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Jammer600

Member Since: 27 Feb 2011
Location: Bath/Warminster
Posts: 306

2007 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 HT Tonga Green

Oil . . . . .

Is it castrol edge I have to put in my engine?

23rd Dec 2011 7:43pm

BigMike

Member Since: 13 Jul 2010
Location: Lancashire
Posts: 2253

Seriously, do a search, there are hundreds of threads about this

23rd Dec 2011 7:45pm

stevie d

Member Since: 09 Nov 2009
Location: Bishops Stortford
Posts: 342

Mike,
It's a forum, folk are allowed to ask questions.....

Some folk may even be keen to answer them.

Steve

Defender 90 TD5 Station Wagon
Discovery 3 HSE
BMW 330i Coupe

23rd Dec 2011 7:59pm

Jammer600

Member Since: 27 Feb 2011
Location: Bath/Warminster
Posts: 306

Yes Stevie d!! Well put!! Magnatec it is!

23rd Dec 2011 8:01pm

mse

Member Since: 06 Apr 2008
Location: UK
Posts: 5035

2016 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Scotia Grey

Surely its not the brand its the spec thats important first

Mike

23rd Dec 2011 11:08pm

bm52

Member Since: 04 Apr 2010
Location: Kent
Posts: 2189

2014 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Havana

MSE how's the RR for reliability, heard quite a few had cooling problems from a local recivery guy? he says he has had to pick up several recently, all very new models. BM52

23rd Dec 2011 11:16pm

mse

Member Since: 06 Apr 2008
Location: UK
Posts: 5035

Great - absolutely fantastic bit of kit.

And it deciding to warm itself in the mornings is a treat

the infotainment system did need an update as it would occasionally crash after having the TV on its a hard life

Thanks for asking Mike

23rd Dec 2011 11:37pm

bpman

Member Since: 21 May 2008
Location: Oslo
Posts: 8069

2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SVX Station Wagon Santorini Black

at the moment and if you have LR warranty, a 2.4 needs to comply with the ford oil specification, and there are no castrol edge products that conform. so i'm using magnetec until my warranty expires (oil change every 6 months).

once the warranty expires, there is an edge product a5/b5 for volvos that I am going to try, its got more protective qualities that magnatec (because it does not break down as quickly)

TJ may have a good perspective on this specific oil ?

24th Dec 2011 7:51am

MK

Member Since: 28 Aug 2008
Location: Santiago
Posts: 2411

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SW Chawton White

why do you stick to Castrol? There are a5/b5 oils meeting the requiered spec, eg. Motul specific 913C, Motul eco energy 5w-30 etc, the latter with higher HTHS values. Anyway, in this case a5/b5 is better than a1/b1.

Since I`m out of warranty, I do my own oil blend which is low vis enough to meet the 5w-30 oil parameters and shows no wear and oil break down (oxidation and nitration) as when an a1/b1 oil is used

Puma 110" SW

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Earth first. Other planets later

24th Dec 2011 10:23am

bpman

Member Since: 21 May 2008
Location: Oslo
Posts: 8069

MK wrote:
why do you stick to Castrol?

Guess who owns Castrol ?

24th Dec 2011 10:27am

MK

Member Since: 28 Aug 2008
Location: Santiago
Posts: 2411

Some queens I guess. Puma 110" SW

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Earth first. Other planets later

24th Dec 2011 10:40am

mse

Member Since: 06 Apr 2008
Location: UK
Posts: 5035

bpman wrote:
at the moment and if you have LR warranty, a 2.4 needs to comply with the ford oil specification, and there are no castrol edge products that conform. so i'm using magnetec until my warranty expires (oil change every 6 months).

once the warranty expires, there is an edge product a5/b5 for volvos that I am going to try, its got more protective qualities that magnatec (because it does not break down as quickly)

TJ may have a good perspective on this specific oil ?

Castrol Oil does comply with the Ford spec for the 2.4 engine, i still have 5l if you want to see - it also happens to be the same as the fiesta tdci oil

Its the retail oil for the current line up - mainly the Jag TDV6 that their isnt a retail castrol oil on the market (you can get a shell and another one) Mike

24th Dec 2011 12:57pm

bpman

Member Since: 21 May 2008
Location: Oslo
Posts: 8069

mse wrote:
bpman wrote:
at the moment and if you have LR warranty, a 2.4 needs to comply with the ford oil specification, and there are no castrol edge products that conform. so i'm using magnetec until my warranty expires (oil change every 6 months).

once the warranty expires, there is an edge product a5/b5 for volvos that I am going to try, its got more protective qualities that magnatec (because it does not break down as quickly)

TJ may have a good perspective on this specific oil ?

Castrol Oil does comply with the Ford spec for the 2.4 engine, i still have 5l if you want to see - it also happens to be the same as the fiesta tdci oil

Its the retail oil for the current line up - mainly the Jag TDV6 that their isnt a retail castrol oil on the market (you can get a shell and another one)

castrol magnatec complies, or are you saying that there is an edge oil that complies ?

24th Dec 2011 5:55pm

BigRuss

Member Since: 15 May 2010
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 2785

2010 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Santorini Black

bpman wrote:
MK wrote:
why do you stick to Castrol?

Guess who owns Castrol ?

I know I know

Russell
2011MY 110 XS USW Black

24th Dec 2011 6:20pm

mse

Member Since: 06 Apr 2008
Location: UK
Posts: 5035

bpman wrote:
mse wrote:
bpman wrote:
at the moment and if you have LR warranty, a 2.4 needs to comply with the ford oil specification, and there are no castrol edge products that conform. so i'm using magnetec until my warranty expires (oil change every 6 months).

once the warranty expires, there is an edge product a5/b5 for volvos that I am going to try, its got more protective qualities that magnatec (because it does not break down as quickly)

TJ may have a good perspective on this specific oil ?

Castrol Oil does comply with the Ford spec for the 2.4 engine, i still have 5l if you want to see - it also happens to be the same as the fiesta tdci oil

Its the retail oil for the current line up - mainly the Jag TDV6 that their isnt a retail castrol oil on the market (you can get a shell and another one)

castrol magnatec complies, or are you saying that there is an edge oil that complies ?

Magnatec is the one we have that complies...never looked at the edge Mike

24th Dec 2011 7:26pm

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