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Re: oil ? again
« Reply #10 on: 20 October 2008, 22:36 »
o well another oil change so what wil 5w 40 do then

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Re: oil ? again
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Re: oil ? again
« Reply #12 on: 20 October 2008, 22:39 »
yep it says 5w 30 ormagnatec 10w 40

Bob could you go into your dealer when your next nearby and ask what oil thay recommend , i would just like to see what thay say!!

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Re: oil ? again
« Reply #13 on: 20 October 2008, 22:43 »
I'll give them a ring tomorrow  :cool:

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Re: oil ? again
« Reply #14 on: 20 October 2008, 22:44 »
I'll give them a ring tomorrow  :cool:
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Re: oil ? again
« Reply #15 on: 20 October 2008, 22:48 »
Last service they put Castrol SLX III in the car.

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Re: oil ? again
« Reply #16 on: 21 October 2008, 10:19 »
I'll give them a ring tomorrow  :cool:
Top man :afro: I hate dealers  :grin:

I just rung up the dealership.

5W-40.  They said it's important that it's semi synthetic.

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Re: oil ? again
« Reply #17 on: 21 October 2008, 11:13 »
How can so many garages reccomend so many different oils. Im gonna go with what AMD say when they service motor.  :smiley:
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Re: oil ? again
« Reply #18 on: 22 October 2008, 01:16 »
im worried, i checked which is the correct oil for my car.
But when i entered my reg number it came up saying 2.0 gti, whereas my car is 1.8t
???  :huh:

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Re: oil ? again
« Reply #19 on: 22 October 2008, 14:14 »
i phoned the dealers yesterday and they said to us semi syn 10w 30,
plus they said when they do a 2 year service they well us fully syn 10w 30,

i done an oil change on sunday and used 5w 30 fully syn they said it is ok the oil will last long.