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RE: Top Up Oil - XFullFatTim - 23-02-2012 05:54pm
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/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_167268_categoryId_165581_langId_-1?cm_sp=Intelligent_Offer-_-Product_List_Zone_1-_-Blank&iozone=PLPz1
RE: Top Up Oil - Pedalpower - 23-02-2012 05:58pm
I called a local dealer and they said to use http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_256991_langId_-1_categoryId_165581?msg=&_$ja=tsid:35532|kw:85386&cm_mmc=Affiliates-_-AffiliateWindow-_-85386-_-n%2fa&awc=1672_1330016234_4abaee2c9d5815a9b253ec41e61eea2f#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 !.
(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/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_167268_categoryId_165581_langId_-1?cm_sp=Intelligent_Offer-_-Product_List_Zone_1-_-Blank&iozone=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 !
RE: Top Up Oil - WB - 23-02-2012 06:25pm
(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?
RE: Top Up Oil - lrdaft - 23-02-2012 08:09pm
I will use shell helix ultra afl 5w30 that's what a disco4 uses[/i]
RE: Top Up Oil - rchrdleigh - 23-02-2012 09:20pm
(23-02-2012 06:25pm)WB Wrote: Hi, is that the spec in the manual?
Yes - Page 214
http://topix.landrover.jlrext.com/topix/content/document/view?groupId=368&id=168045
look under Technical specifications
RE: Top Up Oil - Claud - 23-02-2012 09:42pm
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.
If you really want into the details of oil specifications here is the definative ACEA data sheet:
http://www.acea.be/images/uploads/files/2010_ACEA_Oil_Sequences.pdf
C1 is the highest specification for DPF engines.
RE: Top Up Oil - WB - 23-02-2012 10:13pm
(23-02-2012 09:20pm)rchrdleigh Wrote: Yes - Page 214
http://topix.landrover.jlrext.com/topix/content/document/view?groupId=368&id=168045
look under Technical specifications
Cool thanks
RE: Top Up Oil - Evo-king - 23-02-2012 10:25pm
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.
RE: Top Up Oil - rchrdleigh - 23-02-2012 11:41pm
(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.
RE: Top Up Oil - Pedalpower - 24-02-2012 07:59am