Oil change and 64K service

[NigeltheRover]

Hey All,

I plan on changing my oil in my LR4 for the first time. Has anyone used either Redline or Motul oil? I work for a dealer for those two brands. If any 5w20 is ok I assume redline oil is ok?

secondly, what else should I change at 64K miles? I don't have much maintenance history on this truck other than it was dealer serviced up until about 50K miles on it.

Thanks!

 

[Quijote]

There are plenty of discussion on oil types and service/maintenance. Replying here would would do a disservice given all the info that is already in this forum. I think it would be preferable to continue those threads than to start another one and risk segmenting relevant information.

https://www.landroverworld.org/threads/diy-oil-change-for-lr4.22797/

Some info on maintenance listed on this thread:

https://www.landroverworld.org/threads/200-000-mile-service-advice.40572/

 

[gsxr]

Since the LR dealer in Idaho no longer carries 5W-20 (only 0W-20), at my last oil change I switched to Red Line 5W-20. Should have an oil analysis by summertime to see how it compares with the dealer Castrol. I intend to change it every 5kmi, although it could probably go longer if the UOA looks good.

See post 26 here:
https://www.landroverworld.org/threads/engine-oil-analysis-results-on-2010-lr4-v8.29533/

 

[cperez]

at my last oil change I switched to Red Line 5W-20. Should have an oil analysis by summertime to see how it compares with the dealer Castrol. I intend to change it every 5kmi, although it could probably go longer if the UOA looks good.

Thanks for sharing your UOA results. I will be following your reporting. My dealers are still offering 5W-20 for purchase but I'm curious about alternatives. I'm at 67K miles with no known issues and a very quiet engine. Of course that begs the question, why change horses now? It's a fair question... I should probably do my own UOA to validate my situation one way or the other.

Great talk, thanks!

 

[Balto]

Since the LR dealer in Idaho no longer carries 5W-20 (only 0W-20), at my last oil change I switched to Red Line 5W-20. Should have an oil analysis by summertime to see how it compares with the dealer Castrol. I intend to change it every 5kmi, although it could probably go longer if the UOA looks good.

See post 26 here:
https://www.landroverworld.org/threads/engine-oil-analysis-results-on-2010-lr4-v8.29533/

How’s that redline doing for you? I’ve went with the 0W20 because it’s an extremely heavy 20.

 

[gsxr]

How’s that redline doing for you? I’ve went with the 0W20 because it’s an extremely heavy 20.

See post #32 at this link for the oil analysis with Red Line. Looked great. Haven't had another oil change yet since we're not driving much due to COVID.

I could think of any reason to use 0W-20 instead of 5W-20. Both are much thinner than the Red Line 10W-40 used in all my other vehicles.