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Whats the best Oil to use for the GTi ?
« on: December 09, 2009, 03:06:30 pm »
HI,

I had the oil light come on today in Manchester, so i stopped and bought some Castrol EDGE OW 40 i think it was ?


Whats the best oil to use please ? :smiley:
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Re: Whats the best Oil to use for the GTi ?
« Reply #1 on: December 09, 2009, 03:15:10 pm »
Im sure I have Castrol Edge 5w30.
Will double check when I get home.
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Re: Whats the best Oil to use for the GTi ?
« Reply #2 on: December 09, 2009, 03:20:36 pm »
Pretty much anything as long as it says VW504/507 on the side.

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Re: Whats the best Oil to use for the GTi ?
« Reply #3 on: December 09, 2009, 03:52:15 pm »
castrol edge 5w\30 for me

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Re: Whats the best Oil to use for the GTi ?
« Reply #4 on: December 09, 2009, 04:00:10 pm »
that takes some crazy low oil ie empty to put the light on  :scared:

Mods yes but way too many to stick in this little box

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Re: Whats the best Oil to use for the GTi ?
« Reply #5 on: December 09, 2009, 05:44:24 pm »
that takes some crazy low oil ie empty to put the light on  :scared:

i was told if you wait for the light to come on you have left it too late :confused:

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Re: Whats the best Oil to use for the GTi ?
« Reply #6 on: December 09, 2009, 05:59:07 pm »
HI,

I had the oil light come on today in Manchester, so i stopped and bought some Castrol EDGE OW 40 i think it was ?


Whats the best oil to use please ? :smiley:

Rich how often do you check your oil  :chicken:

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Re: Whats the best Oil to use for the GTi ?
« Reply #7 on: December 09, 2009, 06:05:38 pm »
FYI opie oils have a 30% Xmas discount on VAG oils at the moment  :drinking:

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Re: Whats the best Oil to use for the GTi ?
« Reply #8 on: December 09, 2009, 07:49:09 pm »
if your car has used all its oil i would be seriously concerned , get it back to the dealers  :surprised:

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Re: Whats the best Oil to use for the GTi ?
« Reply #9 on: December 09, 2009, 10:51:20 pm »
if your car has used all its oil i would be seriously concerned , get it back to the dealers  :surprised:

I suspect he never regularly ventures under the bonnet to check fliud levels hence the problem.
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Re: Whats the best Oil to use for the GTi ?
« Reply #10 on: December 10, 2009, 10:06:07 am »
HI,

I had the oil light come on today in Manchester, so i stopped and bought some Castrol EDGE OW 40 i think it was ?


Whats the best oil to use please ? :smiley:

You should be ok with 0w-40 but it is not adviseable to just shove any old oil in without checking its specification. You were lucky this time, although 40 weight might be a tad too viscous for the your engine (1.4 TSI IIRC?). You must make sure that what ever you top up with meets or exceeds VW's specs or you'll potentially be looking at some premature wear and/or expensive damage.

The light coming on is not good, it might be worth while getting into better (weekly) habits in terms of your under bonnet checks - especially with a tuned engine! Run that turbo dry and you'll be in all sorts of trouble.

After spending all that money on the body work, it would be criminal to let the engine go because it's run dry. I'd also be a little concerned as to why a fairly new engine is using so much oil too. When was it last serviced?
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Re: Whats the best Oil to use for the GTi ?
« Reply #11 on: December 10, 2009, 10:20:29 am »
@ animal as per Rich's sig he has a Pirelli now.  :wink:

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Re: Whats the best Oil to use for the GTi ?
« Reply #12 on: December 10, 2009, 10:26:55 am »
@ animal as per Rich's sig he has a Pirelli now.  :wink:

Oops, missed that!
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Re: Whats the best Oil to use for the GTi ?
« Reply #13 on: December 10, 2009, 10:28:55 am »
I use halfords VW spec 5W30 in a 2 litre bottle for my top ups (plenty of them!)  :confused:
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Re: Whats the best Oil to use for the GTi ?
« Reply #14 on: December 10, 2009, 10:40:51 am »
I use halfords VW spec 5W30 in a 2 litre bottle for my top ups (plenty of them!)  :confused:
Is that 502 or 507 spec??
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