particular oil?

[AL16v]

A lot of stuff is cheap as chips from VW these days.

The old stuff is but make the most of it, I reckon the stockpiles must run out sometime

[Jon16]

Always VW filter (with return valve unlike pattern ones) and Castrol GTX Mangatec (thin one in winter, thick one in summer). I hear 0w40 oils can be a bit noisy when cold on higher mileage engines with some tappet wear.  

[Gozza]

personally I think you should use at least 10w - 40 as 0w is way to thin, fair enough if you have a turbo mota but vw need the thicker stuff. Euro car parts is my usual place.........

[richandhazel]

I use the Quantum Synta-Silver (semi-synthetic) as sold by VW, Eurocarparts and GSF.........they all charge roughly the same price, ?11 to ?13 inc VAT.
Always use the oe oil filter, obviously available from VW and as long as you specify should be available from Euro and GSF too.

I use Eurocarparts nowdays but I do rely on mail order and lateley, Stuart from the Leeds branch (See discounts and offers section). Unfortunately he can't ship the oil, so I have to get that locally so use GSF or VW.

[m4nesh]

Cheers all

Looks like Quantum Silver(Semi Syn) and a VAG Oil Filter ....Any one got any opinions on Oil additive?

[turbo]

i use valvoline maxlife which is for highmilage engines but it isnt the nasty cheap oil its api sl/cf A3/B2 rated!

only use oil which conforms to api sj or sl/cf and or acea A3/B3

the sj sl is for petrol engines and is currently top grade
the cf is for diesel engines.

the A is for petrol and B is for diesel and 3 is the current top spec! where as 2 is neither top or low just avrage

you will find theses ratings on any good oil you can also go by vw ratings which are something like vw505.00 or vw500.00 for diesel

[turbo]

and make sure it never drops below minimum!
and you will get maximum life from your engine.
also top oils wont sludge up your engine!

heres a few picks of what a sludged engine looks like




if you use good oil and its changed you shouldnt have any problems with sludge. sludge is caused by abuse from neglecte oil changes and cheap low grade oil!
fords seem to have sludged engines because theses are poplour cars and atract poplour abuse!

next time your at the scrap yards take alook at the valvegear of the cars and they 98% will be sludged up and this will be why they are there by engine fails!

you'd think people would learn!

[golfvr6]

Nice pics there  
Piston ring blow by causes cheap oil to turn into sludge and acid quicker than good oil, this attacks the bearings and shags them. This is why lots of short journeys break the oil down quicker. Always use good quality oil!

[m4nesh]

do you think oil additives help? stuff like stp oil additive which says that it decesaes friction, increases viscosity and offers better protection than oil alone....