Changing oil R400D

[anonymous-user]

I know there have been similar threads on the R400k but what is the best way to drain the oil from a 400D?

Dry sump of course.

Edited by anonymous-user on Saturday 15th August 21:16

[anonymous-user]

Thanks guys. It's a 2015 car with the latest sump. The reason I asked is because there is no obvious drain on the sump itself.

[anonymous-user]

KN02LEY said:

I got my last two from Opie but you can find the same thing for £8 each if you search for the part number on eBay.

I received half a dozen from Opie today. £3.30 each in vat. Ordered on Monday. Searching UFI 23 118 00 brings them up as a supplier.

Got the oil changed BTW. Drained the tank and the two pipes to and from the sump. Not sure I got everything out but I'll be changing the oil very regularly so not too concerned.

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damdy-cash said:

I'm using Mobil1 5W-50 and it looks like it gets a bit thin with not to much load.
Situation was around 35°C outside I was driving a bit around, all heated up and gave it a go on a bit longer b road, maybe 1 mile, was more accelerating through the gears. Next hold the additional oil warning was on as the pressure was to low in idle. I fear it will be much worse and could potentially cause some damage as soon I will go on a track day or similar. Normal idle is around 1 bar.

Would it make sense to use a oil with higher viscosity?

Cheers Volker

Those numbers look low to me though I've not run in that sort of ambient.

I use Millers NT 5/40 and, even on track the idle doesn't fall below 2-2.5 bar.

A higher viscosity might help but I'd be making sure everything else was OK too.

What temperature is the oil getting to? Mine is measured just before going into the engine. It's usually about 70 on the road up to maybe 80 on track.