Help- Off the shelf basic service products & recommendations - Giulietta QV

[Rob p]

I always service mine on my Owen I just go to the alfa dealer and get the correct Salina oil and filter the price you pay for the ryco is virtaly the same price as the genuine filter and same for the oil  and atlrwsdt you know the engineer designed motor on them parts only catch is they only come in 2 ltr tins and you need 5.2ltrs for oil change to be bang on and I use muilti ecu for service rest if you have further questions just p.m me and I can help you set up muiltiecu that is a headache to work out

[Colin Edwards]

You've never seen the oil filter housing or where it's placed on a 1750TBi engine, have you? 

A sharp implement would definitely make things worse.   

I've replaced the oil filter on the wife's Giulietta QV three times now.  Unless the filter location is different on the early iron block 1750TBi compared to our alloy block 1750TBi

[Domenic]

Colin,

the iron block 1750Tbi use a cartridge filter.

the later Alloy block (4c) use a spin on filter

[Colin Edwards]

Thanks Domenic.
Reminds me its nearly due for another oil change.  I'll have to drop by and grab a filter and one or two other bits.

Colin

[Jgjgee]

Just an update , today I completed the oil change on the Giulietta. The oil filter is in a difficult location but I found the removal of the front driver's side wheel and splash guard was the easiest way to reach it. Before unscrewing I marked the housing as a reference point when refitting.  I used one of those flexible silicon baking trays to shape and catch the oil spewing out from the filter. It did the trick.  I used my trusty low profile ramps on all four wheels (two stepped wooden sleepers stacked on top of each other). This allows good access under the car and keeps it level.  All in all it was about 1.5 hours going very slowly. Also changed the air filter while the bottom tray was off. Next is the oil reset. Waiting on the obd scanner.
Thanks for all the tips guys!