Our project smart car W450 Fortwo 700cc gets an oil + filter change.

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4 жыл бұрын

Si it turns out Smart car though the sump plug was a bad idea ( cost ? weight ? ) so you have to suck the oil out of the dip stick to do an oil change ! Some videos on youtube don't show this so i prove that just removing the filter does not drain most of the oil.
Its one of our typical videos where we are sort of discovering things as we go along !

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@drinternatg6391 4 жыл бұрын

Might have been good to smear a little oil on the o ring to help it slide round when tightening up.

@andrewstones2921 4 жыл бұрын

It’s very important on these engines to pay attention to the notice on the oil filler cap and NEVER overfill the oil, or catastrophic damage will occur. These engines usually use a bit of oil so it’s tempting to overfill, but to be safe most enthusiastic owners try and keep the oil mid way between the marks on the dipstick.

@antonispetrou4472 Жыл бұрын

My 700cc had a drain plug. My 600cc did not. So on my 600cc I took off the oil filter first and started the engine for 5 seconds and turn it off. Every drop of oil was pumped out!!! No harm to the engine since 2015....

@tonygordon2988 4 жыл бұрын

Wait till you change all six spark plugs make sure you get the correct spark plug spanner

@robinturner2300 4 жыл бұрын

I love my 1ltr 451. It has the same power to weight ratio as a new Focus ST, drives like a gocart round town and is ZERO TAX. Ok so nothing like either of my 3.2 V6 TTs but as a town car, hard to beat.

@averagedev7768 Жыл бұрын

1.0 is not a mercedes engine, its a stupid mitsubishi

@PerfodDk 3 жыл бұрын

Later and bigger engine dosent have a drain plug either ,.

@jasonthorne8512 3 жыл бұрын

So why didn't you pull the filter out ????? Oil won't pass back through the filter , I managed my smart fortwo with out all this extra headache ..... Undo the 27 mm cover , take out the filter , and slightly lift ( jack ) the front end .... Job done ✅ I've done it !!! I can't see why you are all pissing about ????? I can even video next time I change mine 🤷🏻‍♂️

@L663 3 жыл бұрын

Bit confused... we did undo the 27mm and take the cover and pull the filter out... but we also need to change the oil ?

@jasonthorne8512 3 жыл бұрын

@@L663 You're a bit confused ?? Me too ??? I've changed my oil 3 times ,after I refit a new turbo , just took out the filter , lifted the front end and took easily 3 LTRs out , my friend had one , he said the same as you , " pump it out " I told him what I did ... 🤷🏻‍♂️

@AndyK.1 4 жыл бұрын

Your sons new motor ?

@L663 4 жыл бұрын

George is only 15 and cant drive till he's 17 in the UK.... my daughter is learning to drive but she has her eye on my wifes Honda Jazz !

@andrewlaw 4 жыл бұрын

Why such an abrupt end to the videos? I'm thinking it's going to an ad break but it's not. No, "well thanks for watching, like and subscribe" or "in our next video", its just blank screen,end. 🤔

@453421abcdefg12345 4 жыл бұрын

What a stupid design having no drain plug, that guarantees that the oil in these things will only ever get topped up, not a very good idea, probably the only way to get any crud out with the oil is to pump it out when the engine is hot, but not a good idea with no plug, could you braze a threaded bush into the sump ?

@L663 4 жыл бұрын

Hi - i have to agree - for a moment i thought it was genius idea - put the filter at the bottom of the engine and let it drain when you remove the filte... but alas no ! I was wondering about using a rivnut in the sump..... no need to remove / braze etc

@AndyK.1 4 жыл бұрын

Newer land rovers are like this. So not the only stupid design.

@andrewstones2921 4 жыл бұрын

Englishman French it’s fairly easy to extract the oil via the dipstick tube if the oil is warm, but it’s better to replace the plastic sump with a steel replacement that has a sump plug for about 50 quid, at the same time a spin on oil filter conversion is well worth while .

@riopugh8220 2 жыл бұрын

I've had a new sump with a drain plug fitted