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OIL BRAND FOR TD42?? HELP PLEASE
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 7:29 pm
by adriand82
hey d00ds, i'm about to do an oil change in the GQ diesel for the 1st time. Just wondering whether Castrol or Penrite would be the way to go? If not any other brands that work well with this motor??? All help appreciated.
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 7:39 pm
by brad-chevlux
Gulf Western topdog XDO (not topdog global)
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 7:43 pm
by GQ4.2
I think you will find any brand diesel engine oil will work fine.
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 7:46 pm
by dirtyGQ
i use penrite and never had any issues
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 7:53 pm
by love ke70
penrite HPR diesel for the TD42.
buy it in the 20 litre drums, you get 2 changes out of the 1 drum if you dont spill any
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 7:53 pm
by Yom
I found Caltex Delo400 to be the cheapest at $85 for a 20L drum.
Currently running on Shell Rimula X which is a much more expensive oil.
Absolutely no difference.
I dare say it will be a similar story for every other TD42 out there.
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 8:01 pm
by jessie928
mate, if you want a good ( best) engine oil for your truck,
you cannot go past mobil delvac
you can also use it in petrol engines, its aswsome stuff.
JEs
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 8:05 pm
by chunks
Everyone will say their favourite brands, but the most important thing is to stick to a good quality 15w-40 diesel oil e.g Rimula X, RX super, Fuchs Ultralube etc and change it regularly (5000km on indirect injected diesel). I personally think oil like Penrite HPR Diesel 20w-60 is way to thick, i used it in my old Toyota 2H and the oil pressure was sky high!!
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 8:11 pm
by Yom
love ke70 wrote:penrite HPR diesel for the TD42.
buy it in the 20 litre drums, you get 2 changes out of the 1 drum if you dont spill any
10L? Either you're not filling the sump right up or you've got sludge.
My 93 swallows around 12L each time.
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 8:38 pm
by Tomo_89
i use detroit powerguard 15w40... which is just mobil devlac mx
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 9:02 pm
by love ke70
Yom wrote:love ke70 wrote:penrite HPR diesel for the TD42.
buy it in the 20 litre drums, you get 2 changes out of the 1 drum if you dont spill any
10L? Either you're not filling the sump right up or you've got sludge.
My 93 swallows around 12L each time.
mines a 97 ute.
takes over 10, but not by far, if you run it to the lower mark on the dipstick you can get 2 changes...
wouldnt be surprised if i do have a bit of sludge.
eh
its a TD42, id be surprised if any dont have sludge
i might wack my oil pressure gauge on and see what pressure im getting.
cheers, andrew
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 9:10 pm
by bogged
at last a new topic thats not been done 209348029849283402938409 times before...
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 9:13 pm
by macca81
bogged wrote:at last a new topic thats not been done 209348029849283402938409 times before...
funny, thats what i thort when i saw the title aswell...
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 9:36 pm
by adriand82
bogged wrote:at last a new topic thats not been done 209348029849283402938409 times before...
sorry, new to the forum, and dialup is too slow to look thru the billion pages of posts.....
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 12:38 am
by MyGQ
I am using Castrol RX Super
I have tried GTX Diesel, Rimula X and god help me Magnatec Diesel.
Yes i was new to Diesel so i didn't know what to use, i now use RX super.
Plus don't touch Valvoline Oil filters, compared to the Ryco ones i normally use, the oil light takes 3 times as long to go out
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 8:33 am
by Hutch
I used and have for the past 8 years or so in my patrol uteTD42 Castrol GTX Diesel. I change my oil filters and the oil every 5000km. The TD4.2 is an unsophisticated engine so wasting money on it with hightech oils is not worth it IMHO. Just change the oil/filters regulary mate.