How much oil

[mihit]

I buy oil by the 44gal. Generally they'll soak up 10litres plus a litre of moreys. That's 2x "Z9" or "C112" filter which are bigger than some people run (???)

Change oil. Run, check, if it needs more, add it?

[Cuppa]

For the huge amount of oil or for leaving you with a opened half bottle?

When on the road full time buying a 20 litre drum is not practical, no room to carry it. So 10 litre plus 1litre. Cost of 10 litres of my favoured oil (Penrite semi Synthetic HPR 15w50) varies between $80 to $100 depending upon whether it's on 'special' at the time I need it. 1 litre bottles never go on 'special' & cost between $16 & $20. Once, just once a kindly salesman in a national auto store branch let me have the 1 litre at the same price per litre as the 10 litre drum I was also buying.

[MB]

My 1995 TD42 utes engine confirming also takes 10.5L @geeWizz Mate.
Call me crazy, which I’ll accept as true, even built my rock sliders to carry 11L of gear oil left & 11L of engine oil right in case of unfortunate box/sump punctures




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[MB]

FWIW: Have trialled several big name brands of oil out there on the old ageing TD42 (now currently under rebuild) and have settled on Penrites 15W50 Semi Synthetic after Cuppa Mates and Others proven advice


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[MB]

FWIW2: Penrites 20w/60 old school mineral oil was my found first favourite originally but getting very hard to source working across Australia. Once I read Legends advice here for the Semi Synthetic, never looked back for Nissan TD’s
BTW: Only in my Nuffy old donks experience/opinion, Rimula X variants have gone down hill along with Valvoline, even our old yard but faithfully tight trucks are chewing through them once faithful barrels, is it a thinning out/detergent compliance thing?


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[MB]

Almost forgot, my/our vintages TD42 owners manual IIRC from Mr Nissan himself calls for a 20W50 which NOBODY manufactures now?


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[MB]

I buy oil by the 44gal. Generally they'll soak up 10litres plus a litre of moreys. That's 2x "Z9" or "C112" filter which are bigger than some people run (???)

Change oil. Run, check, if it needs more, add it?

Legend @mihit Mate
Penrites 20W60 was about the near same Honey consistency for buggered rings needs at say a 10:1 Valvoline/Shell- Moreys thickening, how much is a 1L one these days in NZ Brother


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[GeeeWizz]

My 1995 TD42 utes engine confirming also takes 10.5L @geeWizz Mate.
Call me crazy, which I’ll accept as true, even built my rock sliders to carry 11L of gear oil left & 11L of engine oil right in case of unfortunate box/sump punctures




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Ok well let's see what another 1.3 Liters do with the dipstick just past low now, will post results when done.

[GeeeWizz]

Big thanks to all who added their input to my request, I forgot to mention I used the RYCO Z115 filters as @mihit mentioned some filters are bigger than others, also I had a PM wondering if the dipstick may not be OEM and I can honestly state this is the original that has served me for the 18 years plus that I have owned this vehicle. Also I have done previous DIY oil changes on this vehicle many times but my reference material for this task was written on my last residence garage wall and I don't have access to that information any more.
At this point I now have 10.5 Liters in the old girl and now the dipstick reads just over 3/4's full, I am going to leave it at that for now and see how things go but at least I feel more comfortable knowing the engine will not be starved of lubrication.

[mihit]

Legend @mihit Mate
Penrites 20W60 was about the near same Honey consistency for buggered rings needs at say a 10:1 Valvoline/Shell- Moreys thickening, how much is a 1L one these days in NZ Brother


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I don't even look, these engines just get what they need.

$30 retail. Lucas product at $35. I probably get a bit cheaper through account.

Gulf western 15/40 here. We generally don't see temps as high as yous fullas and I live in the tropical upper north.