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stick
Member Since: 13 Jan 2010
Location: hants
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Found this site on a jag forum, seems to be the right stuff. £6.50 delivery charge for orders under £70. Still less than driving to dealer
http://www.millersoils.net/1s_store.cgi?pr...79087_5771
Anyone ever heard of Millers Oils?  d4 HSE
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 22nd Jun 2010 7:18 am |
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Stingray
Member Since: 03 Apr 2005
Location: North Wales
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We deal in vintage cars and use Millers steering box oil, which is wonderful stuff. It looks like golden syrup, but really works well in curing sticky or stiff steering. Hopefully their other products are as good.
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| 23rd Jun 2010 6:05 pm |
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patrickl
Member Since: 20 Jan 2010
Location: Berkshire
Posts: 16
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The Oilman cannot get the Castrol Oil, but stocks the Millers equivalent which meets the LR Spec and will therefor enot invalidate the Warranty:
Millers Oils XF Longlife C1 5w-30 £10.41 per litre or 5l for £40.67 and of course with members discount from OPIES it is cheaper still.
Patrick
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| 24th Jun 2010 8:49 pm |
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stick
Member Since: 13 Jan 2010
Location: hants
Posts: 604
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thanks patrick
e-mail on way to oilman  d4 HSE
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| 25th Jun 2010 9:27 am |
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stick
Member Since: 13 Jan 2010
Location: hants
Posts: 604
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Just bought some direct on oilman's website.
Stealer wanted £16 a litre can, oilman £9.37 a litre can. Recommend to all D4 owners as I couldn't find the grade anywhere else. THanks again Patrick for the steer.
 d4 HSE
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| 25th Jun 2010 9:45 am |
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uttanutta
Member Since: 10 Mar 2010
Location: Goondiwindi
Posts: 29
 
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Don't forget the most important thing you put into your vehicle is its lubricants, the issue of a couple of quid/dollars to buy a cheaper equivalent belies belief. We spend an inordinate amount of money on a vehicle and then bicker about a couple of dollars where its most important.
Rule 1. buy the best lubricant you can !
Rule 2. buy the best lubricant you can !!
Why buy a product that "meets" specs when there are products available that "exceed" specs. a product that meets specs will protect your engine under normal driving circumstances. Under duress this product is more likely to fail and leave your engine wanting, even in a minor instance some damage, however slight, will occur, the vehicle will start to use a little oil and this damage can very rarely be repaired. A better engine oil (the best is synthetic) will continue to protect under duress, the engine will run cleaner, perform better and you will achieve better fuel economy, reduced downtime and under a oil watch program (outside of warranty of course) reduce your oil drainage requirements even further, (more cost initially, end result:- better protection and potentially more money in your pocket in the long run)
I work for a lubricant company, which will remain unnamed as I don't want to be seen advertising, but please guys, buy the best you can get it is one of the most important decisions you can make for your vehicle. Discovery 4 the greatest 4wd on the planet. LandRover the worst customer service imaginable. Do you have to put up with one to experience the other? Apparently yes!!!!
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| 26th Jun 2010 10:48 pm |
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caverD3
Member Since: 02 Jul 2006
Location: Oberon, NSW
Posts: 6922
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Agree with that modern vehicles have special needs.
However the LR dealer in Darwin (also Mitubishi dealer) was putting the wrong oil in D3s when servicing.  “There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely gamesâ€
Ernest Hemmingway
D4 3.0 Active Diff, Adaptive Lights, High Beam Assist, Surround Cameras, Privacy Glass.
D3 2.7:Adaptive Headlights,Electronic Rear Diff,ARB Bar,Blaupunkt Speakers,JVC Powered Subwoofer,Removable Snorkel,Mitch Hitch,Pioneer After Market Head Unit,Steering Wheel Control Adaptor,Remote Adjustable Supension Rod System, Taxside Dual Battery System.
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| 27th Jun 2010 12:40 am |
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tjp74
Member Since: 10 Feb 2010
Location: Seattle
Posts: 59
 
