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Re: Oil Choice?
« Reply #15 on: January 24, 2015, 08:30:55 pm »
Quantum 5W40 for me. I'd rather change it twice as often :)
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Re: Oil Choice?
« Reply #16 on: January 24, 2015, 10:46:41 pm »
Castrol edge 5w30 here.

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Re: Oil Choice?
« Reply #17 on: January 25, 2015, 09:03:07 am »
Quantum 5 40 more than good enough.
I have a customer who runs s3 in European drag series and buys quantum 5 40 from us..

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Re: Oil Choice?
« Reply #18 on: January 25, 2015, 09:18:07 am »
Millers nano 5w40  :happy2:

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Re: Oil Choice?
« Reply #19 on: January 25, 2015, 11:44:13 am »
As long as the oil meets VW LONG LIFE 3 standards, you should be fine. However, most members on here run either Castrol Edge 5w30 or Millers Nanodrive CFS 5w40.

I have a standard ED30 and use the Millers stuff.

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Re: Oil Choice?
« Reply #20 on: January 27, 2015, 01:26:14 pm »
I think a lot of this is placebo.
No one is going to keep the car long enough to see the effects of engine wear etc by using different oils.
It's mainly product loyalty, as long as the oil meets the spec.
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Re: Oil Choice?
« Reply #21 on: February 02, 2015, 04:55:00 pm »
So anyone running the Millers Nanodrive CFS 5w40 oil, can you even notice a difference when you changed to this oil?

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Re: Oil Choice?
« Reply #22 on: February 02, 2015, 05:06:14 pm »
So anyone running the Millers Nanodrive CFS 5w40 oil, can you even notice a difference when you changed to this oil?

yes and yes.

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Re: Oil Choice?
« Reply #23 on: February 02, 2015, 05:14:20 pm »
So anyone running the Millers Nanodrive CFS 5w40 oil, can you even notice a difference when you changed to this oil?

yes and yes.
What did you actually notice?

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Re: Oil Choice?
« Reply #24 on: February 02, 2015, 05:24:48 pm »
Reduced oil temps by about 8-10 degrees
smoother sounding engine when up to operating temperature.

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Re: Oil Choice?
« Reply #25 on: February 02, 2015, 06:03:32 pm »
Another quantum always have always will

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Re: Oil Choice?
« Reply #26 on: February 02, 2015, 06:44:46 pm »
What about the performance gains so they claim

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Re: Oil Choice?
« Reply #27 on: February 02, 2015, 07:05:21 pm »
I'm using Castrol Professional Magnetec 5/40 in my Tuned Ed30..My oil consumption has seemed to have stopped since using it weirdly?  :confused:
« Last Edit: February 02, 2015, 07:17:11 pm by Saintsteve »

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Re: Oil Choice?
« Reply #28 on: February 02, 2015, 07:06:55 pm »
I'm using castrol Magnetec 5/40 in my Tuned Ed30..My oil consumption has seemed to have stopped since using it weirdly?  :confused:

Do you mean Castrol Edge Steve? That's the stuff that meets the VW spec
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Re: Oil Choice?
« Reply #29 on: February 02, 2015, 07:09:56 pm »
It's in a green bottle Graeme   :laugh: and no it's not edge, and yes it's VW approved long life.
« Last Edit: February 02, 2015, 07:18:18 pm by Saintsteve »