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SeanC
15th July 2018, 08:30 PM
Has anyone had success importing oil from the UK.

I thought it might be a problem so I asked before I ordered.

I got the following reply from Island 4x4.

“No – we don’t send any oils via freight outside of the EU, as customs officers act as though you’re trying to send depleted Uranium warheads via FedEx….”

I know some carriers won’t ship air springs and some will so I thought there may be one that will ship oil.

Thanks
Sean
DiscoJeffster
15th July 2018, 09:04 PM
Why bother? Is it that much cheaper after freight? Just go to a dealer surely?
Tombie
15th July 2018, 09:13 PM
Roverlord.
SeanC
15th July 2018, 09:26 PM
Why bother? Is it that much cheaper after freight? Just go to a dealer surely?

At $33 a litre instead of $85 and if you include other items in the order as well you come out a fair way in front. I’m looking at a total order of about $800 with most of the other items quite small and light. When you divide the freight across all the items it’s about a 20% increase which brings the oil to $42 a litre.

If it was just the oil, you would be in front but most probably not worth the trouble.
DiscoJeffster
15th July 2018, 10:47 PM
At $33 a litre instead of $85 and if you include other items in the order as well you come out a fair way in front. I’m looking at a total order of about $800 with most of the other items quite small and light. When you divide the freight across all the items it’s about a 20% increase which brings the oil to $42 a litre.

If it was just the oil, you would be in front but most probably not worth the trouble.

Wow. Then yep, it sure is! Shame you cannot find someone who will
Tombie
15th July 2018, 10:51 PM
Genuine oil? Or LR equivalent.

You can get a correct oil here in AU for similar pricing.
SeanC
16th July 2018, 09:35 AM
Genuine oil? Or LR equivalent.

You can get a correct oil here in AU for similar pricing.

Genuine
DiscoJeffster
16th July 2018, 08:52 PM
Genuine oil? Or LR equivalent.

You can get a correct oil here in AU for similar pricing.

Dealer charged me $88 odd per litre here so I’d love to know who’s selling genuine cheaper as I need to do mine. Names, link please?
rick130
17th July 2018, 06:43 AM
Anyone able to find of have links to a TDS for the Shell TF 0753?
Milton477
17th July 2018, 06:48 AM
You only need 1.5l for a transfer case. Is the saving really worth all of the hassle?