Top Up Oil

I have just searched the Halfords website and looks like they may have made typo with the price per litre of Castrol Edge at £2.00 a litre...................... quick rush down and buy a load! Their other oils are somewhat more expensive at £15 a litre. BTW I see it is 0W50 oil too not 5W30
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/store...zone=PLPz1

I called a local dealer and they said to use http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/store...eea2f#tab1

however this does not meet the C1 spec, its a C2 oil, should this be a worry as this specific dealer is putting this in !.

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(23-02-2012 05:54pm)XFullFatTim Wrote:  I have just searched the Halfords website and looks like they may have made typo with the price per litre of Castrol Edge at £2.00 a litre...................... quick rush down and buy a load! Their other oils are somewhat more expensive at £15 a litre. BTW I see it is 0W50 oil too not 5W30
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/store...zone=PLPz1

that Castrol is a C3 spec, so not even as good as the Mobil 1 (C2). Halfords don't even sell a C1 spec oil !, not sure what we are supposed to use for topping up. By the sounds of it the mobil 1 is the best bet and what the dealer i called is using. However, stictly speaking it does not meet the spec !

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(23-02-2012 04:50pm)rchrdleigh Wrote:  Land Rover now recommend Castrol Edge Professional C1 oil for diesel engines fitted with DPF. Any oil meeting ACEA C1 is acceptable.

Hi, is that the spec in the manual?

I will use shell helix ultra afl 5w30 that's what a disco4 uses[/i]

(23-02-2012 06:25pm)WB Wrote:  Hi, is that the spec in the manual?

Yes - Page 214

http://topix.landrover.jlrext.com/topix/...&id=168045

look under Technical specifications

I have concluded the hand book is not very helpful on engine oil specification as it does not give the generic industry specifications, they have specified Ford WSS-M2C-934-B which is equivalent to ACEA - C1 (for use in high performance petrol and diesel engines where Advanced after-treatment devices such as Diesel Particulate Filters (DPFs) and 3-Way Catalysts are used. Low sulphated ash (≤0.5%)).

My dealer supplied a 1 litre top of Mobil 1 ESP Formula 5W-30 which meets ACEA C2/C3 at handover, confused so was I. it's Sulphated Ash content is 0.6% which does not meet the ACEA C1 specification. The correct Mobil product is Mobil Super 3000 Formula C1 5W-30 with sulphated ash content is 0.49%.

I will supply the oil for our Freelander and Evoques services I think, because I am not sure the dealers are really on top of the specifications.

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If you really want into the details of oil specifications here is the definative ACEA data sheet:

http://www.acea.be/images/uploads/files/...uences.pdf

C1 is the highest specification for DPF engines.

(23-02-2012 09:20pm)rchrdleigh Wrote:  Yes - Page 214

http://topix.landrover.jlrext.com/topix/...&id=168045

look under Technical specifications

Cool thanks

The cynic in me says they will then charge you some kind of handling/labour charge to use your oil comparable to their oil cost.

Bit like taking the cork out of your bottle in a restaurant.

(23-02-2012 10:25pm)Evo-king Wrote:  The cynic in me says they will then charge you some kind of handling/labour charge to use your oil comparable to their oil cost.

Bit like taking the cork out of your bottle in a restaurant.

At the last service for my Freelander 2 i enquired about using my own oil and Dealer indicated it was no problem and only charge was for disposal of old oil which I'd pay for either way.