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Title: engine oil for golf mk3 gti 8v 114k
Post by: sharki786 on 05 September 2009, 14:22

hi people,

im after some advice service is due now, need to know which oil is good? i have been using valvoline and some guy told me thats a budget and its not all that? he said to go for mobil 1, what do you guys think? i know that mobil 1 is very thin would that make my hydrolic lifters louder?

Thanks all

Title: Re: engine oil for golf mk3 gti 8v 114k
Post by: gtigolfthree on 05 September 2009, 18:56

just use a good quality semi synthetic oil.

Title: Re: engine oil for golf mk3 gti 8v 114k
Post by: Agreeable Slick on 05 September 2009, 19:06

or do a search

Title: Re: engine oil for golf mk3 gti 8v 114k
Post by: Horney on 05 September 2009, 19:09

Stuff in Halfords in a green bottle is what I use in the track car. Think it's 10w40. Don't use super thin fully synth as you'll just blow it straight out your exhaust.

nick

Title: Re: engine oil for golf mk3 gti 8v 114k
Post by: sharki786 on 05 September 2009, 20:34

what about this? http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_256851_langId_-1_categoryId_165581?messageId=SUMP_SIZE_MESSAGE&messageParam=4.00 (http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_256851_langId_-1_categoryId_165581?messageId=SUMP_SIZE_MESSAGE&messageParam=4.00)

the guy at halfords said this is pretty good. so just need your opinion  :smiley:

thanks

Title: Re: engine oil for golf mk3 gti 8v 114k
Post by: gtigolfthree on 05 September 2009, 20:51

Yes right type and about the right price, have you read this.
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=59317.0

Title: Re: engine oil for golf mk3 gti 8v 114k
Post by: Horney on 05 September 2009, 22:24

That stuff looks good!

Nick

Title: Re: engine oil for golf mk3 gti 8v 114k
Post by: danny_p on 06 September 2009, 00:17

10/40 resonable quality fleet oil will be fine for a daily.

sylvia synta, AC delco pritty much anything.  just don't use the uber cheep stuff.  a lot of the more expensive midrange oils are all hype.   if you want to spend loads of money you chould go for  top end fully synthetic  but really that engine dosen't require it, if you thrash the nuts off it the oil will cope fine unless it been very modifyed or you never the oil

Title: Re: engine oil for golf mk3 gti 8v 114k
Post by: sharki786 on 08 September 2009, 15:57

what is fully synth for? what good does it do? also what is sylvia synta? iv just used valvoline as i thought that was good but then i was told its the cheap stuff, was told that mobil 1 is good but super s is just standard, iv got upto £30 to spend on juts oil dont want to over do it.

Title: Re: engine oil for golf mk3 gti 8v 114k
Post by: AudiA8Quattro on 08 September 2009, 16:45

Fuchs 10w40 from GSF.

Title: Re: engine oil for golf mk3 gti 8v 114k
Post by: danny_p on 09 September 2009, 17:13

good call