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Offline sharki786

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any oil change tips? 96 golf 3 gti 8v agg engine
« on: 21 January 2009, 12:16 »
hi all,

im thinkin of changing the oil in my car as its due for a change now, thing i wanted to ask that when you change the oil theres still gunk left in the engine, wa if i put some cheap oil in n take it 4a good run a few miles n then changed it will that make any difrance? or what about them engine flushes u get? i heared they not good as they can damage the seals in the engine? wa oil do i need 2get? it has 107k miles now n its reg serviced, i no i gota change oil filter too but what else should i change?? about 15k miles ago i changed sparkies & leads, rotoe arm & disp cap.

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Offline danny_p

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Re: any oil change tips? 96 golf 3 gti 8v agg engine
« Reply #1 on: 21 January 2009, 17:00 »
the oil you want is 10/40w   

ATF  is very good at flushing enignes  but if resonably maintaned vw engines keep reasonaly clean inside ( not 20v jobs on longlife tho )

just drop the oil when it's warm   it drains quicker then
all the VW's have gone bar 1.