seen ..Oil filter from dealer 36 dollars..
Hello Nick .The reason the oil comes out of the sump straight away is the sump pan is so incredibly thin .I just changed the oil on my daughters Suzuki Swift 2008 model , the sump is so thick you could use it on a Tiger Tank. I'm amazed the MUXs so thin being a 4 wheel drive. Had mine serviced recently and they used 15W 40 at Isuzu. You have used 5W 30 do you think that was too thin for the heavy duty engine and high ambient temperatures. The 10W 40 sounds more apt for the Sunshine Coast. I've always filled my oil filters with oil before fitting and those filters that are on their side half filled so the oil light goes out straight away. Love your videos Nick , there the best..
Thanks mate, you should put a fuel water trap filter in before the factory fuel filter, l fitted one after a trip in the outback and got bad Watery fuel since then no problem as l can see the fuel and the unit wont let water pass, love your show.
Great idea! Thanks alot 😊
Thanks for this video, good recording and explained very well !
Great video......from a professional mechanic.
Superb demo.
How about radiator and coolant drain/flush?
W h en draining the oil does the sump drain fully because on some duramax engines they don't drain fully because of the way the sump drain bolt is fitted
@@jamesnjeanniestanley3651 on these engines the sump plug is in a pretty good spot so most of the old oil will drain out.
Great reference guides, I constantly refer to your channel Nick.
Hardest thing about changing the oil is alignment of the bash guards when recovery points are fitted, quite proud of myself, I didn’t swear once 🤣
Haha great work Jeff, thanks a lot for watching 😊
Hey Nick, could you do a video on how to flush and set the level of the auto transmission with regards to temperature and the vehicles running, and in gear to set the level.
Hey mate! Check out my latest upload on how to change your transmission oil :)
Mate any videos on how to change the transmission oil? Cheers
Yep, if you checkout my channel and scroll through my videos you with find transmission oil change video and transmission filter change video 😀
thanks mate, did the oil change today too (after the Auto Tranny fluid change). IS there a parts list anywhere? I have a fluid leak at the front, from a hose with a crack, not sure if its oil or transmission fluid.
Good video. Would be great if you could do an auto transmission fluid change tutorial.
Hey guys! Check out my latest upload on how to change your transmission fluid :)
Thanks Nick , Please share more simple things like this .
Thanks Nick, another great video which helps me heaps, cheers….
Hey Nick great video, how do you reset oil dilution on Dmax?
Thanks for the video mate, this literally just walked me through my first oil change for the MU-X 👍
Cheers Richard, glad I could help :)
After watching that i really want to go and clean my engine bay :)
Nick I always drop the oil first then do the oil filter. Any reason you do the oil filter first?
Interesting. You do the filter before draining the sump. I've always done the other way around. Is there s reason?
I use caltex delo sde in my 2020 model 15/40
Hey Nick, where did get that neat little catch tray for catching the oil flood out of the filter?
The little catch tray is factory fitted.
Can i use 15w40 Mobil súper 1300, every 5000km? I live in a heat place in central América
Mate ate you going to do valve settings soon ?
Thanks Nick. Im in Qld and the dealer has been using 15W 40. Thinking of doing it myself, can you tell me why you use 10W 40? Cheers
Hi Tony, either weight oil will be fine to run.
Hi tony the 10 weight oil would be alittle thinner at start up but you wouldnt see a difference between 10 & 15 weight
Wait, why is the oil filter down the bottom? My 2013 Dmax filter is up the top. When did it change? 🤔
Since 2020 Aug its upgraded from 4jj1to 4jj3
Hi mate, very thorough vid, How do get the engine bay so clean, is it just degreaser and hose down? thanks Mick
Hey Mick! I Usually just gerni it off and if it's really dirty I use some car wash in a spray bottle.
@@LowRangeNick hi again, why the 10w40 oil? The manual lists 5w30, sorry to bother you, cheers mick
@@michaelwalmsley9810 The manual suggests different oils based on ambient temperature. The 10w40 oil is slightly thicker which offers better lubrication in hotter environments, quieter engine operation as well. The 5w30 is good for most environments, however I prefer to run slightly thicker oil.
Awesome, that makes sense, can you do a fuel filter change vid one day? :)
Fantastic video mate! quickie,do u use the engine flush? or its just the waste?
You can use engine oil flush if you like it will help thin out the oil and remove any deposits in the system.
