Hi
I have been having a look for lubricants that meet land rover specifications for the td4 freelander 1. Since the texaco oils are harder to come by and [mostly] lack product information i have been looking at castrol/fuchs products to see what the options are.
What i have done is basically gathered the relevant results from both castrol and fuchs 'oil selectors', as well as genuine land rover oils i am aware of, and listed them below. Any relevant product data has also been sourced and listed (where available). Any of the oil manufacturers recommendations that match land rovers specification exactly have been highlighted in bold. I presume the others should be ok as a substitute but i am in no position to say. Hopefully someone can clarify this.
I don't know much about oil. In fact i know very little (no doubt like many car owners). There seems to be a choice whether the oil is mineral or synthetic for some components, i'm not sure which type is best for what component. On some components it seems to be a case of 'having to compromise' on ACEA a*/b* and API gl* ratings. That doesn't sound good.
I hope that this might both prove useful to others and spur some recommendations on which of these results are the most suitable, which to avoid and whether better alternatives are around. Information seems quite scattered with isolated recommendations so it would be good to get some input.
Cheers
I have been having a look for lubricants that meet land rover specifications for the td4 freelander 1. Since the texaco oils are harder to come by and [mostly] lack product information i have been looking at castrol/fuchs products to see what the options are.
What i have done is basically gathered the relevant results from both castrol and fuchs 'oil selectors', as well as genuine land rover oils i am aware of, and listed them below. Any relevant product data has also been sourced and listed (where available). Any of the oil manufacturers recommendations that match land rovers specification exactly have been highlighted in bold. I presume the others should be ok as a substitute but i am in no position to say. Hopefully someone can clarify this.
I don't know much about oil. In fact i know very little (no doubt like many car owners). There seems to be a choice whether the oil is mineral or synthetic for some components, i'm not sure which type is best for what component. On some components it seems to be a case of 'having to compromise' on ACEA a*/b* and API gl* ratings. That doesn't sound good.
I hope that this might both prove useful to others and spur some recommendations on which of these results are the most suitable, which to avoid and whether better alternatives are around. Information seems quite scattered with isolated recommendations so it would be good to get some input.
Cheers
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Engine: LR Specify 10W/40 or 15W/40 ACEA a3/b3 (the td4 owners manual supposedly says 5w50 / 5w40 / 5w30 / 0w30 are also suitable for lower ambient temperatures)
Castrol Edge - 0w40 a3/b4 [fully synthetic]
Fuchs Titan Supersyn - 5w30 a5/b5 [fully synthetic]
Fuchs Titan Supersyn - 5w40 a3/b4 [fully synthetic]
Fuchs Titan Supersyn Longlife - 5w40 a3/b4 [fully synthetic]
Fuchs Titan Supersyn - 5w30 a5/b5 [fully synthetic]
Fuchs Titan Supersyn - 5w40 a3/b4 [fully synthetic]
Fuchs Titan Supersyn Longlife - 5w40 a3/b4 [fully synthetic]
Note: None of the lubricant manufacturers 'oil selector' recommendations meet land rover specifications exactly.
Note: I do not know if the ACEA a3/b4 rated oil would be the closest match, it appears it might be (see sources).
Automatic Transmission: LR specify ATF N402 (texaco don't say much about it, but it is now ATF 402)
Note: I do not know if the ACEA a3/b4 rated oil would be the closest match, it appears it might be (see sources).
Automatic Transmission: LR specify ATF N402 (texaco don't say much about it, but it is now ATF 402)
Genuine Land Rover - ATF 402 [unknown]
Fuchs Titan - ATF 4400 JASO M315 TYPE 1A [unknown]
Fuchs Titan - ATF 4400 JASO M315 TYPE 1A [unknown]
Note: There seems to be no castrol recommendation on their site, unless i missed it. In fact information in general about this oil is a bit thin [pun].
