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11-01-17, 02:36 PM | #11 |
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So 5w40, fully synthetic or semi-synthetic...???
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11-01-17, 02:37 PM | #12 |
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Come on Ian.......remember the conversation a few months back,where a certain intransigent refuses to believe that using 0W 30 in his I5 turbo is bad for it? Where we all banged on that it was too thin. especially the top end for such a powerful tune.
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11-01-17, 02:41 PM | #13 | |
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Gmac, personally, I would go for the high quality synthetic oil brands. Have a read here, the question may well have already been asked... http://www.classic-audi.co.uk/forum/...highlight=opie
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11-01-17, 02:41 PM | #14 |
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5w 40 is good but no lower on the lower end. As for Semi synthetic or Fully synthetic it depends how much you love your car. Fully synthetic stays in grade for a long long time under all conditions hence why it's more expensive than a semi synth which is a mix of mineral oil therefore breaking down far quicker than a full Synth.
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11-01-17, 02:46 PM | #15 |
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Cheers gents! I'll see what Costco has on it's shelves...pop that in with the shopping!
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11-01-17, 02:49 PM | #16 | |
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http://www.opieoils.co.uk/vehicle-lookup.aspx
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11-01-17, 05:34 PM | #17 | ||||
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0W/40, 5W/40, 10W/40 oils are all exactly the same viscosity at operating temperature and are ALL thinner than the '0' viscosity! Quote:
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Please, don't get me wrong. I'm not advocating that anybody should use any particular oil. Far from it - use what you are happy with. Just trying to point out that any XW/40 oil is the same as any other XW/40 oil as far as viscosity is concerned at operating temperature and the thinner it is when its cold, the better. What's more important is the additives that the more expensive oils have. Price, brand loyalty, advertising spiel and 'pub talk' are probably the main reasons for the oil of choice for most.
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11-01-17, 08:10 PM | #18 |
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If you're interested, Costco have Mobil One 0W/40 at £29 (+ some pence) incl. VAT for five litres.
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12-01-17, 12:21 AM | #19 |
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My 2-cents worth
My ur has a healthy diet of Magnatec. 5W40 or 10W40, whatever is available from eurocarparts. (Sounds of sucking teeth, sudden stoppages of breathing, wringing hands etc) 190k miles, ish Original turbo Oil meets VW specs I've already been through the Mobil1 early in my ownership, for a year of so. I start it up; Cover a 500mile run without much of a pause, and can easily cover 1500miles in a weekend, without a second thought. The debate will rage on, of course.
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