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Offline slynch23

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What’s the best oil?
« on: April 02, 2023, 06:26:12 am »
What oil do you all use in your mk6 GTI’s? I’ve been using castrol 5w30 but saw something about using a thicker oil as the car won’t burn through it as quickly then   :signLOL:

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Re: What’s the best oil?
« Reply #1 on: April 03, 2023, 07:27:45 am »
This is a Mk5 area but very similar engine the Mk6.

I change my oil every 6 months using TPS Quantum stuff as it is quite cheap.

I use 5W40 in the summer and original spec 5W30 in the winter, as find the 5W40 in winter takes a lot longer for the engine to warm up with the short journeys I do.

Works for me.
Mike

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S3 8L ---- Golf Mk4 GT TDI ---- Lupo GTI ----  A4 B6 Sline ---- Golf Mk5 GTI