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Old 02-04-2020, 09:47 PM
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Default High Mileage oil?
My 08 LR2 se is at 170k, is it better to switch to Castrol gtx HIGH MILEAGE Oil ? I'm currently running Castrol Edge synthetic 5w30.

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Old 02-05-2020, 12:00 AM
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If you like Castrol, use their Castrol Edge 0W-30 A5/B5 product. GTX High Mileage is a blend, and none of the GTX oils match the requirements.
 
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Old 02-05-2020, 09:41 AM
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My cap says 5w30. Which oil would match it specs.. Thanks again
 
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Old 02-05-2020, 02:11 PM
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Castrol Magnatec Stop-Start 5W-30 A5, fully synthetic. The Edge 5W-30 does not come in A5/B5 spec.

 
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I have been using it for the last 2 years....no problems runs great. when you start to get up there in miliage I dont see a problem.
 
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Default Rotella Shell? 5w30

Would it be ok to use Rotella 5w30, project farm on YouTube did a test against Mobil 1 5w30 and it turn out that Rotella Shell was better.
 
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Old 11-03-2020, 10:04 PM
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The Rotella oil does not meet the requirements of ACEA A5/B5 that is recommended in the LR2 owner's manual.
 
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Originally Posted by flybd5
The Rotella oil does not meet the requirements of ACEA A5/B5 that is recommended in the LR2 owner's manual.


These are my specs according to the manual, would this oil be fine. Pennzoil 5w30 ultra platinum
 
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Nice find. Good to know.
 
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