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Re: BUYING OIL, SOME BASIC ADVICE FROM OPIE OILS.
« Reply #140 on: 28 February 2012, 10:16 »
A 5w-30 should be fine, but you may find that it burns more oil than with a 5w-40.
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Re: BUYING OIL, SOME BASIC ADVICE FROM OPIE OILS.
« Reply #141 on: 28 February 2012, 10:47 »
so now shall i keep topping up with 5w-30 or top up with 5w-40?

also shall i stick with 5w-40 in my arz then?


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Re: BUYING OIL, SOME BASIC ADVICE FROM OPIE OILS.
« Reply #142 on: 28 February 2012, 10:54 »
Hi

You can top up with 5w-30 or 5w-40, either is fine. If it's burning off much oil, top up with the 5w-40.

The 5w-40 will be fine in the ARZ.

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Re: BUYING OIL, SOME BASIC ADVICE FROM OPIE OILS.
« Reply #143 on: 14 March 2012, 12:43 »
Due a service soon. Just recently bought the car. What oil should i put in? I've been looking at 5w-30? Car is a 1.8T AGU. Mileage is 115,000.

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Re: BUYING OIL, SOME BASIC ADVICE FROM OPIE OILS.
« Reply #144 on: 14 March 2012, 16:33 »
You could use a 5w-30, although you might find that it burns a bit. I'd go for a 5w-40 as it shouldn't burn off too quickly.

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/c-656-5w-40.aspx

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Re: BUYING OIL, SOME BASIC ADVICE FROM OPIE OILS.
« Reply #145 on: 01 April 2012, 15:47 »
i can vouch for 5w-30 burning oil. always ran 5w-40 quantum then put in 5w-30 castrol edge and burned nearly half a litre over 1000 miles. 5w-30 is too fine imo for a 1.8t

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Re: BUYING OIL, SOME BASIC ADVICE FROM OPIE OILS.
« Reply #146 on: 09 April 2012, 08:00 »
Hi. I've got a 2000 2.0 8v. According to your site a 5w-40 is recommended. I'll only be covering a max of 6k per year and be servicing it every year. Would a 10w-40 be ok under these circumstances?
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Re: BUYING OIL, SOME BASIC ADVICE FROM OPIE OILS.
« Reply #147 on: 17 May 2012, 18:41 »
I'm about to embark on a major service and overhaul of my 1990 1.8 16v Corrado. I very occasionally encounter difficulty engaging second gear although no crunching unless I release the clutch too early!  :rolleyes:. I've looked at the Redline MT oils, and was just wondering which would be better (MTL-75/80 GL4 Lub, or MT90 GL4). Car has done approx 160k, although gearbox was a recon item at TSR in 2008 so may well be an exchange. Cheers!. :smiley:



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Re: BUYING OIL, SOME BASIC ADVICE FROM OPIE OILS.
« Reply #148 on: 17 May 2012, 20:45 »
Oilman - great to see you on here. I don't know why it has taken me 2 weeks to find your thread (I didn't think you were here). You have been a source of great info for me for at least the last 8 years, on many different forums for my cars.

Anyway - I have recently bought a Mk3 GTi 8V with 90k miles. I have no idea if the last service in the book is real, I suspect not by the rusty filter and mild coke build up in the breather hose. I am assuming it has been 25k since the last oil change and a good build up of carbon has occurred.

Knowing that an oil flush product is not recommended, what oil should I use to get a maximum cleaning effect and how long should I run it before I drop that out and put a decent 5-40 synthetic in? Should I budget for more than one cycle?

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Re: BUYING OIL, SOME BASIC ADVICE FROM OPIE OILS.
« Reply #149 on: 19 May 2012, 14:43 »
Hi,

My mk3 golf gti 16v needs a top up of oil. What is the best type to use please and how much should I top it up by???