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roche1800

Member Since: 07 Apr 2020
Location: derbyshire
Posts: 436

Engine Oil for 2.2tdci and 2003 td5

Please can someone help me with ideally the same engine oil to use on 2 x 2.2 Tdci (2012 & 2016) AND a 2003 Td5.

Would this be ok please:

Millers Oils Trident Professional 5W-30 C3 Fully Synthetic Engine Oil

9th Oct 2025 5:03pm

Mdm

Member Since: 11 Sep 2013
Location: Sunny Lancashire
Posts: 1678

alas no you need low saps c1 5/30 for a 2.2 puma
Land Rover Genuine Engine Oil STC50527 is their part number, it does do a few other lr 4x4.
plenty of other brands do the same spec for sensible money.

it would be a waste in a td5. wrong oil in the 2.2 can block up dpf etc and cause other issues.

td5 are happy with most grades of 5/30. older worn engines or ones that are tuned/ worked hard can use 10/40 or 5/40 as well.

9th Oct 2025 5:46pm

roche1800

Member Since: 07 Apr 2020
Location: derbyshire
Posts: 436

Thanks for the reply advising on C1.

Becoming confused as Opie recommend a C4…🤷🏼‍♂️

https://www.opieoils.co.uk/c-1038-acea-c4-diesel-engine-oil.aspx

9th Oct 2025 5:51pm

Iktank

Member Since: 08 Nov 2014
Location: Porthcawl
Posts: 247

2014 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 SW Corris Grey

yeh Opie also told me that C4 supersedes the C1 as basically C1 is not recognised any more but is still made. I purchased the Millers Titan C1 which they confirmed is fully compatible with the Millers XF C1 (which is no longer available)

9th Oct 2025 6:57pm

Mdm

Member Since: 11 Sep 2013
Location: Sunny Lancashire
Posts: 1678

c1 and c4 are both low saps, c4 is mainly specced for citroen ive read but we dont have any trouble getting c1 locally to us at the minute.

opie or any of the main oil makers and sellers should be fine and their advice should be spot on.

9th Oct 2025 8:02pm

Roukmuth

Member Since: 25 Sep 2022
Location: Aurillac
Posts: 7

For the Defender 2.2 tdci (with DPF) ➔ SAE 5W30 specification Ford WSS-M2C934-B.

See the tutorial "Engine oil change on Defender Td4 2.2 DPF" ➔ https://meca1.co.uk/dm1-ad-vidangetd4/

For the Defender Td5 ➔ SAE 5W30 A1/B1 or A5/B5

See the tutorial "Which oil for your Td5 engine ?" ➔ https://meca1.co.uk/dm1-an-huiletd5/

10th Oct 2025 7:50am

roche1800

Member Since: 07 Apr 2020
Location: derbyshire
Posts: 436

Has anyone used or know of this engine oil:

https://ebay.us/m/tbN7lP

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Thanks for explaining low saps and C4 supersedes C1

10th Oct 2025 11:59am

MK

Member Since: 28 Aug 2008
Location: Santiago
Posts: 2507

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SW Chawton White

You can also pick a low saps oil but with higher viscosity protection such as Total Ineo MC3 5W30 (low saps and HTHS>3.5). Puma 110" SW

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10th Oct 2025 1:07pm

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