Thread: Perth Mechanic?? Finally upgraded Disco TDI300 to TDv6

Originally Posted by Graeme

The oil can be purchased through any Castrol distributor in 20L drums. I have a drum.

That is right Graeme, Castrol Edge Professional C1 5w-30 is available in 20lt drums (the minimum quantity available unless your friendly repairer is prepared to sell you smaller quantities from his bulk supply).

The d4 2.7ltr motor requires an oil with a different specification to that of the 3ltr and in fact the earlier D3 models, 2007-2009 models require a different spec oil again as dose the motor that has a DPF to the motor that dose not have a DPF. In fact each model motor has a minimum spec that must be met. There are other brands of oil that also meet the required specs for the 3ltr D4 motor such as Penrite Enviro+ DL-1 that are readily available in smaller quantities.

No longer can you just wack a 'no name 15w-40 diesel oil' in and hope for the best. Always check your hand book for the spec that is required for the application eg crankcase, transfer case, diff etc. It is not so much the brand of lubricant that matters (although some are engineered much better than others) but whether it meets the spec required for the application or not.

Lou...

Franzone Motors are very good - East Perth.

The oil specified for a 3.0 DPF engine can be used in a non-DPF 2.7 or 3.0 engine. As my 3.0 doesn't have a DPF I would prefer to use the non-DPF oil but it appears that Castrol doesn't sell it in Australia.

Originally Posted by MR LR jnr.

I think it comes in 4 or 5L bottles, however much it says in the service manual. Ours goes to the dealer for technical stuff (it's a 3.0 D4 though).

First sevice on our car was scheduled for 18,000km !!!!! We changed it at about 5k as we thought it was ridiculous to not change the oil after it ran in. Service it about every 10k i spose, maybe a bit more.

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5k and 10k oil changes weren't necessary 20 years ago. It's a waste of time and money on a new vehicle.

Originally Posted by Dougal

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5k and 10k oil changes weren't necessary 20 years ago. It's a waste of time and money on a new vehicle.

Oh yes they were. But the only reason the stealers specify 20k oil changes now is because the vehicle is usually under a dealer service contract and they are cheap bastards and they also know that after 150,000kms the engine will need a rebuild which means more spares sold and more workshop time......

I'd say 10k kms per oil change maximum in a dusty area or if used for short trips all the time or if running hi sulfur diesel.

Originally Posted by jakeslouw

Oh yes they were. But the only reason the stealers specify 20k oil changes now is because the vehicle is usually under a dealer service contract and they are cheap bastards and they also know that after 150,000kms the engine will need a rebuild which means more spares sold and more workshop time......

I'd say 10k kms per oil change maximum in a dusty area or if used for short trips all the time or if running hi sulfur diesel.

The Isuzu engine which is fitted to my RRC was recommended (by Isuzu, not a dealer) at 16,000km oil changes back in 1986. At this interval they do half a million km between rebuilds.
The Nissan diesel engine in my work car was built in 2000 and recommends 20,000km oil changes.

Big rigs are running even further and getting even better life from their engines.

Dusty conditions don't matter if your air-filtration is doing it's job. The 16,000km and 20,000km intervals above were decided on when low sulphur fuel wasn't in use. It's only old indirect injection toyota engines which soot up their engines badly enough to need oil changes more often.

Do you know more about landrovers engines than they do?

Great info there Russ
thanks.
I've done the basics now and I'm looking at getting the auto trans done as its at 84000. Ill check Disco3 site to see how difficult it will be otherwise I'm going to have to fork the $1100 over to the mechanic.
Christian