8V engine life

[benvictors]

Mine has done 126k and is great. Am changing my oil next weekend what oil should I use and what grade?
Also how much many litres do I need?

I use the Valvoline 10w40 synthetic blend, I know a lot of folk use the VW dealer stuff, never had a bother with the Valvoline stuff tho and its quite reasonable, 4 litres are needed for an 8v GTI

[Gavv8]

Mine has done 126k and is great. Am changing my oil next weekend what oil should I use and what grade?
Also how much many litres do I need?

I use the Valvoline 10w40 synthetic blend, I know a lot of folk use the VW dealer stuff, never had a bother with the Valvoline stuff tho and its quite reasonable, 4 litres are needed for an 8v GTI

Valvoline is good stuff, i've been using Millers oils for years on all my cars and never had an issue with it, fairly priced too.

[tdi_blu]

I use the vw stuff Quantum its not to expensive either .

[Seanl]

If your put off by dealership prices, just say - "I was gonna ask if you offer forces discount, but I forgot my ID card anyway" The guy just said "oh thats ok" to me on friday. Started putting in 10 percent discount, then went "meh, I can do better than that" and put in 20 percent! Fair play to him, cant recommend my local dealer enough! Worth a shot, although I'm not saying you should impersonate a member of the armed forces in any way! 

[jigger01]

  my little hunny has done over 180.000 miles still going strong . pulls to 130mph .  tapps now and again . but i not going to fix what isnt broke.... oh and its red if that makes a difference..lol vw  all the way..