What Oil

[MERVE]

Hi all,

Just become the proud owner of a 1996 SSR-G 3.0 surf. Found the oil not only low but very old. What oil should I use? I want to use Millers Synthetic Diesel Oil- 5W - 40 Is this ok? Its got one of my other diesels to 201,000 miles so it should be but this is quite a lump of an engine so what do you think?

[Andy]

Depends on the cost of it, and as the oil change interval is every 5000km it might be worth using what I use Comma Eurodiesel Semi Synthetic about £14 per 5ltr, I also replace the filter every 5000km, they do say 10,000km but as your changing the oil might as well do the filter.