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    TD5 Oil Consumption

    I took it to Bordeaux last summer. Towed a 6.5 m RIB for 2500 miles. Had a fair thrashing, doing most of the toll roads at 70. It performed really well, but hasn't really changed the oil useage. I had it serviced just before I went. Good suggestion for the 3000 m oil change. Thanks,,,, Brian
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    TD5 Oil Consumption

    Good suggestion... I didn't get underneath today to have a good look. Weather's been awful. I'm not getting any oil on the rear window??? Looks like it just likes a bit of oil now and again..... Thanks,,, Brian
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    TD5 Oil Consumption

    Hi Rob Yeah,, my trip to work is exactly 10 miles. It takes 5 miles just to get warm air from the heater. I use Castrol fully synthetic. Just bought an oil recommended for diesel engines at Halfords. Need to buy in bulk from an Agric dealer. I did a trip to Bordeaux, pulling a 6.5 metre...
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    TD5 Oil Consumption

    Thanks for the feed-back. It definately isn't smoking, and it isn't dripping oil onto the driveway. I did have a look underneath last week-end, though not a close look and I did notice some signs of wet oil, but since there's nothing on the floor where I park, I assumed it not to be...
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    TD5 Oil Consumption

    Hi.... I have a 2004 TD5 Discovery. I bought it last year from the dealer in Chesterfield. It had 33,000 miles, was a one owner machine and had a full service history. Over the last 15 months that I've owned it I've done around 12000 miles. It's been fairly well behaved, other than a leaky...