| Author | Message | ||
     Jamie (Rover_puppy) Senior Member Username: Rover_puppy Post Number: 492 Registered: 05-2003 |
I'm taking my D2 in tomorrow to have the cargo door check strap replaced and will have the oil changed while I am there (I have them do this on a regular basis since I don't put alot of miles on my truck). My dealership switches to synthetic oil at 7500 miles. Since I'm almost to 7000 miles, I have a feeling they will want to switch my rover over to synthetic oil tomorrow. I've tried to keep up with Dweb posts on synthetics and I don't think I have read anything negative. Would still like to make sure that it's ok before I switch. Has anyone had any problems with it? Thanks in advance, Jamie | ||
| Eugene (Eugene) Member Username: Eugene Post Number: 133 Registered: 02-2003 |
No problems with synthetic oil here. I switched to Castrol Syntec 5W-50 at about 7,000 miles. (The major reason for using Syntec 5W-50 was that my dealer used this particular oil and weight for Freelanders.) I started doing my own oil changes recently and went with Mobil 1 10W-30. -Eugene | ||
| Brent (Silly_me) Member Username: Silly_me Post Number: 109 Registered: 07-2003 |
My 97 has no leaks at all running on dino juice. When I bought her with 80K miles I put Mobil1 full synthetic and have noticed no leaks still. Runs great!  | ||
| eric johnson (Eric2) Member Username: Eric2 Post Number: 158 Registered: 05-2003 |
The earlier you switch , the better. I know guy who has over 200K on his RR classic, and has used synth for over 10 years. He popped a valve cover to look, 'cuz thats what Rover guys do on a slow weekend. He might as well have looked at a new engine, 'cuz thats what it looked like inside. | ||
| Phil deGuzman (Powerslide) New Member Username: Powerslide Post Number: 11 Registered: 12-2003 |
No negatives except cost but still cheap in the long run. I've used synthetic oils for all my vehicles since it became available and I have positive results. For example: I've owned 2 Toyota's (Avalon/4runner) w/ V6 engines and they both had recall notices due to oil sludge/oil pressure issues/oil leaks but both never showed this problem and one of them had 186K miles and still going strong. I got tired of driving it so I sold the truck and got a DII(as I cross my fingers for reliability). | ||
| Joseph Bilyk (Denverrover) Member Username: Denverrover Post Number: 110 Registered: 02-2003 |
1996 Disco Mobil 5W-40 Synthetic cured by valve knock immediately. No leaks 81,000. Very happy will never switch back. | ||
| mark peterson (Mspeters) New Member Username: Mspeters Post Number: 10 Registered: 07-2003 |
'97 D1 -- Mobile 1 and Syntec since 1st oil change -- leaks started at 20K. Both front and rear main | ||
| Jamie (Rover_puppy) Senior Member Username: Rover_puppy Post Number: 497 Registered: 05-2003 |
Thanks for the input Feel confident about switching to synthetics. I scheduled oil change for tomorrow since the shop is not so busy - I plan to hang out and watch so that someday I will be able to change it myself if I need to. |
