Thread: 2.7 TDV6 Engine oil

FYI - Going through a few Disco UK threads:

You must only look for two things:

Viscosity: 5W30
Manufacturer spec: 913C or 934B.

To see a extensive list of oils and an original Land Rover document, look here:

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Look what engine, get you spec, and choose a manufacturer based in price, availability, or whatever you want.

Brand is irrelevant, dont believe in magical molecules that escalate to reach all the moving parts and smile in your engine while travel thorught it fighting wear like John Wayne... ONLY VISCOSITY AND MANUFACTURER SPEC are important. These are the only thing that assures you that the oils fullfills the requirements of your engine.

So, any other spec out of manufacturer preconization is not correct for the aplication (same happens in Automatic Transmission oil)

I have been using Penrite Enviro+ 5/30 for the last 50K km, it's a ACEA C3 spec oil mainly for diesel engines and diesel engines with DPF's.


However being a DPF/specialist cat compatible oil, it is also lower in ZDDP and phosphorous.


So since the TDV6 doesn't have a DPF I've decided to start using Castrol Edge Titanium 5/30 - ACEA A3/B4 - as it has a much higher ZDDP/phosphorous level than even the A3/B4 rating requires. For engines that need to endure very high stress/load situations as the TDV6 ie total vehicle/train weight often exceeding 5 tonne for mine in arduous offroad conditions, sometimes exceeding 6 tonne, you need all the protection you can get!

Originally Posted by Rich84

I have been using Penrite Enviro+ 5/30 for the last 50K km, it's a ACEA C3 spec oil mainly for diesel engines and diesel engines with DPF's.


However being a DPF/specialist cat compatible oil, it is also lower in ZDDP and phosphorous.


So since the TDV6 doesn't have a DPF I've decided to start using Castrol Edge Titanium 5/30 - ACEA A3/B4 - as it has a much higher ZDDP/phosphorous level than even the A3/B4 rating requires. For engines that need to endure very high stress/load situations as the TDV6 ie total vehicle/train weight often exceeding 5 tonne for mine in arduous offroad conditions, sometimes exceeding 6 tonne, you need all the protection you can get!

I'll have a look at the Castrol Edge Titanium! Thanks.

I've just put Castrol Edge Titanium 5w/30 in mine too.

Penrite HPR5 5W-40. I've been using this for a while. Not sure the penrite enviro is compatible with the 2.7?

Hi Guys,
A few guys I was talking to recently say that all use the good ol Mobil-1 5-50 in their various diesels NB all modern diesels some including the Disco D3. One of the guys is a diesel fitter and he swears buy it.
Any thoughts? Any reason to think its a bad idea?
regards
Brian

Why bother when the manufacturer recommended oil is now freely available. Castrol Magnatec Professional A5-5W-30 in 20 Litre drums ex your local Castrol agent. Or go to your Ford Dealer and buy 5 litre containers of Ford branded oil, as used in the 2.7litre Diesel Territory. I understand it is the Magnatec Professional repackaged. Oh and the oil filter is exactly the same ( even down to the OE manufacturer numbers ) from the same Ford dealer.

I have been using Penrite HPR5 5w-40 full synthetic, and am very happy.


I spoke with the Penrite rep as our companys fleet of trawlers have all changed to Penrite oil for all there machinery and I asked him about oil for the D3, this is what he recommended for the car in the tropical climate we are in. Far hotter than 5 degrees that's for sure.


Cheers Ean