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Offline monzablue16v

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What oil do you run your valver on????
« on: 26 April 2005, 23:38 »
I have a 16v mk2 golf and am doing a full service again so what oil and filter should I use I have been told synta silver from vw is good?

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Offline rubjonny

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Re: What oil do you run your valver on????
« Reply #1 on: 27 April 2005, 08:24 »
Thats the stuff to use mate, highly recommended for dubs.  Make sure you get a genuine oil filter too, they have two valves, a non-return to stop the oil flowing back down to the sump when the engine is off (stops the hydralic tappets, tapping at startup :)) and a filter bypass, so you still get oil flow to the engine if the element is blocked.

All cheap to buy from VW, but you can get this stuff from GSF too.  You'll have to phone or go into one of their branches though, they don't have synta silver listed on their web page.
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Re: What oil do you run your valver on????
« Reply #2 on: 27 April 2005, 11:38 »
cool I'll get it ordered from Stuart at GSF in Leeds cheers

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Re: What oil do you run your valver on????
« Reply #3 on: 27 April 2005, 16:32 »
Synta gold or silver is fine.
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Re: What oil do you run your valver on????
« Reply #4 on: 27 April 2005, 18:59 »
Cool I'll do it after I fit my concept 300  :grin: Is synta silver synthetic? and also who makes oem filters???
cheers guys

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Re: What oil do you run your valver on????
« Reply #5 on: 27 April 2005, 19:38 »
Silver is semi synthetic
Gold is fully synthetic
both are fine to use.
I would buy the oil filter from VW, not expensive so why buy a copy?
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Re: What oil do you run your valver on????
« Reply #6 on: 27 April 2005, 19:49 »
what does synthetic mean exactly?
thicker or thinner?
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Re: What oil do you run your valver on????
« Reply #7 on: 27 April 2005, 21:22 »
I use castrol GTX mangnatec...

Clings to the engine soon as you turn the key  :grin:

And as far as buying the oil filter from veedub... I dont know how much they are from veedub but it's only an oil filter... a filters a filter.

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Re: What oil do you run your valver on????
« Reply #8 on: 27 April 2005, 21:27 »
vegetable oil :lipsrsealed: :lipsrsealed: :lipsrsealed:

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Re: What oil do you run your valver on????
« Reply #9 on: 27 April 2005, 21:33 »
genuine VAG filters are £3.53 inc VAT from www.eurocarparts.co.uk

might aswell get genuine