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Hi,

I'm looking to change the oil in my Iveco motorhome. Can anyone tell me the correct type of oil to put in ie; what weight and grade, 15/40w grade B3 etc. It is a Iveco 49/10 H reg 2.5 turbo diesel. I was going to put in the above weight and grade with castrol gtx high mileage diesel oil? Never owned a diesel or a motorhome before so any help will be much appreciated.

Cheers

James

10/40 semi synthetic it,s brilliant stuff.

hope this helps you i always treat my motorto an additive as well something from the molyslip range is always good.

oops forgot to say welcome to the forum

please let us all know how you are getting with your new motorhome we all enjoy each others stories and tails.

Quote: Originally posted by MartyM on 16/11/2008

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Any semi synthetic diesel engine oil will do, I wouldnt bother with fully synthetic.

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the engine will only go like that because the guy who did the oil change did not give it a flush synthetic and semi synthetic are 2 intirely different oils, that aside the main reason was probably down to dodgey oil pump.

Only my opinion but it,s very valid

i wa quite surprised as well but reading the spec sheets if you change to fully synthetic you should flush the motor thoroughly because you are going from a blended mineral lubricant to a full synthetic lubricant and apparently this can act as a detergent .

well thats what the technical spec sheets say anyway.

Hi there,

Thanks for the replies,all very helpful.I went with the castrol gtx high mileage. I asked a local heavy goods mechanic about what oil to use and he said it should be fine, although to keep an eye on the oil/temp gauge and look out for any cold start problems. So i changed it today and it started and ran fine afterwords. Only after i drained some oil back out as i accidentally over filled it "Dow".I will be heading up to laggan near aviemore at the weekend, so i will find out soon enough if its OK for the job. Thanks again, its a very welcoming and helpful forum.