Hi all as we are fairly new FL2 owners a couple of questions, what is the best oil and filter for our 59 my HSE 2.2 diesel and how do I know if it has a DPF fitted, also what anti-freeze is the correct make for this vehicle.
Cheers
Moe

Any that meets the specs shown in your Owners manual will do.

I believe regular changing of the oil & filter is better than leaving an expensive oil (with unproven advantages) to run up to JLRs lengthy limits. I change mine annually or 6K miles which ever comes first.

I personally use Smith & Allan for lubricants and shop around on-line for genuine service kits. Jules

HJ says all diesels built after Sept 2009 will have DPF.
https://www.honestjohn.co.uk/what-is-a-dpf...-have-one/

Im sure there is a website somewhere you can stick your VIN in and found out but I cant remember where.

Anyone know ? Jules

To check if you have a DPF, get under the vehicle and see ......

this video shows the DPF and pipe work location.


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I thought you could tell by the “organ pipes”? Mine is 59 plate, first registered Oct 09 but officially MY2010. With organ pipes, no DPF. 2005 D3 2.7 Auto
Previously:
2010 MY FL2 TD4e GS - Now gone at 199,500 miles, about 135,000 of them mine.
‘93 Defender 110 200TDi CSW
‘87 Defender 90 4 cyl Petrol
‘83 110 CSW V8 - best ever!
Range Rover 2-door V8 (not sure of year - 4-speed box and vacuum diff switch)
Series III SWB Diesel

As above

Organ Pipes (on top of engine) are the best indicator of a pre-MY2011 engine.

https://www.freel2.com/forum/topic18524.ht...rgan+pipes

https://www.freel2.com/forum/search.php?se...rch_time=0 FL2 XS SD4 Auto 2010 2012-2017 (21k - 91k miles) (MY2011)
FL2 Metropolis SD4 Auto 2014 2017- (16k - 79k+ miles) (MY2015)
Metro in its 11th Year of (Extended) LR Warranty / Full LR Service History
(Expensive, but Trouble/Worry free - hopefully?)

Hi Red, thanks for the info but due to severe health reasons there is no way I can get underneath our car but thanks all the same.
Cheers
Moe

the eighth character of the VIN shows whether the vehicle is equipped with a DPF or not :

A - Petrol
B - Diesel TD4 No DPF
C - Diesel TD4 With DPF
D - Diesel SD4 No DPF
E - Diesel SD4 with DPF

Thanks Arese, the eighth letter is C so, TD4 with DPF
Cheers
Moe

Arese wrote:

the eighth character of the VIN shows whether the vehicle is equipped with a DPF or not :

A - Petrol
B - Diesel TD4 No DPF
C - Diesel TD4 With DPF
D - Diesel SD4 No DPF
E - Diesel SD4 with DPF

Excellent info!

Vin Decoding





 FL2 XS SD4 Auto 2010 2012-2017 (21k - 91k miles) (MY2011)
FL2 Metropolis SD4 Auto 2014 2017- (16k - 79k+ miles) (MY2015)
Metro in its 11th Year of (Extended) LR Warranty / Full LR Service History
(Expensive, but Trouble/Worry free - hopefully?)

Hi

I always use a genuine LR oil filter part number LR001247 superseded by LR030778 and the correct specification of engine oil I have shown a selection of engine oils below:-


Engine oil specification taken from handbook says C1 5w-30 spec Castrol Edge Professional, Ford WSS-M2C934-B, ACEA C1 now latest spec ST JLR 03.5005

Also those below (not shown in handbook)

Shell Helix Ultra Professional AF-L 5W-30
Mobil Super 3000 Formula C1 5W-30
TOTAL QUARTZ INEO C1 5W-30
TRIPLE QX Synplus (C1) Engine Oil - 5W-30 - 5ltr
Fuchs TITAN GT1 PRO C-1 5W-30 Fully Synthetic Engine Oil
Comma Ecolife 5W-30 Motor Engine Oil FORD WSS-M2C934-B ACEA C1 Low SAPS ECL5L
Millers Oils XF Longlife C1 5w-30 Fully synthetic low SAPS
Petronas Syntium 5000 FJ 5W-30
Liqui Moly TOP TEC 4500 5W-30 ART 2318
RAVENOL FLJ 5W-30 Engine Oil
Aral HighTronic C 5W-30

With regard to antifreeze the handbook says Castrol Radicool SF

Hope this helps

Arese wrote:

the eighth character of the VIN shows whether the vehicle is equipped with a DPF or not :

A - Petrol
B - Diesel TD4 No DPF
C - Diesel TD4 With DPF
D - Diesel SD4 No DPF
E - Diesel SD4 with DPF

I knew somebody would know. Hail Freel2.com  Jules

Hi AJ, thanks for the info, I have checked back on the service records and found that the oil used has been Triple QX 5w 30 as you listed, thank you also for the anti-freeze name.
This really is a great site, best one for information


Cheers
Moe