jamesmartin
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thicker rather than thinner,not fully synthetic
Will do. Next two weekends I'm tied up, but will change the oil after that. Only changed the oil about 1500 miles ago, but will defo try the thicker oil.thicker rather than thinner,not fully synthetic
youve nothing to lose and its worth trying everythingWill do. Next two weekends I'm tied up, but will change the oil after that. Only changed the oil about 1500 miles ago, but will defo try the thicker oil.
Very true, mate. Even if it reduces the oil consumption until I bite the bullet and try it. Just been Googling 15W40 mineral oil. Halfords own bviously pops up, but it says itself that its cr@p, a basic oil, offering basic protection that should be changed regularly. HALFORDSyouve nothing to lose and its worth trying everything
no, turbos were running on it in the 80s, if you cant find any try a semi,synthetic obviously far outlast mineral but most of us wouldnt leave it in that long anyhowVery true, mate. Even if it reduces the oil consumption until I bite the bullet and try it. Just been Googling 15W40 mineral oil. Halfords own bviously pops up, but it says itself that its cr@p, a basic oil, offering basic protection that should be changed regularly. HALFORDS
I'll keep Googling. Is mineral oil generally sh@t?
This stuff sounds better Triple QX though it says ACEA A3 B3 E2 and my handbook says ACEA B2-96no, turbos were running on it in the 80s, if you cant find any try a semi,synthetic obviously far outlast mineral but most of us wouldnt leave it in that long anyhow
try a semi, i expect to see suitable for turbosThis stuff sounds better Triple QX though it says ACEA A3 B3 E2 and my handbook says ACEA B2-96
Not really sure what that means though
Will do, James. Thanks again. Work in the morning, so calling it a night. cheers.try a semi, i expect to see suitable for turbos
Cheers, for that I'll do a bit of Google for prices and where I can get it near here.Total quartz 5000 mineral 15w-40 would get my recommendation, meets acea a3/b3 so is fine for a 300tdi, to help with any last potential running in to be done
Alternatively the current reformulated Castrol GTX is semi synthetic, but has a very low synthetic element and less detergents than most semi synths
Both are rather expensive though unfortunately
Because of my initial turbo passing a lot of oil when the engine was first going through the running in process, they suggested that there may be an outside chance that oil that oil may have affected the combustion enough to either glaze the new bores or create carbon build up on the rings.
Millers glaze busting oil
Yes, it's worth a try. Might as well while I'm waiting for the weather to warm up, cos I've only got the drive to strip the engine on. Turners suggested that I call Millers and talk to their technical department as they are good and very helpful.Sounds plausible that does
This stuff is like marmite, have heard so many stories about it good and bad. Download the data sheet and follow the instructions, as un manly as that might be - think they're quite specific Deffo worth the try before the strip down
Haven't checked all that for about 6k miles Need to rule all that out though. I do have a cheap USB endoscope camera and will have a look in before I start the additive treatment.And that would be no fun on the drive in the cold and wet especially. Yeah it cant hurt to give them a bell, never know what handy insights you might've had if you don't try.
Suppose you've already checked the oil return from the turbo and the crank breather system umpteen times by now as well as its been said before. Not much else to cause a healthy new charger to spew the slippy stuff at a noticeable level
Aye that's the best bet. Don't suppose you can see glazing without pulling the head off with one of those inspection cameras down an injector port, as an extra thought?
Fingers crossed, mate. Might be clutching at straws, but it's worth a try.Hope it works al ! all the oil from the first turbo prob dint help !