Main dealer here sells the filter for $22-28 USD, Ultra Platinum oil from
Amazon about $5 per quart.

 

Deleted…repeat post. Sorry.

 

What dealer is that? I wonder if they do mail order…

 

This is the first thing that came up for me on a Google search:
https://parts.harperjaguar.com/oem-p...a&gad_source=1

 

It seems I have too much free time on my hands, this morning. So I decided to read this:
https://www.ford.co.uk/owner/service...strol-products
And follow the references and links.

And then I went to the individual spec sheets...
Which leads me to, define "exceeds".

Gawd, I hope I find something important to do before I end up going down the "filter" rathole!

Cheers!

 

I use this oil, Jag spec

 

I have often considered trying liqui-moly as the number of miles are creeping up…
But it seems the JLR guys in my neighborhood are reluctant to entertain the idea. Any idea why? Or just a case of “the unknown”?

Cheers

 

I went with it a few years ago since it has LR spec approval and you can find it in US (e.g. fcp euro)

 

interesting that I find the endorsement on liqui moly’s site… but I still can’t find the reference on any jlr site…

 

It helps to understand that Jaguar has signed a world wide marketing agreement with BP (Which makes Castrol). So all that Jaguar will ever recommend is a Castrol product.
Not that other brands won't work it's just that Jaguar has no interest in promoting any other brand than BP(Castrol). It's just a business decision.

The next thing is many oils probably meet Jaguars spec but again understand Jaguar is a very small brand in the automotive world. So the sales volumes for motor oil are much smaller than the big guys. It takes money and time to qualify an oil to any spec and many if not most of the oil suppliers can't or won't go to the trouble and expense of qualifying their products.

This is easily seen with all the "Multi-Vehicle" fluids out there with no specific ratings to tell us if it does meet what Jaguar calls for.

I would use the specific Castrol product myself but again for some reason Jaguar and/or Castrol has made it difficult to find the proper oil. It also does not help that Castrol has multiple versions of Castrol Edge products out which is confusing.
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So, as I've always said, oil is oil. You can buy either good oil or bad oil. Any GOOD oil will work.

 

BP understands the power of marketing, and the mystique of exclusivity. The selling of expensive Castrol Unobtanium Motor Oil to Jaguar owners reminds me of the snobbery and sex appeal hawked by Hollywood actor Ricardo Montalban for "Rich Corinthian Leather"

 

Well I’m going out to the garage now to change the oil in my ‘15 XKR. It’s the first time I’ve done it. I’m using Pennzoil Ultra Platinum 5w20. I sure hope the engine doesn’t blow up.

 

Did yer mean 5w 30?

 

Nope 5W20, as indicated in owners Manuel and on the fill cap.


Welll…I’d suggest that those that use the Mighty thing to drain the oil, replace the stiff hoses with flexible vinyl petroleum resistant hoses. All went well when I sucked out the oil. Then I reversed it and stuck the hose in a container and started pumping the old oil into the jug. The stupid rigid hose sprung out, and was squirting oil like a crazy hose gone wild. Hot oil on my bare legs, the car, the floor. Worse, my wife came out when she heard my utterances and asked how much money I saved by not having the dealer do the oil change.

 

Ouch, your wife really knows how to hurt a guy! So does mine. Obviously, it's a wife thing.

Consider that as a one-time learning experience. You won't make that mistake again.

 

I have a simple manual Chinesium vacuum/extraction pump which goes in one direction only (sucks).
To empty it of the extracted old oil I simply pull the plug out of the top, lift/tip it up, and pour the oil into my container of choice (usually an empty 5 litre oil jug).
No muss no fuss and very little chance of spillage.

 

Thanks for that XKDreams! I don't mean to laugh but you did give me a good one!
Mainly because I could see myself doing that exact same thing!
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I can remove the big plug from mine & pour it into my disposal container, but, I thought the pump method would be less mess. 😂

One of the advantages of the pump out, is that you can put in the exact amount of oil to dispense (…all over the garage floor).

 

Liqui Moly was used in my XK for the last 25k km at least, everything in perfect order.

Interestingly, when I bought it, it ran 0w20 and I can remember I had to do a top up once in a while.

With the first oil change during my tenure, I switched to 5w20, never lost a drop of oil again.