Isuzu Trooper Owners Club UK™

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Want to do a fluid service soon..

Just oil and anti-freeze.

But how much of each does the 3.1TD take?

Also, is a 10W40 semi-synth (Vx own brand) suitable?

Finally....
Is there any benefit to genuine filters (oil, fuel and air) over the Milner ones?
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'93 Trooper Duty 3.1TD

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an irritating 6l of oil for a full change - Any 10 40 semi synthetic (good brand) which is sutiable for turbo disels will do.

For anti freeze, I generally put 5l in then top up with water. Not sure if this is the right mixture, but never blown a core plug.
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6L, does that include filter?

Would probably get ready-mixed coolant type stuff tbh.

Don't trust myself mixing ratios.

Will buy 10l. . . it's not more than 10l is it??  
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'93 Trooper Duty 3.1TD

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From the handbook :-

Engine oil - 10w40 - this would cover the whole temp range as specified in the handbook. - 6 liters needed to fill with filter change

Manaul transmission and transfer box :- Engine oil sae 5w30 - at a temp constantly above 32c use sae 40

Front axel api-gl5 sae 90 or 80w - 90. If constantly below 10c use sae 80 or 80x - 90. Above 10c use sae 140

Rear axel - as above. Vehicles equiped with a slip diff use a libricant to the bove spec that have additives suitable for lsd's

Auto box - Special oil Dextron

Prop shaft joints - GM 4750 lithium based grease consistency No 2. with 7% soap

Other than the engine oil, there's no indication of the amount of each fluid needed to fill.



It's cheaper to buy concentrate - the stronget the better for a ratio - when I was in Minniapolis it was -40C and they just used straight anti freeze, no issues apart from a little more expensive than diluting it.
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Just been checking Vx trade club. . . .

18L of 10W40 semi-synth is going to cost me £30 and a few pennies (inc. vat).
I'll get 3 oil changes out of that which will probably be a years worth.

Cheap as chips.

Will send the woman in for the oil and see if she can price up the filters from Vx too. . . otherwise it's off to Milners for them.
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'93 Trooper Duty 3.1TD

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I get my oil from partco in 20l cans... sounds very similar...

The only thing I'd suggest if it comes in a single can is decanting into gallon oil cans before trying to fill

far far less spillage.
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The oil comes in 4 x 4.5L cans

Really not looking forward to doing the 'box or diffs, they may have to wait a bit.
Maybe I'll feel a little better about doing them once I've clambered around underneath it a bit, seen how the 'land' lies..  
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'93 Trooper Duty 3.1TD

[Philp]

Buy an oil syringe from Machine Mart to do the diffs and box, its about a tenner, holds 500cc and makes life much easier.
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Phil

96 or is it a 98 Isuzu Bighorn Lotus

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i buy 205 litres for £70

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