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stevie d Member Since: 09 Nov 2009 Location: Bishops Stortford Posts: 342 |
Changing oil/ filters can never do any harm.
Best practice seems to be 6k or 6 monthly. Steve Defender 90 TD5 Station Wagon Discovery 3 HSE BMW 330i Coupe |
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31st Oct 2011 5:54pm |
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T1G UP Member Since: 08 Dec 2009 Location: Bath Posts: 3101 |
early on as poss for the first oil change. gets al the swarf out the engine early.
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31st Oct 2011 6:48pm |
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rossy Member Since: 29 Nov 2010 Location: Co. Roscommon Posts: 1296 |
totally agree. Plus its so easy to do with everything easily acessible. And with Halfords giving away A1 Magnatec at the moment its a dirt cheap project - less than £45 including filter.
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31st Oct 2011 7:57pm |
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robpenrose Member Since: 15 Jan 2011 Location: Hampshire or Cornwall Posts: 338 |
Dont you use Genuine Filters? Current:D4 HSE Gone: BMW Z4MC Gone: Defender TD5 90 CSW Previous: Discovery TD5 ES (Gone) |
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31st Oct 2011 11:48pm |
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rossy Member Since: 29 Nov 2010 Location: Co. Roscommon Posts: 1296 |
nope, the Halfords one is made by Coopers and either theirs or Fram or Mahle are as good as OE IMHO and certainly better than Britpart. If I'm wrong in this assumption hopefully someone will tell me sharpish !
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1st Nov 2011 8:50am |
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Naks Member Since: 27 Jan 2009 Location: Stellenbosch, ZA Posts: 2638 |
I change the oil + filter every 10,000km and after every overlanding trip. --
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1st Nov 2011 10:21am |
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XS Pete Member Since: 13 Jan 2011 Location: Suffolk Posts: 632 |
It's good practice.
I did mine at 1800 miles. Pete |
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1st Nov 2011 10:33am |
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Martin Site Admin Member Since: 02 Apr 2007 Location: Hook Norton Posts: 6605 |
Yes, use a good quality filter (from a filter manufacturer), not a cheapo. 1988 90 Td5 NAS soft top
2015 D90 XS SW |
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1st Nov 2011 11:48am |
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scotty38 Member Since: 21 May 2011 Location: Lincolnshire Posts: 571 |
Would doing this affect your warranty at all, particularly if you use a filter that is obviously not OE (irresepective of whether it's better or not)?
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1st Nov 2011 1:25pm |
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jst Member Since: 14 Jan 2008 Location: Taunton Posts: 8024 |
i did the first change at 600miles, then 6k then every 6k there after. Cheers
James 110 2012 XS Utility 130 2011 M57 bespoke Camper 90 2010 Hardtop 90 M57 1988 Hardtop |
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1st Nov 2011 5:18pm |
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Dean Watson Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Derby Posts: 255 |
Thanks for all the replies what do people suggest with axle,gear, and transfer box oils?
Dean |
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1st Nov 2011 6:09pm |
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rossy Member Since: 29 Nov 2010 Location: Co. Roscommon Posts: 1296 |
purely from what I've read about a) the fragility of the Getrag MT82 gearbox and b) alleged quality issues regarding oil spec and quantity on assembly I will be changing my gearbox oil annually. Diffs and transfer box oil will be done every 2 years
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1st Nov 2011 6:48pm |
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rossy Member Since: 29 Nov 2010 Location: Co. Roscommon Posts: 1296 |
No because at service time the old oil filter will be just a filthy black gungy thing that will be thrown away and all car manufacturers know that established companies like Coopers or Fram (as Martin says) produce filters to the highest standards - they just don't add the ridiculously high mark up that OE branded products often have. Once the basic specs are met the biggest variable in every car part designated for OE branding (when motor manufacturers' buyers go shopping around component manufacturers) is always price - every time. See how Toyota recently came a cropper when they bought less than perfect accellerator components because they were cheap. Whether its a good or bad thing today price is king |
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1st Nov 2011 7:07pm |
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MK Member Since: 28 Aug 2008 Location: Santiago Posts: 2414 |
Somehow related. Changing the oil too often might be not a good idea beacuse of oil volatility. It happens in the first 3000-4000km of use and all lost fractions will go into your engine via PCV, turbo, inlet manifold, causing at the end more soot. Puma 110" SW
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1st Nov 2011 7:19pm |
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