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    Quote Originally Posted by PhilipA View Post
    Funny thing is that Nulon only recommends 5W-30 for TD5 and the site comes up with "may not be suitable for your car" for 5W-40 . Go figgure!

    Its the same with several of the other oil sites
    Perhaps it's because there's more to the correct oil selection than just the viscosity? There's other specs requirements also to be considered. Surely then the simple answer is if you want as xW-40 oil, and Nulon (or substitute any other oil brands) recommendation is not that, move onto the next as there's already established oil brands (e.g. Penrite) that offer this? Or at a minimum contact their Tech line and discuss it with them so that they can either explain why their recommendation is what it is, or confirm if the other would be a suitable substitute meeting the other considerations. Just seems strange to me to be trying to push with a non-recommended spec of oil from some brand...

    The whole oil thing just seems overly complicated to me. For most folk, it's really as simple as pick your preferred brand (factors such as brand confidence, availability and price point can be considered here) and go with their recommendation. If you're in the know about oils then you might track your own path but if that's the case then you'd already know and have your reasons for doing so.
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    Rapserv.

    Thanks rapserv. This is exactly the response I was looking for.

    Thanks everyone for your responses, it's always a interesting conversation with this topic.
    Quote Originally Posted by rapserv View Post
    G'day Brucie .. I've used Nulon in everything on the Disco (2001 TD5) since I bought bought it.
    I used to use the 'additives' before then on other vehicles and I'm convinced it does what it says, even though I've had many members on here with a different view.
    I recently took the injector cover off the TD5 to check the injectors and I was surprised to see almost 'zero' sign of ANY wear on the rocker shaft or mating surfaces .. unlike many photos I've seen of significant wear and pitting on other vehicles..
    The only concern I ever had about the Teflon additive was that in the engine oil I thought that the rotor filter might just filter out the Teflon and clog the filter up before it had a chance to do it's job.
    From what I saw of the camshaft, as above, that doesn't seem to have been the case.
    others might still feel it to be a waste of money .. but I personally think it's good insurance and saves $$$ on unnecessary wear.
    I'll continue using it in my next vehicle (Disco 4) as well.

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    Mike replied
    Jan 23, 9:29am
    Hi Phillip, fine to use 5W40 it will be fine.



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    Philip Alban Armbruster sent a message
    Jan 23, 8:50am
    I note on your product selector that 5W-30 diesel full synthetic is recommended for my Discovery2 TD5 but 5W-40 is not recommended. They seem to have similar spoecification so why is this? I plan to travel in temperatures over 35C so a 5W-40 is recommended in the owner manual.

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    I ordered at Supercheap 30% off today at $76++

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    Quote Originally Posted by Eevo View Post
    cant use it in your car then. your car does kilometers, not miles.
    Quote Originally Posted by Brucie View Post
    Lmao, damn I knew there'd be a reason it wouldn't work

    Nah, it should be OK, our cars do kilometres, not kilometers.
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    I use Nulon 10w-40 heavy duty engine oil never had a problem with it .

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