Thread: what's your Oil

Thanks guys,

what is the general consensus on Mineral or Synthetic, i have read varying reports some say mineral is the best and some say Synthetic, i was looking at Penrite HPR 10w-50 its a Synthetic oil, one ting i should mention is my Egine has just clocked 270,000km

Originally Posted by Kevin B

Thanks guys,

what is the general consensus on Mineral or Synthetic, i have read varying reports some say mineral is the best and some say Synthetic, i was looking at Penrite HPR 10w-50 its a Synthetic oil, one ting i should mention is my Egine has just clocked 270,000km

... and then the debate starts.

I'd say to stick with what you've been using.

Mineral oils are not as clean as synthetics, and I'm guessing that your engine has predominently used mineral type oils based on it being older technology and fit. If you switch to synthetics you may find that it cleans out the engine and the gaskets start to leak oil. I think 270k is pretty good for a privately owned petrol motor of that age, just keep the filters and fresh oil up to it to maintain longevity. In my old Toyota Sprinter I could see oil pressure drop at about 7000km using GTX2. I think one of the advantages of synthetic apart from cleaning, is its service life but I'm not sure if the benefits will outweigh the problems for your motor.

Originally Posted by Yorkie

for the td5
Penrite Oil - A Better Class Of Oil


sorry, not sure for the v8 but would look at penrite first.

this stuff is good for diesels.

for my 3 petrol cars i use nulron or penrite. 5w - 40.

Originally Posted by Slunnie

... and then the debate starts.

I'd say to stick with what you've been using.

Mineral oils are not as clean as synthetics, and I'm guessing that your engine has predominently used mineral type oils based on it being older technology and fit. If you switch to synthetics you may find that it cleans out the engine and the gaskets start to leak oil. I think 270k is pretty good for a privately owned petrol motor of that age, just keep the filters and fresh oil up to it to maintain longevity. In my old Toyota Sprinter I could see oil pressure drop at about 7000km using GTX2. I think one of the advantages of synthetic apart from cleaning, is its service life but I'm not sure if the benefits will outweigh the problems for your motor.

Servicing has not been a problem for this car, one of the MAIN reason i bought this one was that it came with a Service record with oil changes at every 5000km for its Whole Life, which i am very happy about, as i was informed while i was looking that "Landrovers Thrive on Servicing" keep them serviced and they will serve you well, hence this thread, i am not happy with the Valvoline i just put in it..

good point about the Synth oil and Gaskets, never though of that one.

Thanks

Have run Castrol Tection Global in the TDi300 since new, 1996 model 310000 kms later........still good. Correct grade , changes and servicing has a bigger bearing on motor longevity than any specific brand of oil. I just have used Castrol more over the years than most others,only because its easy to get here. Could so easy have used BP if it was local too. But brand name stuff of whatever is your poison is the go.

Cheers Scott

A nice cold pressed, extra virgin and fresh olive oil, please

Originally Posted by rick130

A nice cold pressed, extra virgin and fresh olive oil, please

i think its for the car not personal use!.

Originally Posted by Landy Smurf

when working at supercheap i got told that this is the best order(roughly)
best. mobil,penrite,castrol,shell,calibre. I can not remember where the gulf and nulon fit in. But normally the price says it.

I don't beleive price is the criteria you should use, my next oil change for my 300TDi will be Gulf Western, a lot cheaper than most brands. It is an Australian owned company, they supply most of the big miners and they sell more oil than Penrite and Valvoline.
As they don't have to pay overseas oil companies for licenses they can keep their prices down, check out their web-site, Regards Frank.