castrol are the main design team for oil supply for Land Rover..They do all the research and development for all their engine so you can't go wrong with their productTLO has left the building.......
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29th Oct 2008 5:50 pm
Gareth Site Moderator
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A quick question TLO, is the oil sold in the green Land Rover branded bottles made by Castrol? and is it fully or semi sythetic?
I had a discussion with my dealer a while ago after they charged me about £90 for oil in a service. (no brand specified on the bill)
When I subsequently went into the parts dept and asked for a 1 litre top up of the 'same oil you guys use in the workshop' I was given a Land Rover branded bottle, which cost about £6. When I then questioned why the oil on the service bill was much more expensive, they said that they use Mobil1 fully synthetic in the service bay.
The next service I bought my own oil from parts, and left the bottles in the car for the workshop!
Mmmmmm, they don't appear to sell that type over here - lot's of Castrol, just not magnatec....
Castrol Website says:
ENGINE OIL
CASTROL GTX
L 5W-30 - SUPERIOR SLUDGE PROTECTION, 57% BETTER THAN THE LEADING 5W-30. TESTS PROVE IT!
CASTROL GTX HIGH MILEAGE
L 5W-30 - CASTROL GTX HIGH MILEAGE - SUPERIOR OIL BURN-OFF PROTECTION... 17% BETTER THAN LEADING CONVENTIONAL OILS.* *NOACK VOLATILITY TEST OF LEADING 10W- 30S GTX HIGH MILEAGE IS SPECIALLY ENGINEERED WITH UNIQUE ADDITIVES CONVENTIONAL OILS DON`T HAVE, TO MEET THE CHANGING NEEDS OF HIGH MILEAGE VEHICLES.
CASTROL SYNTEC
L 5W-30 - IN EXTREME TESTS, CASTROL SYNTEC 5W-30 MAINTAINS MAXIMUM HORSEPOWER LONGER THAN THE LEADING CONVENTIONAL OIL.
CASTROL SYNTEC BLEND
L 5W-30 - CASTROL SYNTEC BLEND - CASTROL SYNTEC BLEND IS SPECIALLY ENGINEERED WITH PROPRIETARY CASTROL GTX TECHNOLOGY AND CASTROL SYNTEC MOLECULAR COMPONENTS TO PROVIDE SUPERIOR SHORT–TRIP PROTECTION*. * 5W30 AND 10W30 ONLY08 LR3 SE V8 - 02 D2 SE7 V8
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Gareth - very relevant, seeing as my stealership are effectively saying 'we'll use the LR stuff', then saying 'but it's not synthetic'.......
Now my oil and oil change are FREE for life here, so I'm looking at freeness Vs dropping a fair few bucks on some Moby1, just because I believe it's a great product, and have used it for the last 20 years in all my cars.
I'm probably mad to even be thinking of spending $$$ instead of accepting the freeness 08 LR3 SE V8 - 02 D2 SE7 V8
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the oil in the cans for Disco3 STC50527 & STC50528 is the semi synth 5w 30...same oil as used in the td5 engines (Disco 2)
Most dealers (including ourselves) use bulk oil from the major suppliers.
So unless they also buy the 1ltr bottles from the same source it won't be the same.
unofficially... you could save yourself quite a few quid by supplying the oil for your own service..."But i didn't tell you that.....right"TLO has left the building.......
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Eventually found some Mobil1 5W30 at a local PepBoys (US version of Halfrauds) - but this was about the fith place I'd checked before finding some!
Later found this on the US Mobil1 website:
We regret the limited availability of Mobil 1 motor oil. Due to the impact of Hurricane Ike on our raw material suppliers, we are experiencing limited availability of Mobil 1 motor oils. We appreciate your loyalty to the Mobil 1 brand and the trust you have placed in our products. We are working quickly to have your choice of Mobil 1 motor oils available at normal levels as soon as possible. Thank you for you patience.
Ended up going with the in-warranty recommendation on the Mobil1 website, fully synthetic 5w30 for SUV.
At least I'm helping keep Exxon Mobil profitable!
Although at $7.53 per Qt, including tax - I suspect that's way cheaper than Moby1 in Blighty.
That would be £4.60 for a Qt or £4.86 a liter
When was the last time Moby1 was that cheap in Blighty? 08 LR3 SE V8 - 02 D2 SE7 V8
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but it is a bit relevant 