Can I ask you a question? have you used synthetic oil 5w-40 ck-4 in the isuzu? I have a Dmax and currently use Castrol Vecton 15-40 ck-4, but it is semi synthetic. Would it be advisable to make the change?
I would recommend using fully synthetic oil in the dmax. It will be better in the long run.
torque needed for the sump plug?
What about doing the oil dilution reset?
Hi Nick..
You still active on this channel ?
Quick question please..
Isuzu mux 3.0 - does the oil filter have a non return valve or not ?
Thanks.
How do you manage to reset the computer to acknowledge that you have changed the oil and the filter? After 50,000 of not doing this on mine the DPF started a constant burn.
Hey mate where did you get the top radiator brackets from? Cheers
A place on Facebook called 4jj1 bling parts
thanks for the video! I'm about to change my engine oil too for the first time
what tools would I need apart from the oil filter wrench? do i need a socket tool set?
Yes you will require a 14mm socket, 17mm socket to remove the under trays and a 17mm socket to remove the sump plug. A 1/2" socket set with an extension and the oil filter pliers and a drain tray will make the job easy. :)
Hi Nick can u do a transmission oil flush
Check out my latest upload on how to change your transmission oil :)
Hey Nick , what are your thoughts about using diesel engine flush on Mux with 165000 ks, waste of money ? , vehicle is serviced every 10,000ks
@@Malleeman Probably not necessary if you are servicing every 10k.
Another fantastic video mate
Hey mate, what size or kind of sump plug washer are you using? I've always used the same one for 80k without having an issue but thinking it's time to replace it.
Would love to know where you got that small drip pan to put under the oil filter, can't seem to find them at supercheap or repco!
my 22 dmax actually has one fitted to my suprise
Great tutorial. I think Isuzu get the filter out through the right wheel well. Oil trail suggests it. :-)
Hi, after oil change at dealership when I checked oil is dark dealership said it is diesel car so it gets dark is it true?
Yep that's correct. Diesels will have black oil or dark oil even after the first drive after a service.
Hey Nick, love the channel. I dropped my 4x4 2020 mux oil and filter last night as per your video. I put in 7.5 litres of oil but I am getting oil smears all the way up to the X on the dip stick and finding it very hard to read with those stupid yellow tabs and one side is always worse than the other..... Wouldn’t expect the level to be that high just after an oil change.... had same results even after leaving the car for several hours!! If I can see a small area of the yellow tab that has no oil, would one safely assume the level would be below that?
It is sometimes hard to read. If you dip it for only 1 second and pull it out There should be one side of the dipstick that has a solid level. The smears make it difficult to read. Try turning the dipstick once you pulled it out and read the opposite side. Sometimes it is better.
@@LowRangeNick Thanks for the reply Nick. I will try the the 1 sec check. You are correct, one side was reading better that the other... silly manual says to refer to the higher side... got a feeling the higher side is the side being pulled up against tube...
@@craighannagan955 That's correct Craig, the oil smears up the dipstick tube giving a false reading sometimes. Thanks a lot :)
Does the oil filter go straight into the block, or is there an oil filter housing that bolts onto the engine?
There is a filter housing that comes off the block.
Hey Nick, bloody legend mate. The list goes on with the tips from your videos. Juat curious - do you have rust protection on the mux at all. If so what type and why. Thanks mate
Hi Clint, no rust protection yet. If you wash your vehicle thoroughly after each off-road trip and touch up any scuffed underbody paint you wont have any rust issues. I have however promised that at the 5 year mark of my ownership I will go and get it underbody sprayed with the tar coating to protect it for the long term. cheers :)
Hi Nick were did you get that oil filter drain pan from
Supercheap auto I think!
Cheers mate appreciate you doing these vids
Your MuX have a DPF filter in which case its a different grade of oil to a non DPF engine?
Thanks chief this is great advice
Do you think 5w30 or 5w40 is good for rz4e engine or just stick to 10w40? the climate in the city that i live doesnt get below 20°C the usual is 24-36°C
Either should be fine 🙂
I've heard with new vehicles, you can't leave the filter off for to long, why is that?
Very informative video. Thanks man.
Hey Nick, how have you found the Penrite? Isuzu use the 15w40 and was looking to change over to the enviro 10w40
I find it really good. No issues using it at all.
thanks Nick for the tutorial..
it is clear you are using Full Synthetic oil...
I would like to ask that , every How much km/miles and engine working hours you change this oil?
