Just purchased 10ltrs of Fuchs TITAN GT1 PRO C-3 XTL 5W-30 on flea-bay for £67.98 delivered.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/111651423498? ... 6bbb1&cp=1
Oil for top up
Re: Oil for top up
Gone but never forgotten:
2007 RS4 B7 Saloon, Metallic Silver with SS+.
LED's all round and Dectane LED tailights. KDS detail and paint. Lepsons black chrome, heavy on the silver wheels. JCWeldFab full system - valved and no pre-cats. MRC stage 2, de-flap and full carbon clean - 438PS and 489NM. HEL brake lines. H&R Spacers. Gtechniq C1 and EXO V2 coatings. 2010+ RNS-E. On the MRC dyno: http://youtu.be/y_k0VJ2--y8
2007 RS4 B7 Saloon, Metallic Silver with SS+.
LED's all round and Dectane LED tailights. KDS detail and paint. Lepsons black chrome, heavy on the silver wheels. JCWeldFab full system - valved and no pre-cats. MRC stage 2, de-flap and full carbon clean - 438PS and 489NM. HEL brake lines. H&R Spacers. Gtechniq C1 and EXO V2 coatings. 2010+ RNS-E. On the MRC dyno: http://youtu.be/y_k0VJ2--y8
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Re: Oil for top up
Guys what's the difference between 5W30 and 5W40 and fully synthetic vs semi synthetic?
Sorry I'm a oil novice here!!
Think my RS is running on 5W30 semi synthetic ooppss!!
Sorry I'm a oil novice here!!
Think my RS is running on 5W30 semi synthetic ooppss!!
Modified standard exhaust Modified deflapped inlet manifold ported and polished
Head and valve decoke Performance K&N panel filter. Remapped. Lowered slightly (20mm) on KW performance springs Widened on 10mm spacers.
Head and valve decoke Performance K&N panel filter. Remapped. Lowered slightly (20mm) on KW performance springs Widened on 10mm spacers.
Re: Oil for top up
Looks like we spoke about this before: viewtopic.php?f=35&t=108263&p=660042&hilit=Oil#p659871WilkinsonRS4 wrote:Guys what's the difference between 5W30 and 5W40 and fully synthetic vs semi synthetic?
Sorry I'm a oil novice here!!
Think my RS is running on 5W30 semi synthetic ooppss!!
This'll help: viewtopic.php?f=35&t=109119&hilit=+5W30
And: viewtopic.php?f=35&t=107789&p=648899&hilit=fuch#p648899
Oil is 5W30 all the way FULLY synthetic, personally, nothing else. But the key criteria is VW504/507 approved.
Gone but never forgotten:
2007 RS4 B7 Saloon, Metallic Silver with SS+.
LED's all round and Dectane LED tailights. KDS detail and paint. Lepsons black chrome, heavy on the silver wheels. JCWeldFab full system - valved and no pre-cats. MRC stage 2, de-flap and full carbon clean - 438PS and 489NM. HEL brake lines. H&R Spacers. Gtechniq C1 and EXO V2 coatings. 2010+ RNS-E. On the MRC dyno: http://youtu.be/y_k0VJ2--y8
2007 RS4 B7 Saloon, Metallic Silver with SS+.
LED's all round and Dectane LED tailights. KDS detail and paint. Lepsons black chrome, heavy on the silver wheels. JCWeldFab full system - valved and no pre-cats. MRC stage 2, de-flap and full carbon clean - 438PS and 489NM. HEL brake lines. H&R Spacers. Gtechniq C1 and EXO V2 coatings. 2010+ RNS-E. On the MRC dyno: http://youtu.be/y_k0VJ2--y8
Re: Oil for top up
Is it just as good as castrol edge ?neilparf wrote:Just purchased 10ltrs of Fuchs TITAN GT1 PRO C-3 XTL 5W-30 on flea-bay for £67.98 delivered.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/111651423498? ... 6bbb1&cp=1
Re: Oil for top up
Easily - I think it's better. It's VW/Audi Type approved and know SurreySam likes it/uses it and I know a few others do - so do I. I have found that when compared against Castrol Edge as used in the early days of my ownership, the GT1:SamRs4 wrote:Is it just as good as castrol edge ?neilparf wrote:Just purchased 10ltrs of Fuchs TITAN GT1 PRO C-3 XTL 5W-30 on flea-bay for £67.98 delivered.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/111651423498? ... 6bbb1&cp=1
It gets to operational temp marginally quicker.
