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Engine oil recommendation for discovery 4 DPF

What is the best oil between: Catroll 5/30 C1; Shell Helix Ukltra Proff AF-L 5/30 or Mobil Mobil Super 3000 Formula C1 5/30 ?
Currently i used Castrol C1 but I noticed the engine consumes a little oil (+/- 0,7 L on 6000 Km)
Previous experiences with toyota Land Cruiser consumption every 10,000 km was almost nothing and I used shell oil
Thanks Peter
  
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If I understand your post correctly you are using 700ml of oil every 6,000 km, yes?
If so something is not right there, inspect for oil leaks! By the way, what mileage?
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yes i have 125 K (Km) no leaks but I used the car for short journeys with many start and stop.
About the oil brand ; which brand is recommended Castrol - Shell - Mobil ? Wich oil garanty a less oil consumption ?
Thanks for your replay
Peter
  
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5/30 C1

5/30 C1 is the important part.... the brand is personal choice.
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^ Like what he said - I only bought Shell on a recommendation.
  
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Ok next services I want to try shell Shocked
  
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Re: Engine oil recommendation for discovery 4 DPF

PAIO wrote:
What is the best oil between: Catroll 5/30 C1; Shell Helix Ukltra Proff AF-L 5/30 or Mobil Mobil Super 3000 Formula C1 5/30 ?
Currently i used Castrol C1 but I noticed the engine consumes a little oil (+/- 0,7 L on 6000 Km)
Previous experiences with toyota Land Cruiser consumption every 10,000 km was almost nothing and I used shell oil
Thanks Peter


The system that measures the oil seems to be very sensitive to time left after running, incline of car. I'd try and ensure you are testing it frequently and as importantly, consistently in terms of incline, time left etc. before assuming you are using what sounds like a fairly heavy consumption.
  
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PAIO wrote:
yes i have 125 K (Km) no leaks but I used the car for short journeys with many start and stop.
About the oil brand ; which brand is recommended Castrol - Shell - Mobil ? Wich oil garanty a less oil consumption ?
Thanks for your replay
Peter


Short journeys are a killer for all engines if they do not reach full temperature. Repeated behavior of this type will cause premature wear to the piston rings amongst other components. As a guide, if you consider that 80% of all engine wear occurs during the warm up period, you quickly begin to recognise the importance of allowing the engine to reach full temperature.

Could it be you are now burning oil as a result? It has to be going somewhere if there's no leaks!
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Some fedback about shell? Someone broke the crankshaft ?
  
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