Hey guys,
Just wondering, what engine oil would you use/reccomend for a 1.9td? I have been using Castrol GTD for a few thousand miles and have been using the gtd magnatec since last change, which, although it seems to be a gimmick, definately <i>seems</i> to have made it quieter on startup. Its a bit expensive at £22 for 4 litres though. I was wondering about using some of the new total stuff that has been developed for the hdi set of td's, anyone reccomend this in a normal td?
I have plenty of chance to experiment as I change the oil every 3000miles and cover that about once every 3-4weeks!
My engine has just been rebuilt, so no need for anything too gloopy!
Any suggestions on whats hot and whats not?
Cheers
What oil?
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Hey,
I am actually bidding just now on some of that total quartz 7000 on ebay just now (please dont gazzump me!), thought i'd give it a bash. I do prefer branded stuff but thats not to say own brands are anything other than a different packaging. Its these things i'd like to find out.
I do the change every 3000 just now because the engine is new and I want to give it every chance of surviving its infancy, to grow up and be a 200,000 miler like the other ones i've had!!
So, a sensible recomendation is 10w-40 synthetic then? What was the actual reccomended oil by citroen at the time the td was released? The haynes reccomends duckhams, never tried it.
I am actually bidding just now on some of that total quartz 7000 on ebay just now (please dont gazzump me!), thought i'd give it a bash. I do prefer branded stuff but thats not to say own brands are anything other than a different packaging. Its these things i'd like to find out.
I do the change every 3000 just now because the engine is new and I want to give it every chance of surviving its infancy, to grow up and be a 200,000 miler like the other ones i've had!!
So, a sensible recomendation is 10w-40 synthetic then? What was the actual reccomended oil by citroen at the time the td was released? The haynes reccomends duckhams, never tried it.
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Last w/e I did the 6,000 mile service (n'er bother with one sooner) put in some Motaquip own brand semi synthetic 10w 40, always used their 15w40 before as that what the book said it should have. The engine seems to be running a lot smoother and quieter. I am really surprised how noticable the difference is. I always do the air filter at 6k as well as the td's like a clean filter.
So the reccomended oil is the TotalDiesel 7000 15W40 API CD/CE CMC PD2? I'll have a hunt around and see what the prices are like. I am also bidding on this stuff on ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 7938699724
I am not too sure about the specs though, am I right in thinking that it actually has a higher spec than the recommended oil, and that all higher spec oils can be substituted for a lower spec without problems?
Cheers
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 7938699724
I am not too sure about the specs though, am I right in thinking that it actually has a higher spec than the recommended oil, and that all higher spec oils can be substituted for a lower spec without problems?
Cheers
ahh I had seen that stuff as well (dont worry Im not gonna bid on it![:p] ), seems like a good price to me....
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So the reccomended oil is the TotalDiesel 7000 15W40 API CD/CE CMC PD2? I'll have a hunt around and see what the prices are like. I am also bidding on this stuff on ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 7938699724
I am not too sure about the specs though, am I right in thinking that it actually has a higher spec than the recommended oil, and that all higher spec oils can be substituted for a lower spec without problems?
Cheers
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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by mrbump</i>
So the reccomended oil is the TotalDiesel 7000 15W40 API CD/CE CMC PD2? I'll have a hunt around and see what the prices are like. I am also bidding on this stuff on ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 7938699724
I am not too sure about the specs though, am I right in thinking that it actually has a higher spec than the recommended oil, and that all higher spec oils can be substituted for a lower spec without problems?
Cheers
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