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Tommo Member Since: 19 Dec 2013 Location: Leicestershire Posts: 830	which oil? I am considering servicing my defender rather than use a dealer / garage. However, doing some research on what oils, particularly engine oil, it is a bit confusing as some people are advocating 5w/30 semi synthetic whilst others say fully synthetic...which is it? BTW I will use genuine filters and will service every year or 12k. any advice welcome.
5th Jan 2014 10:11pm

mk1collector Member Since: 17 Sep 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 6769	Don't know which oil but Landrover recommend servicing every 6k miles
5th Jan 2014 10:48pm

Tommo Member Since: 19 Dec 2013 Location: Leicestershire Posts: 830	6k! the service portfolio I got with the defender says 12k for the td5 or 12 months. I guess if I could afford it then every 6k but it will not have hard use (not all the time anyway ) so 12k it is.
5th Jan 2014 10:57pm

jimbob7 Member Since: 06 Jul 2013 Location: uk Posts: 2055	Castrol Magnatec 5w30 A1 spec, bout £20 for 4 litre in Cost-co,Tesco have it on offer for similar price sometimes. Pov.spec,ftw. 2006, 110,TD5.
6th Jan 2014 12:16am

Tommo Member Since: 19 Dec 2013 Location: Leicestershire Posts: 830	the Castrol oil does seem a good bet and its fully synthetic!
6th Jan 2014 7:20pm

excossack Member Since: 22 Feb 2012 Location: North West Posts: 5864	I purchases 20l of Fuchs Titan XTR 5/30 from Opie oils. Plenty for a couple of oil changes and I also use in on the wifes Focus  1999 Defender TD5 110 Regards John M0VAZ Econet Station 48 no clock
6th Jan 2014 8:48pm

Podrob Member Since: 20 May 2012 Location: Co Derry, N Ireland Posts: 31	Any A1, B1 semi or fully synthetic 5W30 or 5W40. If changing at 6000 miles use semi, if changing at 12,000 miles fully synthetic is better.
8th Jan 2014 10:36pm

Porny Site Sponsor Member Since: 31 Aug 2009 Location: Sutton Coldfield - West Midlands Posts: 809	Also - change both oil filters... I never see the point in just changing one! Any good quality 5w30 oil will suffice - fully synthetic is the better choice. Ian IRB The home of the first modified Keswick Green 90 - and the first 2.4 Puma through both the 200bhp and 550Nm barriers. www.IRBdevelopments.com www.facebook.com/irbdevelopments www.integrated316.com www.facebook.com/integrated316
8th Jan 2014 10:41pm

Tommo Member Since: 19 Dec 2013 Location: Leicestershire Posts: 830	Thanks all for advice. Going to go for fully synthetic oil (probably Castrol Magnetic) and buy genuine service kit from somewhere such as Duckhams. Porny- the service kit does contain both filters
10th Jan 2014 10:52am

Porny Site Sponsor Member Since: 31 Aug 2009 Location: Sutton Coldfield - West Midlands Posts: 809	Tommo... I keep all filters in stock OEM so man-hummel and mahle.. same as genuine, but in a different box. Ian IRB The home of the first modified Keswick Green 90 - and the first 2.4 Puma through both the 200bhp and 550Nm barriers. www.IRBdevelopments.com www.facebook.com/irbdevelopments www.integrated316.com www.facebook.com/integrated316
10th Jan 2014 11:04am

Marky Boy Member Since: 25 Oct 2013 Location: Maidenhead Posts: 96	Hi all, Quick question - can you mix synthetic and semi synthetic oils. My TD5 was serviced by a dealer and I would like to buy some for top ups. Therefore does it matter which one I buy ? The reason behind this is that I seem to remember with motorbikes a few years ago it was considered a no no to mix synthetics with minerals etc. Cheers
21st Jan 2014 1:06pm

Tommo Member Since: 19 Dec 2013 Location: Leicestershire Posts: 830	To be honest I don't know but would guess keep to one or the other and not mix
21st Jan 2014 7:25pm

RockJaw Member Since: 15 Oct 2013 Location: United States Posts: 317

Tommo, if it is any use to you, we have been using Defenders and Cruisers sine 1972 in both military and mining applications and i can tell you that the best results we always had has been with Amsoil - hands down the best results of every oil we have ever used. For Defenders use the OEM LR filters and Amsoil 5W30 Series 3000 Heavy Duty Diesel Engine oil - for cold climates use 0W20. And no, you do not want to mix synthetic with natural oil - bad idea. ****CENSORED****

1st Feb 2014 9:48am

stevie d Member Since: 09 Nov 2009 Location: Bishops Stortford Posts: 342	Unipart do a 20ltr 5w30 fully synthetic A5/B5 for about £48 plus VAT. (Fuch oil as far as I know). I've used for circa 5 years on D3 and Defender. Steve  Defender 90 TD5 Station Wagon Discovery 3 HSE BMW 330i Coupe
1st Feb 2014 2:25pm

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