2005 Pajero new to me.

[Crocodile]

Hello All,
I have just bought a 2005 3.8 petrol manual.
I love it.
I can see why these were so popular when new.
I will do an oil change when it gets to an even 10000 k.
Is there anything that a careful home mechanic needs to know about doing and oil change?
How far do you guys go between changes?
thanks in advance.

[marcthelegend]

Congrats on the new purchase, They are a wonderful car, very good family car and very capable offroad. We got ours at around 60,000k and it's now pushing 320,000k and showing no signs of wear - I make sure to keep the running gear in top condition and replace the oil with a good quality synthetic product (penrite HPR5) every 7,000 - 10,000k with a small top-up in between that - so far so good.

One thing I have noticed (and see on here a bit) is from day one it's always used oil between changes - not a lot (1L/5000k) but does require monitoring. Interestingly enough it doesn't leak and I've not noticed any blue smoke so it's a mystery to me.

Only annoyance with an oil change is the bash plate, it can be a little annoying to remove, especially when its an aftermarket one and it hits you in the head but overall a service usually takes no more than 30 minutes from start to finish.

[DAUMULLER]

Oil change

Hi I have same vehicle. Below is what Mitshibishi recommended (used it for 10 years).
Brand Quantity Capacity(with oil filter)
Castrol Magnatec part synthetic 10W30 5L 4.8L

I change mine every 7500KM as I think 15000KM is to long and It is our second car so we only do about 10000km per year.

My car has done 195000km with no major problems.

[Crocodile]

Hello All,
I did the oil change when it was on interval.
Very straightforward except that the sump plug was burred and my home mechanic 17mm socket would slip.
The ring spanner was a tight fit but it also slipped.
I took it to a mechanic who had better tools and the plug unloosened easily. (Proper socket with a long breaker bar).
I got him to crack all of the plugs in the diffs, gearbox and transfer case so when I check them my toy spanners will work.
I like that the filter holds most of the oil and does not let it run everywhere.
New sump plug and job is done.