Thread: 6x6 using oil

HPR40 not suitable for the suzi unless your suzi is approaching what I might call "worn out"



25/70 is something I'd sling in a high speed light load diff.

from 10 seconds on their site I'd probably grab



that or



that
as a suitable replacement for omd115.

but Im a bigger fan of nulon and castrol oils.

I agree about the penrite rep been wrong.

Even going to penrites website and using the product finder its listing HPR Diesel for the engine which is still a 20w-60 but at least is designed for diesels.

So, does penrite have it wrong or does the rep?. Dont forget the reps only human and was probably just having an off day.

Penrite HPR40 is not SAE40. On the label it says it may be used where SAE40 is specified. HPR40 is a multigrade oil. SAE40 would be a mono grade oil i.e Monotruck 40 which is the only one of the 3 oils that Blknight mentions only that states it is SAE40 on the label.
It wouldn't be the first time the ADF (User) documentation was incorrect or inconsistent. If you want documentation Mick have a look at what the manufacturer (Land Rover or Isuzu) says.

<edit> Finally got a reply from Penrite to an email I sent them which just seems to add more confusion.
What was the recommended oil for the 4BD1 Counties? At least that would come officially from Land Rover in
civilian spec oil.

Interestingly, the Penrite site has a 'finder' that recommends an oil based on your car.
it has the 4bd1 4x4 Landrover listed as the 20w-60 (HPR Diesel)
but if you select the 6x6 it recommends 15w50 (HPR Diesel 15) as the preferred oil with 15w40 (Diesel FX)as an option.
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Email from your website

Name: Chris
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Country: Australia
Enquiry Type: Technical
Comments: Hi. I recently purchased an ex army landrover 4x4 which specifies OMD-115 grade oil. I have been told you were the supplier of that oil to the ADF. Could you tell me what the civilian equivalent of that oil would be? I see on your website that you recommend HPR 20w60 for that motor which is a different grade of oil to what I have been told to use.
It\'s the isuzu 4bd1 engine.
Thanks





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From: penrite@websiteenquiry.com [mailtoenrite@websiteenquiry.com]
Sent: Thursday, 8 September 2016 11:22 AM
To: tech
Subject: Email from your website



Hi Chris.

An OMD 115 oil is basically an SAE 30 oil. We have MONO Truck 30, MONO TRUCK 30 SAE 30 (Mineral).

We don't supply to the ADF but the Mono Truck 30 will meet the requirements. HPR Diesel 20W-60 is listed because we say it can be used where an SAE 30 oil was originally required, with the expected age and wear associated with an older model but go with the 30 and see how it goes.

Regards

Tony Andreopoulos
Technical Support Supervisor - Technical Support

Penrite Oil Company
T +61 3 8710 6635 | F +61 3 9801 0977 | tandreopoulos@penriteoil.com

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See attachment from the manufacturer (from 110 owners manual - Australian) The grade of the oil is dependent on the engine fitted V8 vs 4 BD1 The viscosity is dependent on the ambient operating temperature.
Note that a mono grade oil is never recommended and that a 20w-60 is also never recommended.

Has anyone found a documented technical specification for OMD-115? I can't.

The Perentie manual as published by the ADF says to use SAE40 oil.

Mick - Which document? Can you post a link? Don't worry found it!

FFS some people are a sandwich short.

There are people on here who have been using Castrol RX super in 4BD1s for 1Mil+ km with no issues... Not to mention truckies that have several million km clocked up on 4BD1 engines...

Yet you choose to find a match to some obscure OZ Army classification, despite the fact that it was probably chosen based on the convenience of the quartermaster's division rather than mechanical sense, and despite the fact that the average army landrover has about 100k km on the clock.

Originally Posted by isuzurover

FFS some people are a sandwich short.

There are people on here who have been using Castrol RX super in 4BD1s for 1Mil+ km with no issues... Not to mention truckies that have several million km clocked up on 4BD1 engines...

Yet you choose to find a match to some obscure OZ Army classification, despite the fact that it was probably chosen based on the convenience of the quartermaster's division rather than mechanical sense, and despite the fact that the average army landrover has about 100k km on the clock.

brain surgeons and rocket scientists lol

My brain hurts.

I filled our race car with HPR40 the other day to try and get two more endurance rounds out of a lightly knocking engine. The stuff reminded me of clag glue it was that bloody thick.