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ORIGINAL: andrewmcoffin

Just catching up to this thread, and I found Bartell's post very helpful--didn't see it as contradicting Mike's but expanding upon it. Should I take from this discussion that Mobile 1 15W50 is the best easily available option for a Disco at this point and should satisfy the needs of the engine? Or am I not following this closely enough?

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ORIGINAL: Bartell

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ORIGINAL: tee51397

Please don't take this the wrong way but I really don't see how the post either rebuffs the OPs statements, offers any evidence to the contrary or adds anything constructive regarding oil decisions for our rovers.

Ouch, not nice, but thank you for your critique. You are right about my posting if you don't read it or have pre-decided not to believe it.

I did not hope to prove anything to anyone..only help. What I indicated was the results of OUR research and that there are choices for each owner to make. 1. You can take a chance and use any oil, 2. you can rely on what oil companies tell you assuming they tell you anything meaningful and then follow that without testing, 3. you can add enough zddp to bring you up to the traditional levels.

The only thing we can be sure of is that the last choice can cause no harm (70 year track record) and possibly (who knows) avoid damage. We have no long term track record on any other option

I sincerely hope everything works out long term for you and others at the lower zddp levels. Let's give it few years and if your option group is still running fine withiout cam or lifter damage, my team can save 2 dollars an oil change.

James