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Old Mar 27, 2024 | 07:50 PM
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I changed air filter element at 20K miles just "for fun" and I do a ton of off-roading. It was sort of dirty. Not awful though. It's cheap and easy.

And I'm doing oil changes every year irrespective of mileage. SO now I have 22k on the car but it's 3 years old so I've done an oil change every February.

I figured I'd do the air filter every other year -- ie every 2 years. I can't remember what's on the service schedule says but it was much longer and the dealer didn't do it at the 2 year / 20k service.e
 
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Old Mar 27, 2024 | 08:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Ratledge
Right. SpecialTek is the previous spec oil.

I'll go back and edit that...

Weird, but if you look at when those two specs came out, the one with logically (numerically?) lower numbers is newest.
From the LiquiMoly manufactures web site - Top Tec 6200 is approved for ACEA C5, Ford WSS-M2C 956-A1, Porsche C20, VW 508 00, VW 509 00. The Special Tec LR is approved for ACEA C5, API SN, Jaguar / Land Rover STJLR.51.5122. Not sure where the info about Top Tec being the updated spec comes from, but I prefer to use an oil specifically called out as JLR approved.
 
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Old Mar 27, 2024 | 09:08 PM
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Originally Posted by POPTOPP
From the LiquiMoly manufactures web site - Top Tec 6200 is approved for ACEA C5, Ford WSS-M2C 956-A1, Porsche C20, VW 508 00, VW 509 00. The Special Tec LR is approved for ACEA C5, API SN, Jaguar / Land Rover STJLR.51.5122. Not sure where the info about Top Tec being the updated spec comes from, but I prefer to use an oil specifically called out as JLR approved.
The funny thing is if you enter the Defender P300 as the vehicle in the search on the liqui-moly site it suggests Top Tec.
 
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Old Mar 27, 2024 | 10:14 PM
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I ordered the oil change kit from here: https://www.roverparts.com/filters/kits/OCK530/
 
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Old Mar 28, 2024 | 09:35 AM
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Originally Posted by jusmax88
The funny thing is if you enter the Defender P300 as the vehicle in the search on the liqui-moly site it suggests Top Tec.
The newer STJLR spec is on the label of the Top Tec 6600 0W-20 oil from Liqui Moly.

I agree, it's confusing.

The Castrol version is equivalent of course. Those are the only two oils available in the states that meet the specs AFAIK.
 

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