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Planning to change the oil in my Land Rover discovery 1 transfer case which has yellow metals. I know some say gl-5 is fine, but I will just stick with gl-4. The downside, is finding it these days locally is impossible. Would this work in a transfer case...

I will have to check the exact part number. They were ordered through FCP euro.

I have a stash of Mahle filters that also fit another vehicle I own. They are now made in china sadly

The odometer stopped working a million years ago. I’ve had heads redone, timing, and possibly a cam years back. Unsure of mileage but it’s always felt strong for what it is. Changed it with Quaker state 5w-40 euro this morning and the engine is much smoother.

Interesting! I just went through service records from when it was new, and roughly 10 years after it being new. It was always fed 10w-40 from the Land Rover dealer. Pretty sure I’ve ran 5w-40 & 15w-40 diesel oil through it since self servicing it

Debating just using Quaker state euro 5w-40. I just started using it in my F430

Factory it calls for a 10w-40. It’s the ole 4.0 V8. Solid power around town. Slow on the freeway though. I’ve had it for ages, and have gotten a ton of smiles from it! But it’s been parked up for awhile, and getting it back to road trip worthy. Making sure to treat it right with proper oil...

Anyone know the zinc levels of the QS 5w-40 Euro?

So are the worry owners have regarding zinc doesn’t matter? Why I post here!

Old Buick v8

Any brand? The flat tappet cam is my main concern. Whenever stuff started taking the zinc away, people started to run Rotella in these. But that has changed over the years too. Not sure what’s safe to use

Just got my old 1996 Land Rover discovery running again. I’m based in the U.S. so it’s the V8 engine. It’s been awhile, and I cannot remember what oil is commonly used? I think people used rotella but formulations change. I believe this motor has a flat tappet cam

Appreciate the insight!

Haha yes. Bone stock, and actually not abused if you can believe me.

The car doesn’t really make any power at lower RPM. You need to be higher up in the RPM range to enjoy it. I’ve used liqui moly, motul, amsoil, and for awhile was using a shell hilux but ran out of stock. I’ve heard people say the QS euro is the same as that shell.