What Oil Do You Use for Diesel Engines?

[chucky]

i use castrol rx super in 4.2td seems alright but the 3.0lt uses a different oil i'm told.

[Boagie]

One word gentlmen PENRITE....................................!!!!!!! !!!Never had problems with noisey start up ,blowing smoke,consumption,can't fault the stuff,and i have used it in every car i have owned

[Boomtiki]

I had a bit of a chat with some pretty helpful guys which you might want to read http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forum...?9443-What-oil
Once again old mate NissPat is straight to the point with helpful info... Cheers Nisspat, I took the details of your supplier.

[Boomtiki]

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.

Thanks Chaz, appreciate the info, I'm not concerned about price if I know I'm getting value for money, I'll definitly check out the synthetic option a bit more for my next purchase.

[Chaz]

Thanks Chaz, appreciate the info, I'm not concerned about price if I know I'm getting value for money, I'll definitly check out the synthetic option a bit more for my next purchase.

If you are considering a full synthetic oil, with or without EGR, I would first consider Penrite SIN 0W50 and my second choice would be Mobil1 in 5W50. Both exceptional oils for the ZD30 Patrol. They are both thinner cold, but don't get as thin when hot as the Delo400 or Castrol Magnatec.

[45/70]

Hi Chaz.
How much is Penrite sin 0w50 worth and do you think it would be a much better oil than the Nissan stuff?
I have used the nissan oil now for about 3 years and never had a prob but the price has gone up to about 63$ for 5lt so i thought if I could use a better oil for not too much more $$$ then I would change to Penrite.

Thanks mate.

Paul.

[Ben-e-boy]

Hi Chaz.
How much is Penrite sin 0w50 worth and do you think it would be a much better oil than the Nissan stuff?
I have used the nissan oil now for about 3 years and never had a prob but the price has gone up to about 63$ for 5lt so i thought if I could use a better oil for not too much more $$$ then I would change to Penrite.

Thanks mate.


Paul.

I ran penrite in my ute and it used a litre of oil every 2000kms, it lasted 2 services then I changed back to castrol/top dog (same stuff top dog is aussie made) and it stopped using oil.

[Chaz]

Hi Chaz.
How much is Penrite sin 0w50 worth and do you think it would be a much better oil than the Nissan stuff?
I have used the nissan oil now for about 3 years and never had a prob but the price has gone up to about 63$ for 5lt so i thought if I could use a better oil for not too much more $$$ then I would change to Penrite.

Thanks mate.

Paul.

Hi Paul,
Synthetic oils are far superior to any mineral or even semi synthetic oil available today. I haven’t found a semi synthetic that was as thin cold, but didn’t get much thinner than any fully synthetic when hot. I think the last time I bought Penrite SIN it was cheaper than Mobil1 at around $75 for 5litres.

Check out THIS oil test!

[45/70]

Thanks Chaz, so are you using the SYNTHETIC 5 or the 0W50?
What change intervals do you recommend?
And did you have any oil usage issues like Ben-e-boy?

Is this it?

http://www.penriteoil.com.au/product...full_synthetic
Thanks mate.

Paul.

[Parra]

ive been running the penrite oil since ive owned it, but supercrap had a special on nulon this week, so once my car is running again (damn you starter!) ill be swapping that in.

hope its not crap!