Thread: V8 eng oil change questions

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The Good Oil forum,,

Originally Posted by northiam

Where do I purchase other than a LR dealer a sump plug sealing washer?
Whats it made from paper, copper, nulon? Size?
Does it have to be replaced?

You can buy 6ltr containers of oil, is this enough for a filter & oil change?

Mineral, semi syn or synethic oil?
I've been told to use mineral in flat tappet cam engine?


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V8 or TD5??

The V8 Sump Plug Washer is aluminium Part No. ALU1403L cost about $1-$3. On the last service and after close inspection I re-used mine only because I didn't plan ahead. If possible plan ahead and get a new one.
For 4.0 V8 oil you could try Valvoline Durablend 10W-40 Synthetic Blend or Castrol GTX3 15W-40 or Penrite HPR10 10W-50 Semi-Synthetic. I have tried the first two and tend toward the GTX3. But, as long as you change it regularly any of these would work well (for the V8) IMHO.

as for quantity, you will need two of these Castrol GTX Modern Engine Engine Oil - 15W-40, 5.5L - Supercheap Auto Australia
which will give you about 4L of spare for top-ups or to put towards the next change.

I think you need the RAVE CD from this site, great reference info and the bible for all things D2.

Good luck

I use Castrol Magnatec in my V8, you will need a couple of containers to do a change the first time but next time you should have enough left over to only buy one container. I've bought V8 service kits off ebay that come with oil and air filter as well as the washer for the sump plug and they work out good value.
Cheers Matt

There's a washer?

I haven't replaced a washer in the past 45 years of changing oils in cars. Wait, make that 50+ years. I forgot I got my first car in 1960.

I put Aviation Gasket Cement #3 on the threads.

yes there's a washer gasket whatever!
I,m over 100ks to a LR dealer, seems to far for a washer!
The ebay kits do seem ok value but i.ve already got the air filter
Thanks

The old RRc 3.9 has a steel sump and a collapsable copper washer. i also forget to get them, and I use a bit of Loctite Thread Sealant on it as well as the diffs and transfer.
Regards Philip A

Last oil change I did, I did not have a spare washer, my neighbour gave me a spare he had from another car so surely any auto parts supplier would have something similar. To be honest like others have said I would see no real problem with recycling the washer a couple of times.
Cheers Matt