Can I use VW oil in Renault?

[stainesy]

I have just got myself a family runaround. A Renault 52 plate Renault scenic 1.6 16v
It's low on oil so was gona top it back up. Anybody no what oil to use in one of these?
I have a load of oil left over from when I done an oil change in my mk3 golf gti 8v. Stuff I got from VW. Can't remner way it's called. Will that be ok to use?

[CJA321]

Yeah just bung it in if your topping up.

Just make sure you get correct oil when your changing it with a filter.

[The Mighty Elvi]

Ahem!

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=59317.0

[JC]

Yeah just bung it in if your topping up.

 

[Dolly]

did a clio recently it was 5w-30 fully. BUT it was a couple of years newer so maybe different engine

[CJA321]

Yeah just bung it in if your topping up.

 

people use ASDA value oil for oil changes... topping up imo wont make a differance. Esp on an older higher milage engine, if it was turbo'd or diesel id of said something else 

[justalex81]

i'd say go for it. worst thing that can happen is you kill it. which means there's one less french sh1tmobile on the roads.

[Bellend]

Lets be honest, if it's just low on the dipstick IIRC it's about half a litre.

If you are planning on doing a full change soon, it's far better then having it low.

However, both should be 10w-40 so it is the correct grade, always best to have the same make oil but the long and short of it is it will be fine.

Just think about servicing it with a new filter (cheap enough with the forum ECP discount. ) soon.

[bored_Welsh_lad]

Lets be honest, if it's just low on the dipstick IIRC it's about half a litre.

If you are planning on doing a full change soon, it's far better then having it low.

However, both should be 10w-40 so it is the correct grade, always best to have the same make oil but the long and short of it is it will be fine.

Just think about servicing it with a new filter (cheap enough with the forum ECP discount. ) soon.

How is it better than driving 5 mile to the nearest shop and getting THE CORRECT OIL!!! for his car? Jesus.. If hes driven it for this long with it low, another 5 miles aint going to be any worse than throwing the wrong grade oil in.

[AudiA8Quattro]

The OP doesn't even say what grade oil the car needs, and what grade he has got.
VW oil is fine to use in a Renault, if the grade is correct.