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gazzc

Member Since: 07 Jan 2010
Location: cheshire
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2005 Range Rover Sport TDV6 HSE Siberian Silver

oil change flush or not

Giving my tdv6 an oil and filter tomorrow. Fully synthetic 5/30 magnatec and genuine filter. Is an engine flush good or not ?? silverRRS 2.7 TDV6 22"WHEELS FULL COLOUR CODE,STEPS,REMAP..gone
Rimini red rrs 2.7 tdv6 steps. Full c code. Recon engine!!loved but!gone ,thank god !!
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Sat Jan 18 2014 9:13pm

jim4244

Member Since: 16 Feb 2012
Location: No
Posts: 1210

2013 Range Rover Sport SDV6 HSE Santorini Black

Yes, a flush is always a good idea as it helps to remove sludge which can cause blockages.

Jim

Sun Jan 19 2014 9:29am

Paddi

Member Since: 06 Jul 2012
Location: Hertfordshire
Posts: 1563

2008 Range Rover Sport TDV8 HSE Java Black

Debated many times on many forums. The consesus view is that oil flush is a bad idea because some of it will remain after the fresh oil is added and as it is a strong detergent it harms the lubrication properties of the oil.

Don't be fooled by the fact that many service centres routinely use oil flush; it is just a scam so they can charge customers an extra tenner for chucking a £4 can of snake oil in the engine.

If you are concerned that your engine oil contains a lot of sludge you would be better advised to carry out two oil changes within a short time. 2008 MY Java Black TDV8 HSE

Sun Jan 19 2014 9:32am

drdelrrs

Member Since: 02 Nov 2010
Location: UK
Posts: 1163

2012 Range Rover Sport 3.0 TDV6 HSE Lux Orkney Grey

Yup Paddi's opinion is spot on with good engineering principles.

Sun Jan 19 2014 10:18am

gazzc

Member Since: 07 Jan 2010
Location: cheshire
Posts: 494

thanks all,i did it this morning and flushed it,wish i hadnt now but i did leave it draining for about an hour and filled it with magnatec fully synthetic,hopefully all the flushing detergant came out silverRRS 2.7 TDV6 22"WHEELS FULL COLOUR CODE,STEPS,REMAP..gone
Rimini red rrs 2.7 tdv6 steps. Full c code. Recon engine!!loved but!gone ,thank god !!
Gone rr sport supercharged. Loved but 11mpg !!!
current,triumph stag mk2...current bmw 325 sport convertible

Sun Jan 19 2014 2:50pm

drdelrrs

Member Since: 02 Nov 2010
Location: UK
Posts: 1163

Its not called detergent oil for nothing and it will be in the filters and sump.

A modern hi-speed diesel engine is a pretty refined piece of kit and in all honesty if it was me I'd change the oil and filter again as soon as practical.

Sun Jan 19 2014 3:43pm

mse

Member Since: 08 Mar 2011
Location: Warwickshire
Posts: 2916

Totally agree.

Service it again, if it was mine I wouldn't have done it, but if I has it would have had a cheap oile and filter for a 30mile drive and then put in the proper stuff Mike

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Sun Jan 19 2014 3:51pm

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