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Offline Johnnyt88

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Engine oil
« on: 20 August 2013, 02:11 »
Hi guys I've got 1.8 t 1999 needs a service, I was just wondering about the oil as on shell lube site it says 5w30. I can get 10w40 for practically nothing from work and was wondering if it would be ok??

Cheers for any help :)
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Offline Wayne

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Re: Engine oil
« Reply #1 on: 20 August 2013, 10:57 »
It needs to be 5/40 fully synth for a 1.8t.

I was recommended to use: http://www.vwspares.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=1354
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Offline WadGTI

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Re: Engine oil
« Reply #2 on: 20 August 2013, 12:50 »
I used castrol edge 5w-30 and had no problem. Runs like a dream.

I used this as I believe the previous owner used the same grade according to a top up bottle in the boot.
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Offline sharki786

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Re: Engine oil
« Reply #3 on: 20 August 2013, 13:02 »
Wont quantum 10w 40 do? On 1.8t?
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Re: Engine oil
« Reply #4 on: 20 August 2013, 15:53 »
It is fully symthetic still 10w40 loads people from work said would be fine, it's got high mileage so 10w40 would protect a bit better??
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Re: Engine oil
« Reply #5 on: 20 August 2013, 19:59 »
Quote from: Johnnyt88 on 20 August 2013, 15:53
It is fully symthetic still 10w40 loads people from work said would be fine,
I don't know many fully synthetic 10w40, if it is one it would cost as much as a good 5w40 so why not go for that then...

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it's got high mileage so 10w40 would protect a bit better??

NO!

Go for a good 5w40 (on turbo engines I personally go for 0w40 even) and be happy... turbo is gonna thank you.
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Offline Wayne

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Re: Engine oil
« Reply #6 on: 20 August 2013, 22:17 »
Quote from: Johnnyt88 on 20 August 2013, 15:53
It is fully symthetic still 10w40 loads people from work said would be fine, it's got high mileage so 10w40 would protect a bit better??

Nope needs to be 5/40 plus if you have no record of the pick up pipe being replaced I would get that sorted at the same time.

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Offline danny_p

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Re: Engine oil
« Reply #7 on: 22 August 2013, 10:23 »
i ran the APU in my passat on 10/40 semi synth for long enough   it trundeld its way upto nearly 230,000 miles till some twit crashed into it. 

gf's mk4  has now done +260K    185k of that has been on 10/40w semi synth.   

oil and frount tyers @ 5 k miles
oil and other filters, brakes and rear tyers  at 10 K miles
usally seems to want clutch, coilpacks, suspention  at 50k  miles

gets the sh!t kicked into it daily  cant work out how the hell the thing is still going, very predictable on the serviceing but it's never actualy broken down yet
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Re: Engine oil
« Reply #8 on: 22 August 2013, 19:44 »
Petrol?? That's doing well lol! Well like said can get 10w40 cheap as from work fully symth! So ill prob go for that to be honest.

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Re: Engine oil
« Reply #9 on: 22 August 2013, 20:12 »
tell me the name of that miraculous fully synthetic 10w40 mate......

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