BT-50 OIL Change

[venomz]

my 4x4 bt-50 is about to cross 100 000km and the advice the mechanic gave was to change from full synthetic oil to the normal 5000km oil.

his reason being the wear and tear of the engine.

the van does normal everyday highway runs north to south


i currently use the Shell Rimula R6.

what are ur views and opinion.

[ek4ever]

I would change ur mechanic first then your oil.

[venomz]

agreed..


so ur saying to continue using the Full syn oil then..

[ek4ever]

agreed..


so ur saying to continue using the Full syn oil then..

I am a firm believer of full-synth oils especially for engines like modern turbo diesels. Diesel engines operate under extreme conditions even more so than gasoline engines. I would personally want the best protection

[venomz]

now what about the air filter and oil filters...in getting a good replacement...

[ek4ever]

now what about the air filter and oil filters...in getting a good replacement...

air filter .... OEM is probably the best bet or K&N. As for oil filter I use Royal Purple filters cause they have a glass filter media which is good for long OCIs which you tend to do with full syn oils and they are exceptionally well made.

[karlos]

use to use that shell oil to me its a big waste of money/ engine started burning oil and am talking about a engine thats not doing plenty kilos. i use NP 15w40 now the best i have used so far i stopped losing oil engine got quiet and to me i felt like i got a better throttle response . by the way this is coming from a first owner b2500 which is the same engine as the bt50

[venomz]

i does use Shell rimula R6 and the FRAM extended life filter

i find the shell R3 which is 5000km compared to shell R6 for 80dollars more value for 10 000KM

[venomz]

and the sakura air filter

who sells the K&N air filter for the bt-50 and whats the price?

[supernedd]

I use Mobil 1 .. Full synthetic n i have a cone k&n filter which gives me better throttle response