Yes, fully synthetic oil. I change it every 10,000km or 6 months. :)
Hey mate, thanks for the video.
Quick question though, when you drained your oil out of the sump, did you let it drain for a hour or so or just waited till most of it was drained and then filled it straight away?
It usually takes about 15 minutes or so for the majority of the oil to drain out. You could wait for an hour if you had nothing better to do haha
Haha thought so, someone told me that you shouldnt be fully draining diesel motors 🤷🏾♂️ thanks the reply
@@kylefernandes5824 If you have a bt50 or Ford ranger then you need to fill them up with oil within 10 minutes of draining them otherwise they can't bleed up the oil pump. Big design flaw with them. Pretty much any other vehicle is fine to drain untill completely empty.
Yeah, gotta love reworks and returns due to mechanics work, but always just blame parts failing 😆 🤣 and gotta love taking day off work to take it back.
Hi Nick. Is Fuchs 15W40 good for a 2015 mux ? Cheers.
Yep! Sure is !
@LowRangeNick Thanks mate. Appreciate your videos.
Hey Nick, bloody luv your videos mate. Just wondering what you have used to catch the oil when removing the filter. You have inspired me to give this a go which is saying something given I am completely manually inept 😂🤣😂🤣 Thanks mate.
Hey Marcus, you can use pretty much any oil drain tray that you can get from your local auto store. That's good that your going to give it a crack!
@@LowRangeNick Ok no worries. It just looked like some sort of small slimline tray with a tube that then fed the pil into your larger drain pan. I plan to get a a 8 liter or bigger drain pan for the sump as included in your tools links below. .
@@marcusnicholson4445 yep that will work perfectly, even a 10l one will give you a little bit extra volume in the drain tray.
@@LowRangeNick Thanks legend.
Hi Nick, have you got a link for the little drain tray you use to catch the oil on the axle just u der the filter? Where did you get that one? Plenty of big trays around, haven't seen a little one like that..
Thsnks heaps nick ✅️
HELLO NICK
how many km you can drive with use 10w40 oil ?
10-15,000km :)
Very good video
A lots of information 👍🏼
Thank's alot :)
Nice one nick, thanks mate👍
Cheers Lance :)
Nice video. Keep it up
Thanks, nick.
Propeller shafts?
What engine oil do you recommend for the DMax 4JJ3TCX engine?
15w40, 5w30 or 10w40
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what year is this Dmax ?
my mu-x is a 2018 model :)
The oil filter on my 2014 Dmax is right at the top of the engine - a much better idea
Such a great idea! I'm not sure why they didn't continue doing that!
Thank you
Thanks buddy
Nice video. So simple but so effective. Good stuff.
Side note, i sent my dmax to a mechanic for its log book service and now my plastic oil catch drain pan is gone lol. Why are mechanics so fkn dodgey lol.
That's annoying! Did they forget to put it back on?
@@LowRangeNick lol who knows. All i know is its not there anymore. Prolly broke it and threw it away lol.
Another great video thanks. Look forward to the 6spd auto trans fluid change 🙏
Hi Nick, after you changed the oil did you have to reset the oil dilution level. Iv'e watched a couple of videos lately that shows you how to do it on the DMAX's in the UK. Do you know if the same applies here to the 2021 model onwards please? The blue driver scan tool I have doesn't have the ability to do it, so wondering if this way works - thanks
th-cam.com/video/oLSlo7bbnN0/w-d-xo.html
I have never had to do it on them.
Yeah okay, thanks
Thanks NIck.
Your also going to need a very expensive computer to reset oil parameters.. even the best DIY readers won't do Isuzu
I grab 7 litres and top it off with lucus oil stabiliser 🤙🏽
I'd love to put the lucas in also but it says not suitable for diesel particulate filters..What a bummer.
@@kevinbyrne7400 I've used this product in all my vehicles since 1998 and never had a problem.
Been putting it in the MUX since new and 5 years later it's still never missing a beat.
Thanks Henry that's good to know. I had one noisy valve on start up on a Holden Commodore and I used 2 litres of Lucas's with every oil change .The engine was so quiet people used to say is the engine running and I'd tell them it was an electric car and they believe me.It is really that good..
Isuzu will not give you engine warranty because you did not use OEM oil and filter 🤣🤣🤣🤣
tip before putting sump plug back in poor 300ml in and quickly jump under and watch it change color to clear oil then fit sump plug