Hello,
I recently got an 2005 xtype with 108,000+ miles on it. Is there any recommended oil I should be using? Any recommended maintenance at this mileage beyond what's in the owners manual? Thank you very much.

 

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Will do! Thank you.

 

Tom, from my experience of owning an X-Type for 7 years, whether you run full synthetic, a blend, or straight dino oil, your mileage is going to be the same. As for longevity of the engine, that is still out for debate and there are many opinions on that. I used to change my oil at 4,000 mile intervals as I noticed my mileage would start to drop off slightly after that point. Stick with a brand name 5W-20 oil and all will be good.

 

Hi Thermo. Have you found 5-20 to be better than the 5-30 which is usually recommended.
Regards.

 

DUNKS, if you look in your owners manual, it will say that for a 2005 vehicle, the recommended oil is 5W-20. On top of that, Jaguar has a TSB out there that says for cars that are recommended to use 5W-30, 5W-20 should be the preferred oil to use to aide in improving mileage as there is "no difference in engine wear". There is some logic to this as most of the engine wear occurs when the motor is heating up and both oils have the same viscosity when the engine is cold (ie, the 5W).

Granted, call me old school, I believe in running the thickest oil possible to aide in ensuring all parts keep enough oil on them to ensure that no metal on metal contact is made. With that being said, modern day engines are made with very tight tolerances and the use of a thinner oil is required (ie, can't put 20W-50 into the engines like you could back in the 80's). The thickers oils have too big of oil particles and in actuality, would result in loss of lubrication in modern day engines (ie, oil would not be able to flow into the gap between the metal parts).

Are you going to see a difference between 5W-20 and 5W-30 in the short term? I don't think so. Long term, that might be a slightly different case. But, like I mention, how much of a change in the engine is hard to say due to every engine wears slightly different and there are way too many factors to give a definitive "this oil was better than this one".

 

Ok great! Thank you.

 

A flush and fill of the transmission, transfer case, and differential is a good idea. Jaguar says lifetime lube. You have a 13 year old vehicle, even IF they don't need it, it is a good idea. There are threads on the procedures here.

 

Will the dealership or a garage do it? Also what about the sparke plugs, wires, etc.? Thank you!

 

You can ask, but I doubt you'll find a Jag dealership service department doing driveline fluid changes, given Jaguar's recommendation of "lifetime fill." You'll need to find a good independent shop that'll do the work. If you're a DIYer (as many of us here are) there's lots of threads on this forum and YouTube videos for many tasks. Spark plugs aren't too bad but you have to remove the intake manifold to access Bank 1 plugs. Bank 2 (nearest radiator) plugs are readily accessible when the air filter box is removed. This engine uses coil-on-plug, so there aren't really spark plug wires like other cars you've seen.

 

Thank you!

 

Thank you THERMO for the info on oil.
My handbook for the 2009 model makes no mention of a 5- 20 oil.
It does however state that on petrol engines 0-30-5-30-0-40.or 5-40 may be used depending on climate but overall 5-30 is preferred.
I do not have access to a 2005 handbook.
My xtype is diesel and the only oil in the handbook for this is fully synth 5-30
Regards. Peter.

 

DUNKS, please keep in mind that the oil recommendation is for petrol/gas powered engines. Diesels have a slightly different oil requirement and using 5W-30 for diesel engines is what you should be using then.