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which oil ?

Tech Talk for Rover owners.

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which oil ?

Post by oildripa »

What is the best oil to run in a R380 ?

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Post by garrycol »

Castrol Syntrans
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Post by RangingRover »

ATF works well, and is recommended by the factory, but I'm running syntrans in my series 2 disco R380 (which is also suggested by the factory)... No particular reason for running syntrans, except for a hope that it'll provide smoother shifts warm (bit crappy cold though!), and promote longer life than the ATF.
84 Rangie, 3 inch spring lift, 2 inch body, Megasquirted 4.6, R380, rear Maxi, 34x11.5 JT2s. Simex FM installed.
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Post by garrycol »

[quote="RangingRover"]ATF works well, and is recommended by the factory, but I'm running syntrans in my series 2 disco R380 (which is also suggested by the factory)... No particular reason for running syntrans, except for a hope that it'll provide smoother shifts warm (bit crappy cold though!), and promote longer life than the ATF.[/quote]

ATF ceased to be recommended by the factory in about 98 when they found gearboxes were being worn out - MTF94 is now factory recommended.

SynTrans provides a good compromise between cold morning starts and hot running.
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