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Offline HansburyGTI

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« on: 04 January 2015, 22:42 »
Hi I'm new to the forum,so unsure if this is the right area.

I've got a 1999 golf gti 1.8t,and need oil it's on 170k.

Would it be 10w40 or 5w40?

Thanks
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Offline itavaltalainen

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Re: Oil
« Reply #1 on: 05 January 2015, 17:10 »
5w40 at least if not 0w40, every 10k miles or one year at the least.

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Re: Oil
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Offline MoMartin

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Re: Oil
« Reply #3 on: 05 January 2015, 18:16 »
They say that if the car has been run on fully synthetic 5w30 its whole life time, then that's what you should get.

But, if it hasn't been run on it it's whole life then you should go to a thicker oil.

I've been running 10w40 and i've had no problems so far.
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Re: Oil
« Reply #4 on: 05 January 2015, 18:40 »
I would only use and recommended 5w40 fully syn

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Offline Wayne

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Re: Oil
« Reply #5 on: 12 January 2015, 23:34 »
At 170k it might be worth checking the oil pump pick up pipe if you have no record of it ever being replaced.
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