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What oil do you run?
- Thread starter Turbo V
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EvoMk7-1.6 TDI SE BMT.
Ready to race!
- Location
- M40 Oxfordshire.
Tesco equivalent 507. £26 for 4Lu
worldacgti
Go Kart Champion
0w40 liquimoly
I just purchased 12 liters of Motul 8100 X-cess off Amazon, so that'll be my first two fills.
I plan to change at 1k mi and 5k mi and then start UOA at 10k to determine the right OCI over the long haul. I did that on my past three VW's (all TDIs) and they were all trouble-free. Overkill, maybe, but it's my car, so IDGAF.
I plan to change at 1k mi and 5k mi and then start UOA at 10k to determine the right OCI over the long haul. I did that on my past three VW's (all TDIs) and they were all trouble-free. Overkill, maybe, but it's my car, so IDGAF.
_dvorak
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- Location
- Long Island
Castrol 0w40 Euro w/ a Mann HU6002z filter
2inTheMorning
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- Location
- Wheeling, WV
Motul 8100 X-cess for me as well.
EXEA189
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- Location
- Rocky Mountains
Ditto this but I'm sure it's 5W-30 in mine.
Mobile 1 0w40 FTWCan grab them on sale every now and again for like $12
This is the correct answer. (except its Mobil, not the city in AL - I know stupid auto correct!)
The cheapest VW 502 oil I can find, which has been M1 so far.
Diggs24
Autocross Champion
- Location
- de plains! de plains!
- Car(s)
- 2015 GTI
Same. M1 0W-40. Here is after 110k miles on my Saab with 10k changes with this oil. Runs like a top. Cylinders 3 and 4 had leaking spark plug gaskets as noted by the dark appearance and oil in the spark plug chamber.
FlyingNugget
Go Kart Newbie
- Location
- Toronto, Canada
Just did my first oil change with Castrol 5w40. Easiest oil change I have ever done.
tknj99
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- Location
- Central VA
I'm a DIY type especially with oil changes as well.. question.. for those new and/or still in warranty period, is there anything that you need to do documentation-wise, such as keep receipts or some other method to prove it's been done in case of a powertrain warranty issue comes up?
The 3-year free maintenance that I enjoyed on my previous new MK6 was nice, but oh well, it'all be nice to learn this car and looks like a simple deal to perform nonetheless and I'm sure saves a few bucks vs going to dealer.
The 3-year free maintenance that I enjoyed on my previous new MK6 was nice, but oh well, it'all be nice to learn this car and looks like a simple deal to perform nonetheless and I'm sure saves a few bucks vs going to dealer.