Operational temperature is a couple of degrees warmer.
Operational window is more stable/narrower.
I find I also burn less too and require less top-up's - that may be just my engine, I don't know.
Gone but never forgotten:
2007 RS4 B7 Saloon, Metallic Silver with SS+.
LED's all round and Dectane LED tailights. KDS detail and paint. Lepsons black chrome, heavy on the silver wheels. JCWeldFab full system - valved and no pre-cats. MRC stage 2, de-flap and full carbon clean - 438PS and 489NM. HEL brake lines. H&R Spacers. Gtechniq C1 and EXO V2 coatings. 2010+ RNS-E. On the MRC dyno: http://youtu.be/y_k0VJ2--y8
2007 RS4 B7 Saloon, Metallic Silver with SS+.
LED's all round and Dectane LED tailights. KDS detail and paint. Lepsons black chrome, heavy on the silver wheels. JCWeldFab full system - valved and no pre-cats. MRC stage 2, de-flap and full carbon clean - 438PS and 489NM. HEL brake lines. H&R Spacers. Gtechniq C1 and EXO V2 coatings. 2010+ RNS-E. On the MRC dyno: http://youtu.be/y_k0VJ2--y8
Re: Oil for top up
Yeah, my Indy here uses it over castrol for servicing. Meant to be a bit better in his opinion.
Re: Oil for top up
This ∆irishmike wrote:Yeah, my Indy here uses it over castrol for servicing. Meant to be a bit better in his opinion.
Gone but never forgotten:
2007 RS4 B7 Saloon, Metallic Silver with SS+.
LED's all round and Dectane LED tailights. KDS detail and paint. Lepsons black chrome, heavy on the silver wheels. JCWeldFab full system - valved and no pre-cats. MRC stage 2, de-flap and full carbon clean - 438PS and 489NM. HEL brake lines. H&R Spacers. Gtechniq C1 and EXO V2 coatings. 2010+ RNS-E. On the MRC dyno: http://youtu.be/y_k0VJ2--y8
2007 RS4 B7 Saloon, Metallic Silver with SS+.
LED's all round and Dectane LED tailights. KDS detail and paint. Lepsons black chrome, heavy on the silver wheels. JCWeldFab full system - valved and no pre-cats. MRC stage 2, de-flap and full carbon clean - 438PS and 489NM. HEL brake lines. H&R Spacers. Gtechniq C1 and EXO V2 coatings. 2010+ RNS-E. On the MRC dyno: http://youtu.be/y_k0VJ2--y8
Re: Oil for top up
The quantum 5w30w supposed to be same as as the castrol
edge
edge
Rs4 phantom black b7 avant : Mrc tuned
Re: Oil for top up
it's not though. I've worked alongside Castrol and I know their base's and blends are in fact better...#1Rs4 wrote:The quantum 5w30w supposed to be same as as the castrol
edge
Gone but never forgotten:
2007 RS4 B7 Saloon, Metallic Silver with SS+.
LED's all round and Dectane LED tailights. KDS detail and paint. Lepsons black chrome, heavy on the silver wheels. JCWeldFab full system - valved and no pre-cats. MRC stage 2, de-flap and full carbon clean - 438PS and 489NM. HEL brake lines. H&R Spacers. Gtechniq C1 and EXO V2 coatings. 2010+ RNS-E. On the MRC dyno: http://youtu.be/y_k0VJ2--y8
2007 RS4 B7 Saloon, Metallic Silver with SS+.
LED's all round and Dectane LED tailights. KDS detail and paint. Lepsons black chrome, heavy on the silver wheels. JCWeldFab full system - valved and no pre-cats. MRC stage 2, de-flap and full carbon clean - 438PS and 489NM. HEL brake lines. H&R Spacers. Gtechniq C1 and EXO V2 coatings. 2010+ RNS-E. On the MRC dyno: http://youtu.be/y_k0VJ2--y8
Re: Oil for top up
Just googled it know lol...... lot seem to think it's same & marketing lol
Rs4 phantom black b7 avant : Mrc tuned
Re: Oil for top up
Well in my local main dealer I asked for top up oil and they gave me quantum, service manager said that's what they use for servicing...
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