Manual Transmission: LR specify MTF 94 [mineral based] (texaco indicate MTF 94 is a variant of 75w80 or 80w gl4)
Genuine Land Rover - MTF 94 [mineral based]
Castrol Syntrans Multivehicle - 75w90 gl4 [fully synthetic]
Fuchs Titan Sintofluid - 75w80 gl5 [fully synthetic]
Castrol Syntrans Multivehicle - 75w90 gl4 [fully synthetic]
Fuchs Titan Sintofluid - 75w80 gl5 [fully synthetic]
Note: Only the MTF 94 contains needed additives to protect copper and plastic components in the gearbox. Seep post #6.
Note: The titan sintofluid 75w80 does not say it is gl4 rated on the website.
IRD: LR specify 75w90 gl5 [fully synthetic]
Note: The titan sintofluid 75w80 does not say it is gl4 rated on the website.
IRD: LR specify 75w90 gl5 [fully synthetic]
Castrol Syntrax Longlife - 75w90 gl5 [fully synthetic]
Castrol Syntrax Universal Plus - 75w90 gl5 [fully synthetic]
Castrol Universal - 75w90 gl5 [semi synthetic]
Fuchs Titan Sintopoid - 75w90 gl5 [fully synthetic]
Fuchs Titan Sintopoid FE - 75w90 gl5 [fully synthetic]
Fuchs Titan Sintopoid LS - 75w90 gl5 [fully synthetic]
Castrol Syntrax Universal Plus - 75w90 gl5 [fully synthetic]
Castrol Universal - 75w90 gl5 [semi synthetic]
Fuchs Titan Sintopoid - 75w90 gl5 [fully synthetic]
Fuchs Titan Sintopoid FE - 75w90 gl5 [fully synthetic]
Fuchs Titan Sintopoid LS - 75w90 gl5 [fully synthetic]
Diff: LR specify 80w90 gl5 [mineral based]
Castrol Universal - 75w90 gl5 [semi synthetic]
Castrol Syntrax Longlife - 75w90 gl5 [fully synthetic]
Castrol Syntrax Universal Plus - 75w90 gl5 [fully synthetic]
Castrol Syntrax Universal - 80w90 gl5 [fully synthetic]
Castrol Axle EPX - 80w90 gl5 [mineral based]
Fuchs Titan Sintopoid - 75w90 gl5 [fully synthetic]
Fuchs Titan Sintopoid LS - 75w90 gl5 [fully synthetic]
Fuchs Titan Supergear - 80w90 gl5 [mineral based]
Castrol Syntrax Longlife - 75w90 gl5 [fully synthetic]
Castrol Syntrax Universal Plus - 75w90 gl5 [fully synthetic]
Castrol Syntrax Universal - 80w90 gl5 [fully synthetic]
Castrol Axle EPX - 80w90 gl5 [mineral based]
Fuchs Titan Sintopoid - 75w90 gl5 [fully synthetic]
Fuchs Titan Sintopoid LS - 75w90 gl5 [fully synthetic]
Fuchs Titan Supergear - 80w90 gl5 [mineral based]
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LR lubricant specifications: http://www.dingocroft.co.uk/acatalog/Rec_lubes_FRLNDR1.htm
Engine oil viscosity and temperature recommendations (from handbook): http://forum.landrovernet.com/showthread.php/146276-What-oil-for-TD4
Castrol oil selector: http://applications.castrol.com/oil...ndation?data=1fdbd58d1609acd12fcbd26ea0d41f95
Fuchs oil selector: http://fuchs-eu.lubricantadvisor.co...bd58d1609acd12fcbd26ea0d41f95 redline advisor
Texaco product description (mtf 94): http://www.texacobaltic.eu/en/products/cars/mtf-94.html
Texaco product description (atf 402): http://www.texacobaltic.eu/en/products/cars/atf-fluids/atf-402.html
ACEA oil specifications: http://www.oilspecifications.org/acea.php
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