Oil Top-up and Type

Faults and Technical chat for the Citroen Aircross
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Tarv85
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Post by Tarv85 »

Hi,

I have had my C3 Aircross for 18 months. Its only done 17000 miles but I have had the engine top-up light come on twice.

Firstly, I was interested to see if that frequency is normal for everyone else?

Secondly, I cannot find anywhere in the manual where is actually says what type of oil the engine needs. For reference mine is the PureTech 130 Petrol.

Any advice greatly received.

routemaster1
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Post by routemaster1 »

Have you had the car serviced and the oil changed? You don't say whether it is a petrol or diesel. Diesel is 16,000 miles or 1 year, and petrol is, afaik, 20,000 miles or 1 year. So you should have had an oil change and service. It is vital to get diesels service at the correct intervals, otherwise there may be a problem with turbo lubrication.

If you do top up or change the oil yourself, it is vital to use a low SAPS oil, otherwise the ash will cause problems with the exhaust filter.
Beanee687
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Post by Beanee687 »

Service intervals for the 130bhp petrol (he says it's petrol in lady paragraph) is 1 year or 12500 miles same as mine.
Recommended is 0-30w

https://www.citroen.co.uk/owner-service ... conditions.
2023 C3 Aircross Shine+ 130 BHP EAT6.
Pepper red with red roof and black mirrors & roof bars
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