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  1. 6th August 2012, 06:17 PM #1
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    Oil for a TD5

    A mate has just given me a 20 ltr container of Castrol Magnatec Diesel 15w-40 that he doesn't need anymore. Would it be safe to use in my 2000 Disco 2 td5?

    http://www.castrol.com/castrol/produ...tentId=7057273
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  2. 6th August 2012, 07:15 PM #2
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    I wouldnt, 15-40 is on the range from memory but unless its worn the td5 like a nice light oil like a 0-30wt.

    I use the nulon stuff
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    Castrol recommends....

    Castrol Edge 5W/30 or 0W/40 for the engine, which is in line with what the workshop manual says. (BTW - any oil to the correct spec and viscosity, just using the Castrol site, as you have a Castrol oil).

    15W/40 is ok for less sophisicated diesels of the era (eg Toyota/Nissan), but not the TD5.

    So that's the long answer - short answer is no.

    You may get posts saying people use it blah, blah blah, but it isn't recommended by the manufacturer or the oil supplier, so it's a pretty obvious answer.
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    I understand that you are supposed to use a fully synthetic oil. You should check if the Magnatec Diesel is. The Magnatec blurb says it uses "synthetic technology" - but its not fully synthetic.
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  5. 7th August 2012, 12:11 PM #5
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    Some semi-synth are working really well in the TD5..

    Penrite HPR Diesel 5 is getting excellent results, including wear testing by a fellow member here....
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tombie View Post
    Some semi-synth are working really well in the TD5..

    Penrite HPR Diesel 5 is getting excellent results, including wear testing by a fellow member here....
    Penrite HPR Diesel 5 seems to be the flavour of the month in the west and I use it, but then again I'm replacing my TD5 after 153K - but the result of turbo U/S and causing engine problems, so most unlikely to be related.
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    Penrite HPR Diesel 5.

    Readily available and not over priced.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Fluids View Post
    Penrite HPR Diesel 5.

    Readily available and not over priced.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Fluids View Post
    Penrite HPR Diesel 5.

    Readily available and not over priced.
    Agree - or even better: I just bought 10L of Penrite Enviro+ 10w40 for $80, as recommended here: http://www.aulro.com/afvb/1642775-post59.html

    Very good value for this fully synthetic oil which exceeds the Penrite HPR Diesel 5 specs.

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  10. 11th August 2012, 05:51 PM #10
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    I used to use the Castrol Sport Edge 5w-30 until they added the word titanium and jacked the price up. Now I use the Penrite HPR 5, which I'm happy with despite. I usually wait until Supercheap have their 20% off store wide to buy.

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