Engine oil series 3
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The standard 20w50 mineral oil will be fine 
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20% duck fat and 50% lard. The other 30% can be anything as it ends up on the drive anyway. 
Good old mineral oil is best. The modern stuff is too thin and sneaks past the seals.
Good old mineral oil is best. The modern stuff is too thin and sneaks past the seals.
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It's also too slippy20% duck fat and 50% lard. The other 30% can be anything as it ends up on the drive anyway.
Good old mineral oil is best. The modern stuff is too thin and sneaks past the seals.
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Hi someone says I can use 10w/40 mineral or 20w/50 mineral is that trueThe standard 20w50 mineral oil will be fine
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I've it all sealed and new oil is going in so I'm hoping it won't go on the driveway20% duck fat and 50% lard. The other 30% can be anything as it ends up on the drive anyway.
Good old mineral oil is best. The modern stuff is too thin and sneaks past the seals.
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10/40 mineral is what I use, the same as my old tractors get.
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They sweat oil naturally
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10w40 is a bit thin.. the book in the day said "20w"
but its better than water, or no oil at all
but its better than water, or no oil at all
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I cut out the middle man these days and go straight for mayonnaise.
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Rat's got that wrong, Tractor super universal is what I use a 15/40 oil.
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I use Halfords 20W50 classic motor oil. Seems perfectly fine and not too expensive.
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i use 20w50 mineral, i recently switched to 15w40; nothing to report as of yet. Funcitons the same.
just DOUBLE TRIPLE CHECK that its mineral, and not some half synthetic stuff; or debris from the inside of ur engine might loosen itsself and go on a little trip around ur engine.
just DOUBLE TRIPLE CHECK that its mineral, and not some half synthetic stuff; or debris from the inside of ur engine might loosen itsself and go on a little trip around ur engine.
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Dose it have to be mineral or can I use synthetic oil
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Mineral.
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Yes mineral. The synthetic stuff has a lot more friction modifiers, which is great for emissions, but it's generally too slippy for the old tech in these engines. It can also leak past the old style seals and cork gaskets etc. Plus, it's more expensive
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What could happen if synthetic goes in as all my others use car (not land rovers) use it
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It would be against all available advice for one.
Do let us know how it went though.
Do let us know how it went though.
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I put Shell HX7 10- 40 in mine with the 200DI in, as it’s very similar engine as the 2286 can’t see it being a problem and would have benefits of keeping the internal engine bits cleaner
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Newer engine though with likely better seals etc
