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  1. 21st October 2008, 09:44 AM #1
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    Question The good oil! What oil?

    Just wondering what peoples thoughts are on different oils and whats the best to use in the defender? About to do another service tomorrow getting close to 200k so should i change to a thicker oil???
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  2. 21st October 2008, 09:54 AM #2
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    in a nutshell, no

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    Do a search for many an in depth discussion.

    Many here like to use Penrite. Personally, it's all I use. I had a Nissan ED30 Diesel in my SIII at one stage () and initially used Penrite. I later moved north and couldn't get any locally and tried a variety of other oils. The Penrite was the only oil that maintained a good oil pressure, all the others dropped quite a bit (50%) when warm.

    I don't have an oil pressure gauge on the Defender, so I can't comment on how it's performing on the Tdi, but I've had no issues.

    I don't think 200K is much for a diesel; and especially in Tasmania, I don't think you'd need to go to a thicker oil.
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  4. 21st October 2008, 11:47 AM #4
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    This is like asking what's the best religion

    Grab the owner's manual and get the oil specs from that, and then buy a quality brand. Your local Repco/AutoPro/etc will have a range of premium stuff that will suit.
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