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Title: 2.0 slow oil top up, which oil???
Post by: apsmale on 08 December 2009, 17:51
My oil light has come on in my 2.0 gti. which oil is best to use and how much do i put in for a top up. any help is much appreciated.
Title: Re: 2.0 slow oil top up, which oil???
Post by: richw911 on 08 December 2009, 17:55
A good quality 10/40 will be fine.

Why have you waited for the light to come on?  :shocked:

Depends how low you have let it get  :lipsrsealed:
Title: Re: 2.0 slow oil top up, which oil???
Post by: apsmale on 08 December 2009, 17:59
Iv been busy lately and have sadly neglected it. the light has jus come on today, about 20mins ago on way home from work  :sad:
saving up till after xmas now to get the 1.8t and tht definately wont be neglected.
Title: Re: 2.0 slow oil top up, which oil???
Post by: richw911 on 08 December 2009, 18:00
Iv been busy lately and have sadly neglected it. the light has jus come on today, about 20mins ago on way home from work  :sad:
saving up till after xmas now to get the 1.8t and tht definately wont be neglected.

:afro:
Title: Re: 2.0 slow oil top up, which oil???
Post by: apsmale on 08 December 2009, 19:02
filled my oil up now, its about a millimetre over the a mark on the dipstick. Does this matter???
Title: Re: 2.0 slow oil top up, which oil???
Post by: richw911 on 08 December 2009, 22:06
filled my oil up now, its about a millimetre over the a mark on the dipstick. Does this matter???

Should be ok but its never good to overfill the oil level  :smiley:
Title: Re: 2.0 slow oil top up, which oil???
Post by: apsmale on 08 December 2009, 22:14
ok cool, cheers
Title: Re: 2.0 slow oil top up, which oil???
Post by: richw911 on 08 December 2009, 22:18
ok cool, cheers

No probs worth noting the 2.0 8v uses a fair bit of oil and this is normal  :smiley: