TD Oil and Additives

Guru Meditation · Post by **Guru Meditation** » 30 Dec 2002, 21:23

I am new to the TD lark and want to know what oil do you people use in your turbo diesel? I have just bought 5l of Castrol GTX Magnatec for TD engines it is 10W-40 or 15W-40 stuff. I have bought a genuine Citroen Purflux oil filter-it feels heavier than the Halfords recommended own filter, are you sure Halfords make %100 identical pattern parts?
Also I hear that modern diesel is kind of lacking in some lubricants etc that make it necessary to put an additive in your fuel occasionally? What engine/injector cleaning additives do you use regularly etc as I'm always wary about bunging any old stuff in the fuel tank.
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JohnD · Post by **JohnD** » 30 Dec 2002, 23:14

If you want to be really kind to your turbo diesel, you couldn't do better than use a top quality oil such as Miller's semi-synthetic. If you buy your Purflex filters from Andyspares, you will be buying the same as those fitted by PSA, and at a price less than Halfords own brand. As for using an additive, not everyone agrees but in all four of our diesels, I use either Redex diesel or Millers dieselclean. It ensures that injectors stay on the top line.

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » 31 Dec 2002, 00:08

Hi there, also new to TD lark. John, you recommend Miller's semi-synthetic. I was intending using their fully synthetic in my Xantia TD, I've got 160k on my Pug 405 and have always used it. OTT possibly?

JohnD · Post by **JohnD** » 31 Dec 2002, 23:32

OTT?? Maybe, unless you intend to extend the oil change intervals. Personally, I prefer to change at 5 - 6000 with a new filter.