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5w 40 fully synthetic oil..
« on: January 04, 2015, 10:16:24 pm »
Would there be any reason why you couldn't use 5w40 fully synthetic oil in an Edition30?
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Re: 5w 40 fully synthetic oil..
« Reply #1 on: January 04, 2015, 10:19:27 pm »
A lot of people including myself move to 5W40 fully synthetic oil once running higher power levels. No reason not to use it.
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Re: 5w 40 fully synthetic oil..
« Reply #2 on: January 04, 2015, 10:22:59 pm »
Full synthetic will withstand higher operating temperatures in the engine itself for longer, and opting for 5w-40 over 5w-30 further aids this. I've also made the switch to 5w-40 fully synthetic oil.
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Re: 5w 40 fully synthetic oil..
« Reply #3 on: January 04, 2015, 10:59:08 pm »
Sounds good to me!
Cheers.
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Re: 5w 40 fully synthetic oil..
« Reply #4 on: January 04, 2015, 10:59:21 pm »
I've always used 5w40 full syn.
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Re: 5w 40 fully synthetic oil..
« Reply #5 on: January 04, 2015, 11:11:18 pm »
I've always used 5w 40 aswell. Last longer aswell.
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Re: 5w 40 fully synthetic oil..
« Reply #6 on: January 04, 2015, 11:30:29 pm »
VW 504/507 approved oil is one grade only, 5w30.
5w40 is thicker at temperature, by how much I have no idea.

Make up your own mind.
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Re: 5w 40 fully synthetic oil..
« Reply #7 on: January 05, 2015, 07:36:03 am »
Depends on the oil, if you look at the datasheets they give the viscosity at a given temperature. Quantum 5w40 is only marginally thicker than Castrol 5w30 at 100 degrees from memory
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Re: 5w 40 fully synthetic oil..
« Reply #8 on: January 05, 2015, 09:55:30 am »
i use millers nanodrive 5w40.
not approved to any vw specs but the oil is much better...  :P
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Re: 5w 40 fully synthetic oil..
« Reply #9 on: January 05, 2015, 10:49:24 am »
I was lead to believe that although 5w-40 isn't VW spec, when running any level of tune the excess heat generated in the engine is controlled by the thicker oil. Certainly my engine feels smoother when running it through the upper rev range at temperature.
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Re: 5w 40 fully synthetic oil..
« Reply #10 on: January 05, 2015, 12:14:25 pm »
This....

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Re: 5w 40 fully synthetic oil..
« Reply #11 on: January 05, 2015, 06:56:48 pm »
5w40 is spec for ours here in the states.
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Re: 5w 40 fully synthetic oil..
« Reply #12 on: January 05, 2015, 07:31:29 pm »
@ROH ECHT might be for the warmer climate?

What @MC71 posted is the stuff you need.
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Re: 5w 40 fully synthetic oil..
« Reply #13 on: January 05, 2015, 07:48:00 pm »
What about 5w30?
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Re: 5w 40 fully synthetic oil..
« Reply #14 on: January 05, 2015, 09:05:43 pm »
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@ROH ECHT might be for the warmer climate?

What @MC71 posted is the stuff you need.
I'm good...thanks  :happy2:
Some here use 0w40 or even 0w30 in the colder states...but most here use 0w40 or 5w40.
If it is VW 502.00 and 505.00 coded.
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