Thread: Best Engine Oil For Puma

Allan,

I would personally stick to what Land Rover Australia and for that matter Castrol Australia recommends. Conditions like temperature, both - ambient and operating, chemical makeup of fuel etc all plays a part and what is recommended in Europe is not necessarily applicable over here.

I’m sure Rick and the oil gurus will have the correct technical reasons and no doubt similar spec alternatives, but I’m comfortable (possibly naive?) enough to keep to the Castrol product specified by Castrol Australia.

There's a good chance that Naks over in South Africa will be able to tell you that a different spec of Castrol is used over there as well.

A number of Castrol UK's oils aren't comparable to what Castrol Oz blend/market, Magnatec 5W-30 being one (AFAIK)
[edit] Just did some checking and Castrol have just released a 5W-30 Magnatec but it's only a semi-syn (I'm guessing the ester part is the only syn bit) and it doesn't carry an ACEA C1 or Ford approval[/edit]

As Loubrey said, the best thing is to go off their product recommendation, although it does seem odd that they recommend Edge 0W-40 as the Ford spec is for an ultra low SAPS oil.

AFAIK the correct Castol oil is Edge Professional C1 5W-30, but you will probably only be able to buy this in 205l drums and maybe 20l drums, maybe.
http://www.tds.castrol.com.au/pdf%5C...71_2011_09.pdf

Never, ever ask a retailer or even a mechanic for oil advice, they have no idea when it comes to lubes, and that includes dealers IMO.
Ring the oil companies tech lines and pin them down if their recommendation meets/is licensed for the appropriate engine spec (or whatever it is that's being lubricated)

.. i just did an oil change on my 2011 puma..
after lots of research and talking to Castrol i went for

Castrol SLX professional 5w/30 OE - its fully synthetic..
only comes in 20l drums and castrol order code is 119563 - $264 inc gst

most places can order it for you...

Originally Posted by Loubrey

There's a good chance that Naks over in South Africa will be able to tell you that a different spec of Castrol is used over there as well.

LRSA specifies Castrol Magnatec A1 Professional 5w30, and that's what I use, only because there is no other oil conforming to the Ford WSS-M2C-913C spec for the Puma engine.

However, there have been reports from a couple of users that their dealers used other oils. One reported Castrol SLX Professional 5W30 and another one reported Mobil 1 0W40, neither of which conform to WSS-M2C-913C.


Find the best oil you can buy that conforms to WSS-M2C-913C. AFAIK, there is a Penrite 5w40 that conforms to WSS-M2C-913B, that should do it

Originally Posted by pushrod

.. i just did an oil change on my 2011 puma..
after lots of research and talking to Castrol i went for

Castrol SLX professional 5w/30 OE - its fully synthetic..
only comes in 20l drums and castrol order code is 119563 - $264 inc gst

most places can order it for you...

That'd probably work OK but it's technically a VW spec oil, the one I've listed above is specifically recommended for the J/LR diesels.

Ford call for an extremely low SAPS level, much lower than other manufacturers.
The ACEA equivalent blend is rated C1, (ultra low SAPS) SLX Pro is a C3 brew.

http://www.penriteoil.com.au/tech_pd...PLICATIONS.pdf

The Ford spec seems to be short of AW additives but I don't know enough about these oils or the engines so shouldn't hazard any comments on them other than to say the manufacturers know a hell of a lot more about their oils and engines these days than us interweb jockeys.

Originally Posted by Naks

LRSA specifies Castrol Magnatec A1 Professional 5w30, and that's what I use, only because there is no other oil conforming to the Ford WSS-M2C-913C spec for the Puma engine.

However, there have been reports from a couple of users that their dealers used other oils. One reported Castrol SLX Professional 5W30 and another one reported Mobil 1 0W40, neither of which conform to WSS-M2C-913C.


Find the best oil you can buy that conforms to WSS-M2C-913C. AFAIK, there is a Penrite 5w40 that conforms to WSS-M2C-913B, that should do it

The oil I linked to above is Ford, Jaguar and Land Rover approved (although the spec sheet only lists the 'B' spec) not a mealy mouthed 'meets xyz spec'

thanks for explaining that Rick..
wish someone at Castrol mentioned the C1 Edge Pro oil to me.
makes me feel like now i put the "bad" stuff in..

Originally Posted by pushrod

thanks for explaining that Rick..
wish someone at Castrol mentioned the C1 Edge Pro oil to me.
makes me feel like now i put the "bad" stuff in..

I wouldn't sweat it (and I'm a worry wart )

Does the TDCi have a DPF ?