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Overlanding
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frist oil change
Before the hecklers start....Im learning so play nice. I haven't changed my own oil before. I have a 2000 Disco II with 91,000 miles.
Was looking at:
Rotella 15 40
or
Rotella 5w-40
It's december and I live in PA which would be better? Also any good oil filter recommendations?
Thanks!
Was looking at:
Rotella 15 40
or
Rotella 5w-40
It's december and I live in PA which would be better? Also any good oil filter recommendations?
Thanks!
Baja
Joined: Feb 2011
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From: Boston Strong
The 5-40 is sythetic oil or dino oil iirc, so its more a matter of dino or synthetic oil.
Filters perulator fl1, wix 51515, mobal one 301 and quite a few otherr
Filters perulator fl1, wix 51515, mobal one 301 and quite a few otherr
Before the hecklers start....Im learning so play nice. I haven't changed my own oil before. I have a 2000 Disco II with 91,000 miles.
Was looking at:
Rotella 15 40
or
Rotella 5w-40
It's december and I live in PA which would be better? Also any good oil filter recommendations?
Thanks!
Was looking at:
Rotella 15 40
or
Rotella 5w-40
It's december and I live in PA which would be better? Also any good oil filter recommendations?
Thanks!
Welcome to the club! Working on Rovers is easy--- you just gotta be confident.
So, if you're in PA i'd run 5w40 Rotella, probably a good idea.
A good, fairly common oil filter that many people use is the Mobil M1-301.
So, if you're in PA i'd run 5w40 Rotella, probably a good idea.
A good, fairly common oil filter that many people use is the Mobil M1-301.
Recovery Vehicle
Joined: Sep 2015
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From: SF Bay, California
Welcome to the forum!
I run Castrol GTX 10W-40 with a Mobil 1 filter year-round (Land Rover recommends Castrol). But it doesn't really go below 32*F here in SF. In PA, I would run 5W-40 in the winter because it goes below freezing. Rotella is a good brand too.
BTW: just get conventional oil for Discos. I haven't noticed a difference between conventional and synthetic on these trucks. Change it out every 3,000 miles.
I run Castrol GTX 10W-40 with a Mobil 1 filter year-round (Land Rover recommends Castrol). But it doesn't really go below 32*F here in SF. In PA, I would run 5W-40 in the winter because it goes below freezing. Rotella is a good brand too.
BTW: just get conventional oil for Discos. I haven't noticed a difference between conventional and synthetic on these trucks. Change it out every 3,000 miles.
Last edited by DiscoCam; Dec 6, 2015 at 12:12 AM.
Mudding
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From: San Diego
The advice to change your oil every 3k is about as valid as being advised to let your car warm up for 5 minutes before driving. It's not the '60's anymore. Engine and oil technology and manufacturing has vastly improved. Car warranties used to be 12 months/12,000 miles. There was a reason for that.
Recovery Vehicle
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From: StL, MO
The advice to change your oil every 3k is about as valid as being advised to let your car warm up for 5 minutes before driving. It's not the '60's anymore. Engine and oil technology and manufacturing has vastly improved. Car warranties used to be 12 months/12,000 miles. There was a reason for that.
i have a 2011 LR4 in the stable, run synthetic, and change the oil every 5,000-7,000 miles. LR4 owners have discovered that the 12,000-15,000 oil change parameters are a bit exaggerated and lead to (it seems) faster timing change guide issues.
Mudding
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From: San Diego
considering these engines are pretty old tech and tend to run dirty, changing your oil every 3,000-5,000 miles is still pretty good advice.
i have a 2011 LR4 in the stable, run synthetic, and change the oil every 5,000-7,000 miles. LR4 owners have discovered that the 12,000-15,000 oil change parameters are a bit exaggerated and lead to (it seems) faster timing change guide issues.
i have a 2011 LR4 in the stable, run synthetic, and change the oil every 5,000-7,000 miles. LR4 owners have discovered that the 12,000-15,000 oil change parameters are a bit exaggerated and lead to (it seems) faster timing change guide issues.
