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Thud



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United Kingdom 2008 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 SW Zermatt Silver
Engine oil
What' the best stuff to put in the engine? Do you have a preference or are all 5W30 alike?
Post #165150 29th Aug 2012 6:51pm
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big steve



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iv just bought ford formular oil for the 3.2 20 litres for £70 on ebay

its fully synthetic dont forget
also i think halfords are selling castrol edge for 17.50 i used that ladt in the 2.4 2015 2.2 tdci hardtop xs
3.2 conversion DONE 238bhp and 707nm torque and thats just the start ;-P
hybrid turbo in build -done ready to fit
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Post #165153 29th Aug 2012 6:53pm
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Thud



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I've read good things about Castol Edge.
Post #165154 29th Aug 2012 6:55pm
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Re: Engine oil
Thud wrote:
What' the best stuff to put in the engine? Do you have a preference or are all 5W30 alike?


Only use oil that meets the recommended spec

for the Puma 2.4: WSS-M2C-913C
for the Puma 2.2: dunno --
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Thud



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Mine's a 2.4
Mobil Super™ 3000 X1 Formula FE 5W-30 / Castrol Magnatec seems to meet the correct rating.


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Post #165156 29th Aug 2012 7:01pm
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ericvv



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Re: Engine oil
Naks wrote:
Thud wrote:
What' the best stuff to put in the engine? Do you have a preference or are all 5W30 alike?


Only use oil that meets the recommended spec
for the Puma 2.2: dunno


rapeseedoil? sunfloweroil? soybeanoil? or maybe crude palmoil? Rolling with laughter You never actually own a Defender. You merely look after it for the next generation.
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Post #165157 29th Aug 2012 7:04pm
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wslr



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The 2.2 with DPF requires Castrol Edge 5w30 or Castrol Powerflow Professional as the trade name.

As stated, the 2.4 is 5w30 GTX Professional or Magnatec as it is commonly known. Naks is right on with the Ford specification.
Post #165174 29th Aug 2012 8:32pm
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Thud



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That's good to know about the DPF. I knew oil was important and specific for them. Think with my 2.4 Magnatec will be fine. Halfords are currently offering it on special offer too.
Post #165176 29th Aug 2012 8:37pm
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wslr



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The Magnatec is pretty much the textbook oil JLR recommend, just make sure it has the Ford spec on the bottle, as it sometimes is General Motors and other brands.
Post #165186 29th Aug 2012 9:02pm
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Smith & Allan meets the Ford spec & good price inc delivery

http://www.smithandallan.com/prodpage.aspx?id=1901
Post #165200 29th Aug 2012 9:36pm
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Theater



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Mobil 1 ESP Formula 5W-30

http://shop.oil-center.de/index.php/sae/sa...liter.html Marco

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Post #165286 30th Aug 2012 10:40am
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Thud



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I went with the Castrol Magnatec. Halfords has it half price and there is even a compliant Ford/Land Rover version. Plus it's got 'intellegent molecules' which is always handy.
Thanks for the good adice as always.
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T1G UP



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Thud wrote:
I went with the Castrol Magnatec. Halfords has it half price and there is even a compliant Ford/Land Rover version. Plus it's got 'intellegent molecules' which is always handy.
Thanks for the good adice as always.


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Post #165456 30th Aug 2012 9:24pm
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