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What oil do you run?
- Thread starter Turbo V
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Hoon
Autocross Champion
- Location
- Rhode Island
Amsoil Euro 5w-40
copperbeech
Passed Driver's Ed
- Location
- Ontario
Lots more choice I see in the 2018 R manual. Oils having 502, 505 or 504 certification are 'allowed'.
I just wish I had the much thinner PP EURO LX 0W30 oil (504 certified) at the start of the now finished extra cold snap.
ManInTheClouds
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ReadTheBook
Autocross Newbie
- Location
- Bay Area Smoke Hell
- Car(s)
- DVP Spektrm, MK4 R32
It’s printed there because Castrol (BP) pays for that. They have a partnership with VW. They had it with BMW too, until BMW switched to Shell. Doesn’t mean a thing.
Impossible to have cheap and high quality anything.
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ManInTheClouds
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I don't think there's another oil that has this many ratings at this price point.
Ferrari, Renault, VW, Mercedes, et al.
BMW isn't on there due to the fact they're specifying 0w-20 in a move to better fleet economy avg.
Says a person who feels that overpaying ensures quality. (there's actually been psychological studies on this)
Costco and WalMart are how you can have cheap, quality and quantity.
If you bought that PZ before 12/31 you could also get $10 rebate and have even cheaper, quality oil. *mind blown
chiefhiawatha
Ready to race!
- Location
- Chicago
Mobil - 0w40. I swear it made subzero days easier. And the schwaben oil extractor.
I have never walked out of walmart thinking "that was cheap."
dragonskiss
Ready to race!
- Location
- SoCal
Motul Xcess 8100 5w-40 with the OEM Mann filter. No complaints here.
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TheSkeptic
Ready to race!
- Location
- Oregon
I just did my first oil change since I bought my '15 used in July. I went with the Liqui Moly Molygen 5w40 (bought the ECS kit), and I guess time will tell if it really matters.
JC_451
Autocross Champion
- Location
- NJ, one of the nice parts.
- Car(s)
- 2017 GTI Sport
Pretty annoying.
If you want any of the magical oils people are talking about you almost certainly have to order it and have it shipped.
Mobil 1 was the only 0w 40 I could find around here within normal driving distance. Guess I'll have to plan better on the second go around.
If you want any of the magical oils people are talking about you almost certainly have to order it and have it shipped.
Mobil 1 was the only 0w 40 I could find around here within normal driving distance. Guess I'll have to plan better on the second go around.