5,000 KM's Clocked on the Bolero!
Oil Capacity is 6 Litres for the mHawk D75, grade used is 15W40.
Drain Bolt required a 22mm Ring/Box spanner for removal and installation, the Brass Crush Washer needs to ve replaced as well and costs Rs.20/- per piece.
These were the two universal Oil Filter Wrenches I had with me and both couldn't help me undo the Bolero's Oil Filter, during the latest iteration they'd cramped up so many things inside the the bay that even the traditional waistbelt and plier couldn't get the job done.
Here's a snap of the Oil Filter installed;
The above snap shows the new filter in place, do make a note of it cause you'd know why down the line.
Coming back to point,
Team Automobiles, Kollam came to my rescue, when I'd told them that my tools were no good they let me use their new workspace along with their complete array of tools.
I used the below, as an assortment of filter cup sockets they had simply kept slipping, I had my doubts but this really did get the job done.
Now coming to the puzzling part.
The oil filter on the
Left is the
OE Replacement filter I got(Rs. 200/- a pop!) and the one on the
Right is the one that came from
Factory.
I not only double but tripple checked and the relatively larger filter is the recommended part for the mHawk Bolero, even the D75.
Hence the puzzle why the filter that came with the car is puny and the OE Replacement (Not OEM, OE!) Is quite huge in comparison.
I checked with a fellow enthusiast who works for Mahindra and got the information that the new filter is what comes on 3 Cylinder engines from factory and the larger one is what came with 4 Cylinder engines from factory but since both filters have the same M20 Thread and cross compatible seating the larger one is what's commonly stocked.
I was glad that the car didn't throw any low oil pressure warning even on first start-up after the oil change.
I was in a hurry hence couldn't get many pictures, but the process is pretty straightforward if you have the 3 legged filter wrench.
Unlike the Alto you need not lift the car or anything courtesy the ground clearance.
With the exception of my wrenches not working and me having to reach out to friends for support everything else is easier than even the Alto, only point of consideration is you need a larger drain pan due to the 6L sump size.
Almost forgot, here's the oil I used;
Motul DSM is what it's called, first time hearing and using as I was in a hurry and due diligence was the last thing on my mind, anyhow it cost a total of 1.7k for 6 Litres (3*2).
So that's about it folks!
Regards,
A.P.