I wish everyone a meaningful Memorial Day.

I plan to get my car out from the automotive storage facility in a few days time. The previous owner always had the car oil change by the JLR auto dealer in Paramus, NJ. I asked him why the dealer? He said it was out of convenience.
I will not bring the car to a dealer.
Will you please tell me the best options/choices for choosing a motor oil for the engine. Would it be Liqi Molly oil ?
Would a 0W-40 weight oil be okay for use due to the engine getting hot from the blower?
Thank you kindly.

 

Nothing wrong with using the OEM oil, retailers can use anything that meets the specs, most use Castrol. I am a fan of their oil in general anyway, I've used it in many of my cars over the years in many flavors, from 0-20 to 15-50 at times.

It's more important to change the oil regularly, than to run a certain oil. You could use a very 'cheap' oil with a **** additive package, but change it every 3000 miles before the chemicals fade out, and never have issues. The OEM stuff is designed to work hard and last 15k miles, I would only go about half that on any of my personal cars but again, any good oil will be just fine at a reasonable interval. Good OEM quality filter is also as important, doesn't have to be from JLR but get a good one.

 

0-20 is the spec and it’s easily obtainable. I buy LiquiMoly 0-20 LR from Amazon. I buy JLR filters 4 at a time from my local dealer. The parts manager gives me the Harper Jaguar price. I run a 5,000 mile interval. With the air driven oil extractor it takes 6 minutes to change the oil and filter.

 

Wow it has been a minute since we have seen an oil thread!

https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/jag...0aAnupEALw_wcB

Specifically this Liqui-Moly (STJLR.51.5122) is a solid choice and easy to find. The OEM stuff is a bit harder to track down. Get a Mityvac oil extractor and do the oil changes yourself, super convenient.

 

+1 on the LiquiMoly 0W-20 and MityVac. You extract the oil from the top of the engine. Filter is right there too. Dead easy, and no mess. I do changes 2x per year.

 

An important part of the Jaguar oil's specification is proper lubrication of the timing chain.

As RoverJoe said, it is more important to change the oil on a regular basis.
It is also important to DRIVE THE CAR for 45 minutes or longer, periodically, to reduce condensation and fuel dilution in the oil. It's a tough job, but SOMEBODY has to do it!

I'm using Pennzoil Ultra Platinum which currently has a rebate in effect for purchases.

https://www.pennzoil.com/en_us/promo...carryForward=1