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hi all, im going to do a full service on my p38 dse the weekend and am going to use 10/40 mineral or semi, now has any body got any info or have used comma engine oil before as my friend has got a drum of it that i can use for nish, but if it aint no good ill get something else, thanks

have you physically seen the vehicle yet ?

diesel !

thanks mutsnutz.

hi wammers, yes you did, unfortunately i cant get the motor on a ramp for another two weeks, as im going to do a full service, plus a few bushes to swap out, thanks.

hi data, turbo is new maybe 4 months old, definitely going 10/40 but maybe mineral or semi, with regular service, thanks

thanks again wammers, but after talking with data about the oil smear we all get from the breather filter from cam cover to inlet ducting, i think mine maybe a bit excessive and have to clean it out twice a year or the smoking exhaust starts, hence the compression test, thinking i had a ring...

thanks stuckagainsteve, the local factor has that on the shelf ill look into that today.

hi mutsnutz, i take it thats mineral oil

thanks wammers, pressure gauge is correct was recently calibrated (sykes-pickavant) from my friends workplace where its used regularly, what would be the max figure that could be achieved ? or am i nearly there?

thanks druim, that is the new plan,

by the way druim seeing as no body has answered the compression figure question, what do you think ?

yeah thanks druim, thats what you get listening to the local stealer, looking at a lot of threads on here i was thinking of a mineral oil 10/40 but is there any given make that is a good mineral oil ?, i will be changing it regularly along with the filter

thanks wammers, yes it is **** weak, ive read loads of threads before posting mine over a few weeks and your info is very helpfull and wellcome, i was going to PM you as data said your the man to ask about my compression figures, what do you think ? also how do i check the oil ways in the head...

yes mine is none egr, but it does get ,maybe a bit to oily (which is now a concern ) as it seems to come from the filter breather down through the turbo which is new through intercooller rad through to the inlet manifold and back into the air fuel mix which i thought would make for a smokie...

thanks data, ive got a doner motor in bits and change the intercooler and clean all hoses and the ally intake manifold when i think she needs it, if there was another way it would of saved a bit of time but its no big deal, the clean set i put on and then clean the dirty set ready for next time,

how are those figures data ?, im looking to give this vehicle a good going over, shes in very good shape anyway and i intend to keep her, also is there a way of re-channelling the breather filter from cam cover to air intake duct to stop the oily smear entering the intercooler system, maby to a...

hi data, was trying to write 44&a half, it was between 440psi and 450psi, more near 440psi

hi all, just did a compression test on my dse and got from #6, 450psi #5, 450psi #4, 44.5psi, the battery was struggling at this point so jumped it with my golf...

just finished a cylinder compression test on my p38 dse, started with #6 first and got 450psi,#5, 450psi #4, 44&half psi, the battery is struggling now, so jumped it with my golf, #3, 440psi battery struggling again,#2, 440psi #1, 440psi, all results were recorded between 5,to6 crankes or when...