Mannol oil

[symonh2000]

Is anyone using this in their cars?

It is £58 for 20L (with a discount) and is VW 504.00 and 507.00 approved.

It is also BMW LL-04 approved so can go into my Bimmer.

(I ran the cheaper version, energy premium LL-04 in my older 330d for a couple of years without issues)

The VW is a standard GTI PP


https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/203507408005

[Tractor Dave]

I've been using Mannol oil for a couple of years without issue. It's in my wife's 2010 tdi passat, my boys 1.2 petrol polo and our daily hack, a W registration tdi pd 115 passat. Also used it in my A2 tdi ( now sold).
My only concerns are the apparent Russian connection and some bad press in Germany.
I tend to use Fuchs oils in my cherished classics.

[willni]

If it meets the spec there's nothing wrong with it, it just depends how long you're keeping the car. If you can reduce running costs while meeting spec there's no issues.

Personally I prefer to use Millers as they use an additional chemical added to help reduce wear (can't remember the name), but this makes it more expensive. 

[symonh2000]

Thanks guys. I might have a drive down to my local TPS near Oxford and see if they will sell me a 20l drum of Quantum 3, I found some on their site for £68 for a 20L drum.

That is also approved for VW and BMW and as it is made by Fuchs it should be slightly better. (Golf has Fuchs in it right now)

I have no worries about using a cheaper oil in a cheaper car, but when you are running more expensive vehicles like ours it seems to be worth spending a bit more for peace of mind unless there is a certainty that no harm would be done.

I am planning on 6000 mile oil changes on both cars and both take over 5 litres so buying individual 5 litre bottles works out quite expensive if you factor in a few top ups along the way.

[willni]

6k oil changes in itself is the best thing you can do for your car, using the best brand is less important. Make a list of brands you are happy to use and keep an eye out throughout the year for sales. Opie Oils typically have great sales and offer forum discount!

That’s why I went on a vw service plan at £20 a month you don’t notice it coming out, then you can pay for other oil changes at independents etc just buy a vw service schedule book to keep the stamps in. I average about 2 oil changes a year at this point but it was 4 in my old GTD, but my GTD sounded as smooth as my GTI when i sold it.

[Adam T7]

I also change oil every 6 months irrespective of mileage (I only do about 4,500 pa) and use Millers Nanodrive 5W40. Probably total overkill but keeps me happy.

[volkswizard]

Is anyone using this in their cars?

It is £58 for 20L (with a discount) and is VW 504.00 and 507.00 approved.

It is also BMW LL-04 approved so can go into my Bimmer.

(I ran the cheaper version, energy premium LL-04 in my older 330d for a couple of years without issues)

The VW is a standard GTI PP


https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/203507408005

They also do a Haldex oil which cross references with the VW stuff and is cheaper than Febi, a lot cheaper.
Using it on a VAQ diff oil change very soon. Even comes in nice metal cans which are recyclable.