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tdv6 oil type,
hi, can anyone tell or advise me as to what oil land rover dealers generaly use ie, mineral or synthetic as i am going to change the oil in my discovery and i dont realy want to cross contaminate whith different oil types. i have noticed my dealer has never put what oil they have used on the service record and so this is why i am asking.
thanks again, jim.
24th Dec 2007 9:50 pm
simon
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Its in the manual and sold at the parts dept of your dealer
Engine oil - Diesel vehicles
Use 5W/30 oil meeting ACEA: B1 or B3.
24th Dec 2007 10:32 pm
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Has anyone come across a non-dealer source of this stuff? I imagine they're not the cheapest. Halfrauds don't stock it.
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Miller oil's do a range that covered all type that were required for the D2, I haven't looked but I would expect they cover the D3 as well.
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25th Dec 2007 12:19 am
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25th Dec 2007 12:26 am
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hi, i use jcb extreme presure engine oil in my defender td5, i get it from our jcb dealer for about £65 for 25ltrs. i have been looking today and it meets the same spec for the tdv6 so i will use that. thanks for all your replys
see you soon, jim.
25th Dec 2007 7:30 pm
ronp
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gilmorr wrote:
Has anyone come across a non-dealer source of this stuff? I imagine they're not the cheapest. Halfrauds don't stock it.
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My manual states:
"Land Rover recommends Castrol"
"Diesel 5W/30 meeting ACEA:B1 or B2"
Got my 5 ltr Castrol from Halfords for around £27 nearly 3 years ago [for top ups] ...
still got about half left!
So what's the stuff that's hard to get outside the dealer network and why is it needed [taking into account LR's recommendation is widely available]?I was a normal heterosexual chap, but in these new woke awakenings I now identify as a Wardrobe.
The stuff that's hard to get outside of dealers is Castrol SLX II Long Life, same as used by Audi/VWLRs are a fond memory, apart from the maintenance.
25th Dec 2007 8:40 pm
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SN wrote:
There's a Ford badged version which you can get
That's what I use thanks to someone not a million miles from me working for Ford!
25th Dec 2007 9:03 pm
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AFAIK any Diesel 5w/30 B1, B3 oil should do the job
The 5 being the viscosity when cold and the 30 when hot.
Engines with a DPF need to be C1 instead of B1 or B3
25th Dec 2007 9:10 pm
norto
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And it must be "synthetic"
26th Dec 2007 9:12 pm
mc101
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Heres something I noticed... Was going on a long drive a short while back (Jan 08 Skiing) and decided to change the oil/filter combo in the D3 before leaving as its service was due in a couple of months.
Anyway - changed the oil to a fully synth Castrol that meets the spec per the handbook and immediately noticed the motor was much much quieter. Put that down to it being new oil and was very pleased with myself...
Anyway - got the car back from its service yesterday (from a network dealer) where presumably they changed the oil to the LR branded stuff -- guess what the motor is back to its old noisy rattler self - ok still pretty good for a diesel but quite noticably noisier.... so in future I will be choosing the oil brand that meets the spec and not using the LR stuff !!
3rd Apr 2008 8:32 am
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Why not ring the dealer who last serviced your car?
Guy Salmon use Mobil 1 synthetic AFAIK. I'm sure thats what it said on my last service bill Not the cheapest, but seems to run well enough, and its not worn out yet!
3rd Apr 2008 8:42 am
ronp
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Disconutter wrote:
The stuff that's hard to get outside of dealers is Castrol SLX II Long Life, same as used by Audi/VW
Read somewhere that this had been discontinued and that it's now Castrol Edge?
Still seems specific to VW though.
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/...ryrn_77304
So would this be OK in a D3 as a high quality oil.
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Not the cheapest, but seems to run well enough, and its not worn out yet!
