What Oil / Filter Are We All Using in TD's ?
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What Oil / Filter Are We All Using in TD's ?
I am about to do an oil change and was wondering what you all recomended as best oil and filter for the Xantia 1.9TD lump?
Currently using Purflux oil filter and MAN (I think) air filter and Morris's turbo diesel oil. Have used Castrol GTD and a semi synthetic as well as Halfords and Champion filters - can I tell the difference - no. Will it affect longevity - who knows - and as Jon recently told us of a GSF customer who had done 900,000 miles on his BX I don't expect I'll ever find out as mine has only done 190,000 miles.
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I use the perflux filter and whatever semi synth oil GSF have available. Interesting that most semi synth oils these days seem to meet both the petrol and diesel specs.
I used to run my BX TD on decent oil (I got it at 66k, so don't know about before that) and when I took the head off at 136k, the honing marks were still visible on the bores and there was no appreciable wear ridge at the top of the bores[8D]
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I used to run my BX TD on decent oil (I got it at 66k, so don't know about before that) and when I took the head off at 136k, the honing marks were still visible on the bores and there was no appreciable wear ridge at the top of the bores[8D]
Tip - send your significant (female) other to GSF - my wife always seems to manage to get a discount at the Glasgow branch[:D][:D]
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RG: Champion Motor spares in Leeds Road, Bradford, do XFE for £12.75. They're also now selling a new Millers semi-synth which conforms to the VAG diesel engine requirements for about £17. The fully synth Millers is sold for about £20. Millers diesel mineral oil is less than £8.
Also in Bradford, Wida components in Rutland Street, East Bowling, sells all the Millers stuff and is cheap.
If you're nowhere near Bradford, the Millers website gives a list of outlets. You can even buy it direct from their factory shop in Brighouse – who knows, they might even sell Millers slippers and baseball caps for serious fans.
Also in Bradford, Wida components in Rutland Street, East Bowling, sells all the Millers stuff and is cheap.
If you're nowhere near Bradford, the Millers website gives a list of outlets. You can even buy it direct from their factory shop in Brighouse – who knows, they might even sell Millers slippers and baseball caps for serious fans.
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Look here http://www.millersoils.net/index2.html