Just wanted to run this by everyone and make sure they are the correct items I need to do a DIY oil change. I keep seeing a bunch of debate on the exact oil spec, but being as I live in southern california and have mild temps all around, I figure a 5w20 oil is fine? Haven't ever done an oil change by myself for the F-type and just want to check that these are fine. Is there a reason to go with the "extended performance" version of the casterol edge oil? I'm doing changes every year/5000 miles depending on which comes first.

 

If you are a stickler for what the manual says the oil should be the Professional OE version of that oil. Usually available at a dealer (that is where I get it).

Avoid the steel man oil housing wrench they suck. Get the MotivX Tools unit (MX2325 90mm 15 flute).

As long as the Mityvac has an 8 quart capacity you are good to go.

 

Another good place to get the oil which meets the STJLR.51.5122 spec is FCPEuro:
https://www.fcpeuro.com/Jaguar-parts...5&b=10&d=&v=39

I also skipped the filter cap wrench. I was able to use one of the old fashioned clamp-type oil wrenches.

 

I’ve always gotten Castrol Edge Pro OE 5W-20 from Atlantic British (roverparts.com), but they don’t list 5W-20 anymore. There are oil threads on here of other companies that sell oil that meets the JLR spec.

 

I would go to the Mitivac model 7201 2.3 gallon version. You can find it online for about $100. 1.9 gallons is marginal for the F-Type.

 

Nobody has mentioned a roll of Bounty paper towels.

 

STJLR.51.5122 has been superseded by STJLR.03.5006.

Also, choose an oil with ILSAC GF-6A specification. Much better protection against sludge and timing chain wear.

 

 

For the life of me i cant find this size from MotivX. Stops at 84.4mm 14 flute MX2324-US

 

Amazon shows currently unavailable:

https://us.amazon.com/Motivx-Tools-F.../dp/B01BS6M04I

You might try this:
https://us.amazon.com/FIRSTINFO-90-2...7G15MJQX&psc=1

It looks like the MotivX unit I have:



The only thing is they have very slightly different specs. I think the one I have was made for MotivX by these guys.

 

Used this oil filter housing socket:

https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/jag...facturing-a259

Don't think 3.50 can be beat. Additionally, +1 on the FCPEuro jaguar spec oil. Might as well throw both of these products into a FCPEuro order and get the filter + mityvac on Amazon, which is what I did.

 

Ended up changing my stuff around a little bit after doing some reading and going through the suggestions here. I finished up the oil change yesterday and the car is running fantastic. Went with the updated spec Liquimoly oil. I found it a bit odd that I barely pulled over 6L from the engine, but the gauge is reading exactly in the middle of the bar and the engine runs nice and smooth so I'll just take it. It really is quite an easy oil change with a mityvac!

 

I'm glad you had good luck with the Steelman oil filter wrench. The one I had slipped over the flutes on the cartridge housing and was useless.

 

Tried looking for the suggested one, but it was out of stock everywhere. By the time the second option popped up I had already ordered so I decided to just try it and see. Glad it worked out, though even if it didn't, ten bucks isn't the end of the world. For a tool I'll use once or twice a year, it should serve its purpose well enough.

 

On our '14, the middle of the bar is 1 qt down....

Suggest topping off (a few oz at a time) to get the reading showing to the top.

https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/f...eading-231500/


First tho', update the average oil level reading:Scroll through the Trip Menu to view the oil level display, to verify that the oil level value has now been updated.

 

Great choice on the LM Top Tec 6600 series. The only oil I will use now in the F-Type. I have spoken with their lubricant techs a few times about the change to this as their standard and as mentioned, it definitely does better and protecting from timing chain wear.

 

I will add that a good quality torque wrench is a very useful tool to have. And it should be one that has a fairly low range or adjustment settings and not the same one that you would use for torqueing lug nuts for example that can read up to 100 ft lbs or higher and has a 2 ft. long handle.

The filter should be torqued to 25 Nm or 18.44 ft. lbs. If you have other vehicles that drain the oil from the plug on the pan, those plugs should be torqued to a certain value as well and it's usually pretty low. Not like how Jiffy Lube thinks they should be.

I had been using an inexpensive torque wrench that adjusts by twisting the collar and trying to read the value. It was difficult to use and I wasn't all that confident in it's precision. I recently bought one of these:


It was not inexpensive but good tools rarely are. It comes with a certificate of calibration and has a range of 3.7 to 37 ft lbs (5 Nm to 50 Nm) so it is appropriate for items that are torqued to fairly low levels. It is very easy to use and the readings can be changed from kg-cm, Nm, in-lb. or ft-lb at a touch of a button. I should have just bought something like this one years ago rather than a $30 Harbor Freight tool.

 

Good point. I got a 1/2" Craftsman torque wrench (and a lug nut socket set) specifically for torquing the lug nuts (92 ft-lb).