2004 TD4 Oil Specification

I know, oil questions have been done to death on most car forums, butI have just had my 2004 Freelander serviced by a very reputable and well respected independent garage who used 15w40 oil in my 2004 TD4.

I have loads of old receipts from Lancaster Land Rover showing that the only oil they ever used to service this car was 5w30 Mobil Super 3000. This agrees with the handbook, Haynes manual, and other online sources such as Opie Oils.

My question is, was there some sort of modification to the M47 in 2003 that forced the change from 15w40 to 5w30, i.e. bigger oil pump etc?

This car is going to be used in sub zero temperatures for 6 months of the year and so the lighter weight oil is preferable for me, so I think I am going to ask them to change it.

Cheers, Paul.

I use 10w 40 semi-synthetic a3/b3 for normal conditions but for prolonged sub-zero i would stick with 5w30

10W40, and 15W40 to ACEA A3/B3 are recommended in the 2002 handbook.
BMW stopped using the 1951cc M47D in 2003, though the M47R LR/Rover version continued in production.
They may have just changed the spec to the same oil as the 1995cc M47TU

longdog said:

...They may have just changed the spec to the same oil as the 1995cc M47TU

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That' the only thing I can think of as I can't find any information on them actually changing anything in the engine.

I had the oil changed now to 5w30 as the car will be used in a very cold climate over the winter, however it ran noticeably quieter on the 15w40!

Think i'll carry out 6 monthly oil changes; 5w30 for winter and maybe 10w40 for summer...

SnowTrippin said:

That' the only thing I can think of as I can't find any information on them actually changing anything in the engine.

I had the oil changed now to 5w30 as the car will be used in a very cold climate over the winter, however it ran noticeably quieter on the 15w40!

Think i'll carry out 6 monthly oil changes; 5w30 for winter and maybe 10w40 for summer...

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Or you could use 5W40.