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Offline Godzilla

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Fully Synthetic 0r Semi?
« on: 01 May 2011, 20:51 »
1998 2.0 8v G0lf GTI. 

She has 115,000 miles, FSH.  What 0il sh0uld I use?  5-40 fully synthetic 0r 10-40 semi/synth?

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Re: Fully Synthetic 0r Semi?
« Reply #1 on: 01 May 2011, 20:58 »
semi :smiley:

Offline Wayne

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Re: Fully Synthetic 0r Semi?
« Reply #2 on: 01 May 2011, 21:15 »
10/40 semi will be fine

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Re: Fully Synthetic 0r Semi?
« Reply #3 on: 01 May 2011, 22:40 »
I always used 10/40 semi  in my 8v golf on similar miles. Will be fine.

Although i do use 5-30 fully synthetic in the Honda.

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Re: Fully Synthetic 0r Semi?
« Reply #4 on: 01 May 2011, 22:46 »
I always used 10/40 semi  in my 8v golf on similar miles. Will be fine.

Although i do use 5-30 fully synthetic in the Honda.

Reas0n I ask mate is t0 find 0ut if 5-40 fully synth w0uld be 0k as I have 5 litres here........0r w0uld it be t00 thin thus the 10/40 being m0re suitable?

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Re: Fully Synthetic 0r Semi?
« Reply #5 on: 02 May 2011, 16:49 »
I always used 10/40 semi  in my 8v golf on similar miles. Will be fine.

Although i do use 5-30 fully synthetic in the Honda.

Reas0n I ask mate is t0 find 0ut if 5-40 fully synth w0uld be 0k as I have 5 litres here........0r w0uld it be t00 thin thus the 10/40 being m0re suitable?

Why are you using a number 0 for your o's very annoying lol

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Re: Fully Synthetic 0r Semi?
« Reply #6 on: 02 May 2011, 17:57 »
Because his 'o' is broken and the show must go on!  :grin:
10w40 btw.

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Re: Fully Synthetic 0r Semi?
« Reply #7 on: 02 May 2011, 18:13 »
10w40 would be my choice if I was buying but 5w40 is fine (if I had some going spare)


(I run my ssat on 5w40 as the turbo screams for fully!)
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