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  1. 24th August 2012, 11:57 AM #31
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    Quote Originally Posted by rick130 View Post
    and thanks to Naks pointing out that the Edge Professional above is a WSS-M2C-934-B spec oil which is for the V6/V8 engines, not the four cylinder, even though Castrol claim it for the 2.4l in their spec sheet.

    There are some other oils that meet the WSS-M2C-934-B spec here in Oz, eg Mobil Super FE Special 5W-30, Caltex Havoline Energy 5W-30 and Shell Helix HX7 AF 5W-30, but whether they've been updated to the 'C' )




    Hi Rick, I have been following this thread with interest (although I have a td5)
    and regularly see 5 or 10w/30 recommended but I have always steered clear of the 30 because I understood this to mean a max ambient of 40 degrees and we are quite often driving in plus 40 up here for prolonged periods.


    Have I misunderstood this spec or should I be looking at ?w/40 or above as I have been doing?
    I assume this applies to the Puma's as well.

    Cheers,
    Paul.
    In all seriousness I'd use a good syn HD 5/10W-40 in a TD5, just because HD (as in API CI-4+/CJ-4/ ACEA E5/E7/E9) 5W-30's are as rare as rocking horse droppings in this part of the world.

    The add pack is just that bit more (or maybe quite a bit more) robust than a dual rated SM/CF 0/5W-40 and as some TD5's have had problems with cam lobes I'd go for the HD oil every time.
    The lobes for the injectors in particular I'm guessing have a hard time.

    The TDci is designed by Ford for a really low SAPS oil and i don't know enough to say whether it's adequate or not.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dockstrada View Post
    I have been talking to the castrol tech and he refered me to this PDF .
    He was waffling on about the catalytic converters and how the low addative content of the Edge will not choke up the C/C .

    If you look under Product Application , it lists the Land Rover recomended engines .

    Just To make sure,I called another dealer "Purnell Motors" today and he also stated the Castrol Edge is the only product up to the job .


    http://www.tds.castrol.com.au/pdf/10...71_2011_09.pdf

    Any how Just ordered a drum of Edge Pro CI 5W-30 over the Magnatec under the recomendation of the castrol Tech .
    It meets the wrong specs, re-read the thread, that oil you've linked to is specced for the TDV6, not the four cylinder engine, the Magnatec lists the correct Ford spec.

    It's not going to harm anything but it just shows how frigging confusing (and stupid) this whole "a specific oil for a specific engine" thing is becoming.
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  3. 24th August 2012, 03:22 PM #33
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    Quote Originally Posted by rick130 View Post
    It meets the wrong specs, re-read the thread, that oil you've linked to is specced for the TDV6, not the four cylinder engine, the Magnatec lists the correct Ford spec.

    It's not going to harm anything but it just shows how frigging confusing (and stupid) this whole "a specific oil for a specific engine" thing is becoming.


    Yeah I’m confused all over again, the fellow at Purnell Motors confirmed that it was all they use on post 06 Defenders, In any case the price was great so if it’s not going to do any harm ill use it anyway.

    Meanwhile there may be some light shed on the whole Oil’s ain’t Oil’s thing.
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    Quote Originally Posted by harro View Post
    ... regularly see 5 or 10w/30 recommended but I have always steered clear of the 30 because I understood this to mean a max ambient of 40 degrees and we are quite often driving in plus 40 up here for prolonged periods.

    Whether the ambient temperature is 30C or 40C, your internal engine temperature is the same. As long as your cooling system works efficiently, there should not be any issue.

    On the Td5 I would still go 15w40 or 5w40, but the Duratorq engines were all designed for 5w30.
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    Any comments on Shell Helix Ultra 5W40? Shell list it according to the following specs: API SM/CF, ACEA A3/B3/B4 which seems to be in line with what the 2.4 Puma requires.
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    Quote Originally Posted by robharvey View Post
    Any comments on Shell Helix Ultra 5W40? Shell list it according to the following specs: API SM/CF, ACEA A3/B3/B4 which seems to be in line with what the 2.4 Puma requires.

    No. Puma's spec requires ACEA A5/B5.
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    The 10k service sheet for my 2.4 lists Havoline Synthetic, although it doesnt state the exact type.
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    Bloody hell! This is damn confusing. I think I'll stick with what I've put in and when it goes in for the 80K service (if I put it into the stealers that is) I'll have a chat about what they're using.
    Has anyone yet had an engine go bang with using a fully synthetic A3/B4 instead of the recommended....whatever that is?
    AlanH.

    PS Thanks Rick anyway, even if I'm still confused.
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    No DPF in my 2.2 defer.
    Lindsay.
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