What Oil Do You Use for Diesel Engines?

[HippoNZ]

I use Fuchs heavy duty diesel oil and its also a synthetic oil aswell, apparantly you can get a lot more k's on the highway with the stuff, 8-10000kms I was told. However if 4wding I would still prefer to change every 5000kms. But sinceI've been running this oil the engine sounds smoother and quiter. Thats my 2 cents anyway

[Black Rock]

Here in Europe services prefers oil change depend on European emission standards (Euro 3, Euro 4 or Euro5)

5W - 40 full synthetic on new engines for highway up to 100 000 km (every 15 000 km or one year whatever come first )
10W - 40 semi-synthetic on new engines for city's and normal use up to 120 000 km - 150 000 km (every 10 000 km or one year whatever come first )
15W - 40 mineral for engines over 150 000 (every 5 000 km )
And yes - there is the drivers who they driving a car less then 15 000 km per year - then the one year rule coming up.
Is not bad to check the date of production of lubricant you are using.

[Boagie]

i have always used penrite----plasnart reckons his smoked more on it???????????????---my old chook has 245000 on it and runs penrite and the only smoke it puffs is the little diesel puff they all do when first started.being a pedantic mother i am,i will use delo 400 next change ---if anyone can give me a good reason to!!!!!!!!!!

[j_jtaylor]

Dunno what I had in the troll when I bought but I put Penrite HPR last change and Im sure its a bit noisier, will be putting Delo 400 in it before I head north...

[xamrab]

Plasnart, you say you used Rimkula X. Which one. I have access to Rimula X 15W40.

Max

[blake_gq4.2]

penrite hpr diesel, it used to love my gu 2.8, never gave me problems, changed it every 5000kms, cheers blake

[vingen]

I use cheep oil but change it often. Multi 10/40

[Sunexim]

Demand for Caltex Delo 400 . Always get from the whole-seller. Then you can say that you get the real engines.If Delo 400 is not available then you can go with any other caltex product but ask if it is useful for your vehicle or not.

[kumarST]

x2 for delo 400

[snicko]

I use the genune nissan oil as the 4bee has only done 50,000km (4yrs old). At what k's do you change?