What Oil Do You Use for Diesel Engines?

[FullFlxd]

Just pulling ya leg brother

[Wizard52]

Hi all

Read your post with interest.
Earlier in this thread it was mentioned how do you judge the oil.
My previous dealer uses Nissan 15-50 which we believe is a valvoline sourced product for the 3 lt and the mighty 4.2td in mine.
Now that I have moved north, I have been changing oil and filters myself using Penrite 15-50 and genuine filters. Spill heaps when removing filters from top.
How and where do do test the oil
cheers

[buzz]

Hi all

Read your post with interest.
Earlier in this thread it was mentioned how do you judge the oil.
My previous dealer uses Nissan 15-50 which we believe is a valvoline sourced product for the 3 lt and the mighty 4.2td in mine.
Now that I have moved north, I have been changing oil and filters myself using Penrite 15-50 and genuine filters. Spill heaps when removing filters from top.
How and where do do test the oil
cheers

http://www.e-monitor.com.au/

[buzz]

personally i like the peace of mind i get when changing oil and filters every 5000km. i had an analysis done 2 weeks ago after 4300km of outback QLD driving in mostly 40+ degrees and the test showed the delo 400 would have been good for a couple of thousand more km.

jamie

[Wizard52]

http://http://www.e-monitor.com.au/

Many thanks

[buzz]

no problem. i just fixed that link, i think it was a bit bodgey.

jamie

[Boomtiki]

Hi Plas, just my 2 cents worth,

I use the Delo 400 as it best suit the climate as I am up in the Pilbara in WA with regular high temps and want to avoid any sooting of the oil.
Previous oils were based on general consensus from other 3.0lt Patrol users but most blokes up here swear by it hence the change.

Ages ago I blocked the EGR valve and I have since noticed that I do not have the build up in the intake butterfly valve that used to be there.
My engine is not noisey at start up and the turbo sounds sweet for a 2000 model GU.

As a maint Fitter I am very particular with my servicing and generally dont do things by halves.
5000ks are my service intervals and at around $100 for oil it is cheap insurance.
cheers

Hey Ducks, I'm up in the pilbara also, Karratha, you seem to know your stuff about which oils to use, what do you recommend for a 2007 GU IV DX 3.0? I was at Repco today & they asked if I had a particulate filter on my car as it determines what oil I use. Without this particulate filter I apparently need to use some enviro oil which was pretty expensive, I said I didn't know what a particulate filter was let alone know if my rig had one & as I don't have a manual yet for my car I couldn't find out easily so I walked out empty handed. You mentioned sooting of the oil also, mines really black which is what prompted all this to begin with, do high ambient temps have something to do with it you think? Cheers mate, see you on the tracks.

[Chaz]

Boomtiki,

You don’t have a particulate filter, so you don’t need the Enviro oil. The reason you’re oil is so black is from EGR. You’ll see that people that say they block their EGR have much cleaner oil.

Delo400 is a good choice for the hotter climate that you are in, but it’s still only a semi synthetic. If you want the best, go fully synthetic, but if cost is an issue, the Delo is an excellent choice.

[lufkin]

i hear alot of people recommend delo 400, is that the same for a GU 2.8?

[45/70]

I just use the genuine Nissan oil for the zd30.
It is a semi-synthetic formulated by Shell and is supposed to have additives that help cool your pistons.
But then again, who as ever heard of pistons causing problems in zd30s ?