TB48 oil changes
Posted: 15 Apr 2015 10:56
So my Patrol is in the workshop for it's 80k kms major service, which is covered by a service contract, and this is the last service under the contract.
The dealer here insists on 5000km oil & filter changes in order to maintain the warranty. My warranty will expire in August 2015, so about 4 months, I suspect my next oil change due on the current 20W-50 will be due just around the time the warranty expires, and I can change 2 criteria which will benefit me.
I would like to change the grade of oil to 5W-40, the owners manual recommends a 5W-30, but 5W-40 is available easily everywhere. Secondly with the better grade oil, I hope I can change the oil/filter at 10,000kms .
Although I have heard from patrol4x4.com where a Kuwaiti customer of brand new 4.8 started using fully synthetic 5w-40 and had to have the car changed as there was permanent damage to lifters, noticed from lifter noise, even changing oil to 20W-50 did not reduce or remove the lifter noise. The dealer had to change the vehicle as they are the ones that allowed for the change in oil interval and grade.
What do most of the 4.8 owners here use, and what is your filter/oil intervals. 5w-40 is double the price of 20W-50, so no real saving in increasing the intervals, but less time spent in changes, but if I had to change, then I will in order to preserve reliability of the engine.
The dealer here insists on 5000km oil & filter changes in order to maintain the warranty. My warranty will expire in August 2015, so about 4 months, I suspect my next oil change due on the current 20W-50 will be due just around the time the warranty expires, and I can change 2 criteria which will benefit me.
I would like to change the grade of oil to 5W-40, the owners manual recommends a 5W-30, but 5W-40 is available easily everywhere. Secondly with the better grade oil, I hope I can change the oil/filter at 10,000kms .
Although I have heard from patrol4x4.com where a Kuwaiti customer of brand new 4.8 started using fully synthetic 5w-40 and had to have the car changed as there was permanent damage to lifters, noticed from lifter noise, even changing oil to 20W-50 did not reduce or remove the lifter noise. The dealer had to change the vehicle as they are the ones that allowed for the change in oil interval and grade.
What do most of the 4.8 owners here use, and what is your filter/oil intervals. 5w-40 is double the price of 20W-50, so no real saving in increasing the intervals, but less time spent in changes, but if I had to change, then I will in order to preserve reliability of the engine.