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By the way, D4 is designed with 15000 mile oil change interval. Why would any one needs to top it off during a 1000 or even a 5000 mile road trip????
I thought oil topping off between the oil change interval is for older cars and trucks burning or leaking oil badly...
(as my 1991 Peugeot 405 Mi16) TJ
2010 LR4 HSE Lux Plus White/Ebony <=Sold 2012
2000 Discovery II SE7 <=Sold 2011
2010 Prius w/Solar Roof <=Sold 2011
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| 29th Jun 2010 6:00 am |
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caverD3
Member Since: 02 Jul 2006
Location: Oberon, NSW
Posts: 6922
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D3s were found to use some oil initially (porous block?) but after that vitually none at all. So maybe the D4 will do the same? “There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely gamesâ€
Ernest Hemmingway
D4 3.0 Active Diff, Adaptive Lights, High Beam Assist, Surround Cameras, Privacy Glass.
D3 2.7:Adaptive Headlights,Electronic Rear Diff,ARB Bar,Blaupunkt Speakers,JVC Powered Subwoofer,Removable Snorkel,Mitch Hitch,Pioneer After Market Head Unit,Steering Wheel Control Adaptor,Remote Adjustable Supension Rod System, Taxside Dual Battery System.
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| 29th Jun 2010 6:50 am |
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Mastora
Member Since: 01 Oct 2010
Location: Alnwick
Posts: 1
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The official oil is Castrol SLX Professional Powerflow 5W30 (Low soot). There's some scary stories hovering around at the moment about Land Rover rejecting warranty claims on vehicles that don't have this oil put in! It's pretty cheap at £11 or so per litre too 
Hope this helps.
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| 6th Oct 2010 10:28 am |
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DiscoDunc
Member Since: 08 May 2006
Location: Bristol
Posts: 16390
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my D4 has used about 1 litre in the first 2500 miles, but for the last 3000 miles its not used any. So a little has been absorbed during the first few miles. Duncan
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If I'd known I was going to be so thirsty this morning I'd have drunk more beer last night.
FFRR Autobiography 4.4 SDV8 MY17
D4 HSE MY13 SOLD
FFRR 3.6 Vogue TDV8 SOLD
D4 HSE MY10 SOLD
D4 SE TECH MY15 SOLD
D4 XS MY12 SOLD
D4 HSE MY10 SOLD
D3 HSE MY06 - Re-Cycled Worldwide
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| 6th Oct 2010 10:39 am |
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Dexter
Member Since: 21 Sep 2007
Location: Aberdeenshire
Posts: 1394
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The 3.0 SDV6 engine oil specification is stated as SAE 5W-30, WSS-MC2934-B. Any oil that meets that spec if fine to use regardless of manufacturer.
My handbook states that 'Land Rover recommend Castrol products' which is not an instruction so for top ups between services, I'm happy with the Millers XF Longlife C1 which arrived today from the Oilman, very quick delivery
(but Aberdeen in the Highlands for carriage charges??? Not last time I looked!  )
Dex
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| 6th Oct 2010 12:00 pm |
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D4mation
Member Since: 29 Jul 2011
Location: Ruralshire
Posts: 593
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This thread is a bit old but I just wanted to check I'm headed in the right direction. As my car is new and not yet "bedded in" I believe I can expect some oil loss early on and have been trying to find some of the LR recommended Castrol SLX Professional Powerflow 5W30 C1, with no success.
Either of these from Opie should be OK though ?
http://www.opieoils.co.uk/c-1300-wss-m2c-934-b.aspx MY12 D4 HSE Ipanema Sand
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| 12th Dec 2011 5:01 pm |
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lespes
Member Since: 17 Sep 2009
Location: Sitting Down
Posts: 2232
 
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So is this the correct oil 
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FORD-Castrol-SLX...1e66f42823 D4 Landmark MY16 Santorini Black THE LAST
D4 HSE MY12 Marmais Teal: Gone. Missed a lot!
Freelander 2 SD HSE MY11 Silver:Thankfully gone.
D4 HSE MY11 Silver: Gone missed !
Range Rover Sport MY06 HSE Buck Blue: Gone missed!
Discovery D2 TD5 Facelift MY Red Gone Missed!
Discovery D2 TD5 Cobalt Blue: Gone Missed!
Discovery D1 Auto Oxford Blue Not missed at all!
Discovery D1 Avalon Blue First LR! missed!
Now demoted to a VW
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| 12th Dec 2011 11:54 pm |
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