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Title: whats the best grade of oil for a high milage golf
Post by: viperjsy on 04 March 2016, 03:12

hi my car has 155 k miles what is the best 5x30 or 5x40 thank you

Title: Re: whats the best grade of oil for a high milage golf
Post by: bgbazz on 04 March 2016, 06:35

My 1.9 seems quite happy with 10W40 at this time of the year...mileage is the same as yours.

Title: Re: whats the best grade of oil for a high milage golf
Post by: Dalo Harkin on 04 March 2016, 09:04

Mine is approaching the 150k mark and I just got some Fuchs Titan Race which is 5x40

Title: Re: whats the best grade of oil for a high milage golf
Post by: itavaltalainen on 04 March 2016, 16:53

@OP: What engine???

Diesels with PD only use 5w40 with 505.1 spec, thought I'd use a good 5w40 anyway on all mk4 engines. Petrols use VW spec 502.00, ideally in combination with MB 229.3 or better 229.5 (not .31 or .51).

Title: Re: whats the best grade of oil for a high milage golf
Post by: bgbazz on 04 March 2016, 19:03

What is PD?

Title: Re: whats the best grade of oil for a high milage golf
Post by: itavaltalainen on 04 March 2016, 19:12

Pumpe Düse (a high pressure injection variety) - i.e. injector unit system rather than the old fashioned distributor pump injection.
PD creates injection pressure by actuation via cam shaft on the injector unit. The benefit of this is high injection pressure and high torque but it comes with higher stress for cams hence needs engine oil with extreme pressure additives - the reason VW created oil spec 505.1 whereas the non-PD diesels will survive with 505.00 spec oil

Title: Re: whats the best grade of oil for a high milage golf
Post by: bgbazz on 05 March 2016, 06:50

Cheers for the explanation...I've never heard of that before.

 :smiley:

Title: Re: whats the best grade of oil for a high milage golf
Post by: viperjsy on 11 March 2016, 03:13

sorry forgot to put my car is a 1.8t

Title: Re: whats the best grade of oil for a high milage golf
Post by: Dalo Harkin on 11 March 2016, 08:19

If you get the Titan race from opie oils, and a filter while your at it, call them up and they give you a discount code for new members (think its 10%) cost me about £48 for 5L of the Titan Race and a Mahle filter.
I had no idea which brand to use and they suggested what I am using, give them a call :)

Title: Re: whats the best grade of oil for a high milage golf
Post by: viperjsy on 11 March 2016, 17:39

I am thinking of getting this one Shell Helix Ultra 5W-40 Fully Synthetic Engine Oil  as I am using the same but the 5x30