Some other peoples opinions please

[dabill]

sump off, oil pump and new gasket...absolute peice of piss... give everything a good wipe around and check the oil for any debris or water... if all is well, bolt the pump back on, line up the gasket and bolt the sump back on, bout 2 hrs i reckon, took me that anyways about 4 days ago  and i had to run to the dealers with the pump cos i didnt know what the hell it was off 

btw, im using 10-40 valvoline from morrisons garage's, its 12.99 and my engine was running full synth b4, now its not its sooooo beautiful!

have fun!

rob

p.s. dont try changing it when u got hayfeaver, everytime you sneeze you bang ur head i have a cut to proove it

[Dougie_91 8v GTi]

Think my oil may be past it's prime - just had a run back to London from Swindon this morning, managed an average speed of 86mph over 96 miles in an hour and fifteen minutes (part 50mph traffic), call it a road test.

The temperature reading on the oil got up to 118 degrees, and the mpg down to 26, just checked the oil and water, and although the oil level is reasonable, may need a top up, it looks like it may have burnt?

There is a semi - not quite tar looking glaze on the (not technical)  bits inside the engine when I remove the oil cap.
Is this a problem, a common occurance or easily rectified?  I have no idea of the type of oil in the car, or any of the technical stats regarding its past.  Owned it six-eights weeks and it runs fairly well, although in need of a service, an opportunity to sort the oil out I think, but what oil?  The car has 106k and is I believe unmodified.

[Bluefox]

If you want a thicker oil you want a 15w50 not a 15w40.

Surely, it depends when you need the oil to be thicker? A 15w40 is thicker at startup than a 10w40, a 15w50 is thicker at startup and upto tempreature.
In my experience, worn engines tend to need thicker oil at statup, no need to go thicker at operating tempreature.