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    Oil compatibility questions for bitog brains trust

    Hi all another question in 2 days who'd have thought oil could cause so much confusion My stepsons Australian ranger which uses a 3.2 liter 5 cylinder diesel engine type P5AT has had an oil pump failure due to neglect I'm trying to sort the issues and have plenty of oil in storage and wanted...
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    Changing oil viscosity pros and cons

    Hi all been a while since posting! I'm in need of the brains trust of bitog. I'm trying to get my son in laws Australian ranger 3.2 diesel sorted after a serious deficit in Maintenance. It's done 280.000 kilometres and the transmission (manual) , transfer case and differentials have never been...
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    Provent Style crancase filetrs for diesel engines

    Hi All Been a while since I have posted I am trying to find out about pro vent filter by Mann hummel These filter's are a coalescing type from what I hear I have 2 of them connected to my late model CRD diesel engines and they work really well stops any oil from the PCV entering the air...
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    Reusable oil filters

    Hi all Just wondering if anyone had used any of these new type reusable oil filters the ones with stainless steel mesh in them IE like the pure power pure power I have bought one for my Kawasaki motorcycle also got some of these dimple magnetic drain plugs magnetic drain plugs to go with it...
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    re oil evaporation

    Hi all been a while since I have posted I have a problem with my modern diesel engines seems I am using a lot of oil I have fitted a provent 200's on all my modern diesel engined vehicles I use the vehicles fortnightly for a 4000 kilometer trip in that time I use about a liter of oil the...
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    Audi/VW aliminuim head porosity

    Hi All been a while since I have posted work never ends I seem to have a problem with my 06 Audi A3 2.0 TDI cooling system I seem to be topping up the coolant weekly and no leaks or wet patches to be found Some forums say EGR cooler and a lot talk about the aluminum heads getting porous...
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    07 jeep GC CRD power steering fluid comaptibility

    Hi all need some advice I just changed the power steering fluid in My 07 GC crd vehicle has done 280,000k,s I used a Penrite product PAS fluid that had MS-5931 and MS9462 ratings I couldn't find anything locally that has the newer MS-10838 rating dealer didn't have any in stock and I had...
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    Jeep NV245 transfer case oil

    okay today I changed my transfer case oil in my Jeep grand Cherokee 07 CRD I have been getting a service 4wd on the screen I replaced the front and rear diff electronic actuators as well as harnesses pulled the covers washed the diffs out and then filled with redline shockproof heavy so far...
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    Amsoil MVC 20W50 shelf life

    Just a quick question I use the Amsoil MCV 20w50 in my motorbikes Kawasaki VN 2000 and Suzuki VL 800 volusia I would change the oil pretty regularly but in 2010 I suffered an injury that wont allow me to ride my bikes My mate rides them occasionally with his wife and they are now due for a...
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    Amsoil shelf life

    Just a quick question I use the Amsoil MCV 20w50 in my motorbikes Kawasaki VN 2000 and Suzuki VL 800 volusia I would change the oil pretty regularly but in 2010 I suffered an injury that wont allow me to ride my bikes My mate rides them occasionally with his wife and they are now due for a...
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    can I use a diferent type of oil

    firstly hi all this is my first post but have been following the forum for years my question is I own a 2007 Jeep CRD diesel it has a Mercedes OM642 engine and the recommendation is to use a oil of MB 229.51 specification I have been using the AMSOIL European Car Formula 5W-40 Synthetic Motor...
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