Clio 200 Engine Oil Capacity

[ShantiT]

The exact engine oil capacity for a 200 2.0 16v engine seems to throw up lots of different answers. Does anyone know the definitive number? I'm talking for changing both oil and filter. So far I've come across:

4.75 litres (not inc. changing filter)
5.0 litres (inc. new filter. A certain amount of oil will remain in galleries, from RenaultSpt specialist)
5.1 litres (inc. new filter, engine from new 'dry' with no oil at all, from RenaultSpt specialist)
5.15 litres (ave' capacity for oil change oil filter inc., from RenaultSport Clio Drivers Handbook)
5.15 litres (ave' engine capacity. Please observe manuf' reco' carefully. From Renault Service sheet)
5.2 to 5.25 litres (inc. new filter and good long drain out period, from RenaultSpt specialist)
5.8 litres (inc. new filter, from RenaultSpt specialist)
6.0 litres (inc. new filter, from Renault main dealer)

I know the advice is warm the engine well, drain over a good five-ten minutes, new sump-plug washer and filter on, fill with five litres, run engine to circulate oil well, stop, wait ten minutes, check dipstick carefully ensuring car on level ground, top up as necessary to get to max line giving time for oil poured in to drop to sump, check dipstick again, repeat as necessary.

What I'm interested in is what amount takes the oil level to the top of the dipstick in all your experiences, when dropping the oil out and changing the filter. Thanks in advance.

 

[Foxspeed]

"about" 5.2 ltrs....

 

[ShantiT]

"about" 5.2 ltrs....

Thanks. You'll be pleased to know your figure matches the most respected of the RenaultSport specialists I spoke to.

 

[sevenfourate]

^^^^^

From doing fresh oil and new filter change myself recently..........i concur !

 

[Jimmy]

most respected of the RenaultSport specialists

Sums up @foxspeed pretty well I reckon

 

[ShantiT]

^^^^^

From doing fresh oil and new filter change myself recently..........i concur !

Good to see more support for the 5.2 litres in 'real world' situations.

 

[sevenfourate]

Good to see more support for the 5.2 litres in 'real world' situations.

Yea as much as you hope it might be.....a 5 litre container isnt quite enough !!! (Thats why alot of ebay oil and filter adverts actually supply 5 + 1 litres)......

 

[Pav]

always get a 5 litre container and its about enough..filter etc..
sometimes i need to top it up..

 

[Chris]

Its a bit of a pain considering standard containers are 5L....

 

[ShantiT]

always get a 5 litre container and its about enough..filter etc..
sometimes i need to top it up..

Does the 5 litres take it to the top of the dipstick? If you top up do you remember by how much? 200ml? More? Less?

 

[Pav]

it's usually in between the min and max mark...

 

[ShantiT]

it's usually in between the min and max mark...

Sounds like you could pour in another 200ml on top of the 5 litres if halfway between min and max. At least.

 

[Pav]

you could for sure..i never fill it up to the max mark..

 

[sevenfourate]

..i never fill it up to the max mark..

...your ex girlfriend said the same of you Pavster.

 

[Pav]

...your ex girlfriend said the same of you Pavster.

i'm single

 

[sevenfourate]

Ok - maybe i missed a smiley out of my attempted humerous post. I'll make up for it now.....

 

[ShantiT]

you could for sure..i never fill it up to the max mark..

Any particular reason you don't fill it to the max line?

 

[Pav]

My mechanic told me.once that having too much oil in is as bad as having too little..so in between has always done the job for me..may be wrong..just listened someone who should be more qualified than.me..

 

[ShantiT]

My mechanic told me.once that having too much oil in is as bad as having too little..so in between has always done the job for me..may be wrong..just listened someone who should be more qualified than.me..

OK, so it's because you're cautious. Your mechanic is completely correct, too much is a problem. Windage (look it up), blowing seals and killing the catalyst to start with. Filling to max fine and I prefer as there is as much of the good stuff floating around as possible.