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Ashley123 Member Since: 25 Aug 2025 Location: Manchester Posts: 8 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
I think I’m going to order in bulk next time, saves in the long run really
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Gremlin500 Member Since: 11 Mar 2022 Location: Newcastle, UK Posts: 1846 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Snap! I do exactly the same, with the same S&A oil. This means every 2.5-3K miles, but mostly short journeys. I also have an oil sample analysis done each time, which is another £39, but gives much peace of mind, compared to the wing-and-prayer method. Dilution is never more than 1%. V6 Vogue - “Less is More” - less to go wrong! |
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4RRS Member Since: 13 Apr 2022 Location: Crudgington Posts: 437 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
I went for a bulk order recently, at £2.50 litre I couldn't say no, just used the first 9.4l today. |
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Ashley123 Member Since: 25 Aug 2025 Location: Manchester Posts: 8 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Liquid gold! I am jealous 😂😂 my 2 5 litres n 1 litre ain’t got nothing on that |
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Gremlin500 Member Since: 11 Mar 2022 Location: Newcastle, UK Posts: 1846 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
@4RRS:
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4RRS Member Since: 13 Apr 2022 Location: Crudgington Posts: 437 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
I've got an L494 & the L405 and do lots of miles, local main dealer sold it to me as they now use a dispensing system from a large tank on the roof of the premises which is filled by a tanker. They couldn't get it up to the roof and the techs were too lazy to use it from the drums, so it was a bit of a win.
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fisha Member Since: 25 Sep 2009 Location: Scotland Posts: 1552 ![]() ![]() |
Minimal difference. I think someone once compared the difference by sucking out the oil, then undoing the sump plug to see what came out.. I think the difference was a fraction of a cup iirc. i.e 50-100ml ... really cant remember other than it wasn't that much compared to the total capacity. V8 or else ... |
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cass Member Since: 12 Oct 2011 Location: northumberland Posts: 792 ![]() ![]() |
Along with many others I took the drain plug out of my 4.4 after sucking the oil out. There was only a dribble so have never checked since.
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Ashley123 Member Since: 25 Aug 2025 Location: Manchester Posts: 8 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
I’ll do both next week when I do it, worth a do while it’s up in the air I suppose
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alanm_3 Member Since: 19 Feb 2011 Location: my House, unless I’m not at home, in which case I’m somewhere else. Posts: 6837 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
I changed my oil and filter on Friday using the suction method, took all of half an hour.
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Boatmechanic Member Since: 11 Dec 2019 Location: West coast Posts: 95 ![]() ![]() |
STJLR 51.5122 has been superseded by STJLR 03.5006 I have not found a better oil that meets that spec than Ravenol ECS SAE 0W-20 |
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