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[thechaddyboy]

just ordered the filter kit from Milners & need some advice on oil to use - heard someone mention Magnetec ??
anyone suggest a good quality oil & coolant to use.

[rich]

If you are changing the oil every 5000km as recommended then their is no need to go crazy on the oil.

The general consensus is to buy a semi synthetic 10W40 specifically for Turbo Diesels.

Do a search on coolant as there are some issues on mixing the types that requires a thorough flushing.

Rich.

[Smokin]

i got 5l of halfords own brand coolant - about £15 - its in a blue container - but its actually that oily red stuff like mine had in from japan!!


as for oil got 7l of millers td oil -

running very nicely at the mo!!

Chris

[ssrx]

Oil

I use the one Milners recommend, it's good but at £30 a gallon !!!!!!!!!

[laser_jock99]

just ordered the filter kit from Milners & need some advice on oil to use - heard someone mention Magnetec ??
anyone suggest a good quality oil & coolant to use.

Any cheap turbo diesel oil will be okay. If you change every 5000Km as Toyota recomend then by all means spend £30 on synthetic 'all-singing-all-dancing' oil each time if you you wish. Personnaly I'm using £4.99 a gallon TD oil from Asda at the moment!

In diesel engines the oil lubricates but takes a lot of cr*p, crud and acid combustion deposits out of the engine- hence the frequent service intervals needed. For a car with 12,000 mile service interval I might consider using a "brand" oil. As it is I'm changing the oil every 3-4 months at the moment.

Nevillef