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Offline JONESY16V

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vr6 oil ??
« on: 23 April 2009, 15:09 »
whats the best oil to put in a vr6 that has done 108 thousand miles ?? , is it beta to stick with 10/40 or go for something thicker ?
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Offline Len

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Re: vr6 oil ??
« Reply #1 on: 23 April 2009, 15:22 »
A 10/40 is fine. I personally always use Castrol Magnatec but thats just my preference!

VR6 is no different from any engine and 108k miles is nothing for a VW engine.
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Re: vr6 oil ??
« Reply #2 on: 23 April 2009, 18:18 »
hi run my v6 on magnatec 5-30 fully synthetic but the 10-40 is good enough try and get a vw filter as they are the best and cheap as well :laugh:
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Offline Wayne

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Re: vr6 oil ??
« Reply #3 on: 23 April 2009, 20:18 »
10w 40 will be fine.
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Re: vr6 oil ??
« Reply #4 on: 27 April 2009, 09:15 »
my vr6 has done 158k miles now n still run mine on 10-40w but have been told might be worth running on 15-40w.
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Re: vr6 oil ??
« Reply #5 on: 27 April 2009, 20:22 »
10w40 semi synthetic what ever the mleage (comma eurolite is my chosen one)
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