crews control
Member Since: 18 Mar 2007
Location: Dorset
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Does anyone know what the long term effect of using the wrong spec oil in an SDV6 would be? I only ask because in my search to find the correct oil to use as a top up, I had it confirmed by two separate LR dealers that they've been using a different spec to that detailed in the manual. One tried to sell me Mobil 1 ESP Formula 5W-30 insisting that they use it in all the D4's. (It's stated as suitable for DPF diesels but it's C2/C3 spec).
I managed to get the right stuff (Castrol SLX Pro Powerflow C1) from a very helpful Jaguar dealer who didn't advise putting anything else in the 3.0 SDV6 as it definitely needs to be low ash. How do we know that LR dealers are using the right oil and are there likely to be warranty issues later on?
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 2nd Aug 2011 11:57 pm |
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MrH
Member Since: 08 Aug 2007
Location: lost in the forest
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Probably only LR/Jag themselves could tell you (and that's if they've tested it). I'm afraid the best you can hope for, if you have irrefutable proof an approved dealer has done this, contact LR and log a complaint with all details in writing and then, maybe, if something happens in the future, you maybe, have a chance to get some recompense - although I doubt it very much.
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| 3rd Aug 2011 8:13 pm |
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