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Re: Oil Choice?
« Reply #30 on: February 02, 2015, 09:54:52 pm »
Reduced oil temps by about 8-10 degrees
smoother sounding engine when up to operating temperature.
Not sure on oil temp but my pd is def a lot quieter using the millers nanodrive.
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Re: Oil Choice?
« Reply #31 on: February 02, 2015, 09:58:52 pm »
I use Miller's nanodrive too . Pricey but heard good for car

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Re: Oil Choice?
« Reply #32 on: February 02, 2015, 11:33:39 pm »
I use quantum 5w40 which am told is castrol re branded? same helpline etc

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Re: Oil Choice?
« Reply #33 on: February 03, 2015, 04:30:47 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
Magnetec only meets
◦VW 502 00
◦VW 505 00
◦VW 505 01
not best spec of long life 507. This is old tech, Castrol edge is what you should be using....
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Re: Oil Choice?
« Reply #34 on: February 03, 2015, 05:14:39 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
Magnetec only meets
◦VW 502 00
◦VW 505 00
◦VW 505 01
not best spec of long life 507. This is old tech, Castrol edge is what you should be using....

Steve has since messaged me on Facebook.

He's using Castrol Magnatec Professional which VW supplied. This meets the spec, and has reduced his oil consumption
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Re: Oil Choice?
« Reply #35 on: February 03, 2015, 05:33:16 pm »
Er.. those specs are off opie oil site, no where on the bottle does it state 507.00
I wouldn't put that in mine, ok for mk4 pd engines etc
It won't blow up, and if he changes it every 10,000 miles, he will never see the difference whilst he owns the car...hopefully  :signLOL:
It's not any cheaper, so why not put the best and correct spec of 507.00 in it???   :rolleye:
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Re: Oil Choice?
« Reply #36 on: February 03, 2015, 07:15:18 pm »
Er.. those specs are off opie oil site, no where on the bottle does it state 507.00
I wouldn't put that in mine, ok for mk4 pd engines etc
It won't blow up, and if he changes it every 10,000 miles, he will never see the difference whilst he owns the car...hopefully  :signLOL:
It's not any cheaper, so why not put the best and correct spec of 507.00 in it???   :rolleye:
It's changed every 4000 miles as she doesn't get used.... And this is what a VW dealer put in it, if it's good enough for BMW, Im sure it's good enough for old Vw  being 505 and better then the minimum 504 approved.. :confused:

She gets almost as many oil changes as hot dinners and yes... She's all mine  :wink:

And best of all, she now doesn't use a drop of oil, so don't have to keep putting 504 like I used too lol
« Last Edit: February 04, 2015, 08:33:36 pm by Saintsteve »

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Re: Oil Choice?
« Reply #37 on: February 04, 2015, 06:39:42 pm »
I've gone for the millers nanodrive oil so I'll comment if I feel the engine runs better or not  :happy2:

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Re: Oil Choice?
« Reply #38 on: February 04, 2015, 06:48:47 pm »
FMy car's done near enough 80k. The first half was on Castrol 5W30 Longlife III. Cam follower was worn (and replaced). The second half was on Millers nano stuff 5W40 and the cam follower was fine at inspection.

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Re: Oil Choice?
« Reply #39 on: February 05, 2015, 11:57:08 am »
At last someone with some evidence based advice on engine oils  :happy2:
although it doesn't seem to have been approved by any car makers to meet their specs.......
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Re: Oil Choice?
« Reply #40 on: February 05, 2015, 01:30:54 pm »
I use fuchs supersyn longlife 5w40 and its been fine.

Bought oil the other day for a change. Thought i would try shell ultra helix 5w40 as it was a bit cheaper aswell but not changed the oil yet.

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Re: Oil Choice?
« Reply #41 on: February 06, 2015, 09:01:03 am »
Here's a link which I found useful.
You can Google translate the page from russian.

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Re: Oil Choice?
« Reply #42 on: February 06, 2015, 09:20:54 am »
At last someone with some evidence based advice on engine oils  :happy2:
although it doesn't seem to have been approved by any car makers to meet their specs.......

Not comparable in the slightest in my opinion, but i am always skeptical. Aside from the fact that its a thicker grade (which is more suited in my opinion when you consider the oil temperatures these cars see even in standard trim). Driving style, service intervals, state of tune, etc etc. will all play a part, too many variables.

I've no doubt it's better than a 5w30, but doubful how much improvement there would be over Quantum 5W40, which i've seen recommended for these engines by a very good and well respected engine builder. I stand by what i said, i would rather change the oil twice as often as these engines foul their oil pretty quickly.
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Re: Oil Choice?
« Reply #43 on: February 06, 2015, 10:07:37 am »
At last someone with some evidence based advice on engine oils  :happy2:
although it doesn't seem to have been approved by any car makers to meet their specs.......

Because it far exceeds their specification.

All the specification (eg 507.00) means is that an oil company has paid VW a huge sum of money to "test" their oil meets the relevant basic chemical make up.
The Millers Nanodrive stuff (the same as some other oils) haven't paid this huge sum of money to VW....

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Re: Oil Choice?
« Reply #44 on: February 06, 2015, 10:21:59 am »
At last someone with some evidence based advice on engine oils  :happy2:
although it doesn't seem to have been approved by any car makers to meet their specs.......

Because it far exceeds their specification.

All the specification (eg 507.00) means is that an oil company has paid VW a huge sum of money to "test" their oil meets the relevant basic chemical make up.
The Millers Nanodrive stuff (the same as some other oils) haven't paid this huge sum of money to VW....

I don't doubt that it's a good oil, but what actual proof is there, i mean scientific proof/proven fact, that it is a better oil and better than every other 5w40 grade oil that's available?
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