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Dinnu

Member Since: 24 Dec 2019
Location: Lija
Posts: 3414

2012 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 CSW Santorini Black

Thumbs up for Millers oil

In my cars and Defender I have been using Millers oil as long as I remember. I started using Millers, as neighbor stock it, and gets me free delivery and everything at a good discount.

My dad was always using another premium brand.. until his engine low oil pressure starting to illuminate, oil level was normal. Connected a pressure gauge... oil pressure was practically zero

Took the sump off, and the amount of sludge in there was incredible. The oil pickup strainer completely blocked, and so was the oil filter. Oil service was every year, approx milage about 4k per annum (old chap now). There was 1/2” build up of sludge everywhere. Long story short, I wiped/cleaned where I could reach, cleaned oil pickup strainer, new filter and filled in with Millers oil. No low oil pressure warning light.... well at least for 500 miles until problem came back again. Sump off, a lot of sludge was coming off. New filter, re cleaned strainer, re filled and has been fine last 1 year and 4k miles later.

Today drained the oil, and took the sump off for verification. A bit more sludge was found in the strainer and the bottom of the the sump, but the rest of the engine was spot less. A wipe on the aluminum crank case revealed clean silver metal

So my thumbs up for Millers. It did a fantastic job, not just keeps your engine clean, but it cleaned the mess caused by another premium brand.

1988 90 Hard Top, 19J Diesel Turbo, Shire Blue - Restoration ongoing
2012 90 CSW, 2.2TDCI, Santorini Black

18th Oct 2021 6:13pm

Defender SVX

Member Since: 29 Jan 2009
Location: Co Durham
Posts: 728

2008 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 SVX Soft Top Santorini Black

I’ve always chosen Millers oil over the main brand's. They used to use it at work in the trucks and with regular testing by Millers proven to still good after 250,000 kilometres with frequent filter changes

if it’s good enough for £95k 450 Bhp trucks I’ll chance it in a 300TDI

I’ve also used the nanodrive and nanotech in both the Pumas and various performance cars both petrol and diesel and maybe a placebo effect but I believe I can notice a positive difference in performance and economy.

The additive ecomax in diesels also seems to work wonders also. Formerly mao99999
16 Focus RS Nitrous Blue.
11 FFRR TDV8 Vouge SE Black Black.
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08 DEFENDER 110 DCPU Stornoway grey (Overland Exploration Unit)
05 Fiesta ST 150 Van
04 Jaguar XKR 4.2 Supercharged V8
02 DEFENDER 90 TD5 (next years soft top project)
95 DEFENDER 110 CSW 300 TDi Phoenix black
95 DEFENDER 90 HT Monti Carlo blue COUNTY 300 TDi
67 109" SERIES 2a TUNED 200 TDI
64 DAVID BROWN 990 rat look
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18th Oct 2021 6:32pm

Birdy

Member Since: 07 Oct 2011
Location: Côte d'Azur
Posts: 865

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Santorini Black

I know nothing about Millers Oils, and I will not “name and shame” another supplier of lubricants.

However, the old oil drained from customers’ cars by the main dealer for whom I worked would be collected by a well-known “manufacturer and supplier” to be recycled and re-distributed to the trade (and in its retail cans too? That I can’t confirm).

This recycled oil had “OEM approval” and didn’t affect warranty, and is the principle much different to the sieving and chemical purifying of sewage effluent?

Prejudice perhaps, but I only use oil from brand-names that I know DON’T contain “second-hand” oil.

Peter

19th Oct 2021 3:14pm

Defender SVX

Member Since: 29 Jan 2009
Location: Co Durham
Posts: 728

^ Out of interest could you pm me the manufacturer

Formerly mao99999
16 Focus RS Nitrous Blue.
11 FFRR TDV8 Vouge SE Black Black.
08 DEFENDER SVX SOFT TOP (SUPERB)
08 DEFENDER 110 DCPU Stornoway grey (Overland Exploration Unit)
05 Fiesta ST 150 Van
04 Jaguar XKR 4.2 Supercharged V8
02 DEFENDER 90 TD5 (next years soft top project)
95 DEFENDER 110 CSW 300 TDi Phoenix black
95 DEFENDER 90 HT Monti Carlo blue COUNTY 300 TDi
67 109" SERIES 2a TUNED 200 TDI
64 DAVID BROWN 990 rat look
55 86" SERIES 1

19th Oct 2021 7:09pm

I Like Old Skool

Member Since: 23 Feb 2015
Location: Manchester
Posts: 808

1994 Defender 110 300 Tdi ST Coniston Green

Depends on what you call recycling? If the oil is tipped back into the crude at the refinery then IMO we're all good, once the oil is distilled/redistilled we are back at square one.
If however, the reclaimed oil is simply filtered/cleaned and checked for viscosity before being repackaged then I certainly wouldn't want to use it in any vehicle of mine!
Please name and shame, why not?

19th Oct 2021 8:36pm

Dinnu

Member Since: 24 Dec 2019
Location: Lija
Posts: 3414

The additives in the oil are more important than the oil itself. 1988 90 Hard Top, 19J Diesel Turbo, Shire Blue - Restoration ongoing
2012 90 CSW, 2.2TDCI, Santorini Black

20th Oct 2021 5:18am

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