Land Rover Discovery 2 Td5 Engine Oil Is This A Money Pit

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If you want to optimise the working of your engine mind advice would be to look out for an a5/b5 oil as this not only … I was going to buy a semi synthetic 5w30 oil and i think i still will but should i buy … Cheap insurance, but if youre engine is worn youll probably find that a 5w is too thin. · its an a1/b1 oil which is quite old and relatively low spec. · if you are oil-changing due to the expected lower temps, you would be well advised to re-fill with a 5w-30 engine oil to acea b1 spec. The cheapest place … · ive had a good look at the engine oil spec link above but am still not sure what oil i should use. · 5w30 is fine and spec for td5. · land rovers need not cost a huge amount of money to maintain if you are prepared to do the bulk of the work yourself, look for a specialist that really know their stuff. I believe it strikes a good balance between the benefits of a synthetic, and the gentle … · i run valvoline maxlife for all fluids they make that meet rovers specs, including oil. Itll help with low-temp starts. Theres not a lot else you can do with a td5 engine, as machining tasks are not recommended by land rover, so rebores, head and … · we use 10w-40 shell helix fully synthetic in our diesel vans and the lr v8. · to the op just because an engine has high mileage does not mean its worn, unless its using a lot of oil no need to use anything other then the recommended 5w-30, and its ideal … Many thanks i thought it was as thats what i use in defender, but this is a 10p engine and disco is 15p so wondered if they were slightly different. · acea a3/b4 stable, stay-in-grade engine oil intended for use in passenger car & light duty van gasoline & di diesel engines, but also suitable for applications described … · i havnt filled up again yet so i am unable to comment on mpg but the td5 is much quieter and seems to pull better with 200ml of 2-stroke to a full tank. · cheap oil and reasonably expensive filters.