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Doing an oil change on my 406 2.2 16v excec on the weekend...any reccomendations? (it hasnt been de-fapped lol) (yet)

10w40 semi synthetic or 5w40 fully synthetic, brand name doesn't matter as long as the spec is good.

Agreed, I use 10w40 semi synthetic.

Thanks guys, what is a "good spec" oil...not sure what to look for, is it true that some of them help the running of the FAP system and stop it getting clogged up?

Peter86 wrote:Thanks guys, what is a "good spec" oil...not sure what to look for, is it true that some of them help the running of the FAP system and stop it getting clogged up?

Good point about the FAP system, I forgot about that....in that case you should use this......http://www.commaoil.com/productsguide/view/6/168 or the Syner Z 5w30 oil.

I use this in my 407 2.0 136 Diesel.

Ive just put Asda's oil in my car,
its suitable for,cars with Faps, as its low Ash content or something,
@ 20 quid for 5 litres bargain me thinks,

Peugeot reccomends only 5w40 ACEA C3 compliant oils for 406s still equipped with the FAP system. Fully synth. I would not be that strict on the 5w40 graduation but if you plan to keep the FAP a bit then you have to use a fully synth ACEA C3, better if fully synth based too and not those fake mineral base fully synth.

Comma reccomend this.....

http://www.commaoil.com/products/results/18359

jasper5 wrote:Comma reccomend this.....

http://www.commaoil.com/products/results/18359

Uhm, that's not low ash (acea c3). It's fine as long as you take care to remove the FAP soon.

Yep, but that's what they say....

I use the syner Z oil in my 407 as I wrote earlier.

jasper5 wrote:Yep, but that's what they say....

I use the syner Z oil in my 407 as I wrote earlier.

Bah, I do not trust those automatic "reccomended" programs. Even the italian Castrol site gives the wrong oil for my 406.
I use Castrol EDGE FST 5w40 right now and it looks OK. The previous oil change I used CarLube TripleR and it was a tad noisier.

Ahem... I think this is a 2.2 Petrol

Bailes1992 wrote:Ahem... I think this is a 2.2 Petrol

He says it hasn't been defapped (yet) so I took it to be a diesel, and I think it is!