Which engine oil is best?

Post by **HEo2TEC** » Tue Aug 09, 2011 6:21 am

Which engine oil is best, castrol edge, mobile 1 esp, millers, fuchs, and what about grades i know 5w 30 is recomended but has any one tried 10w 60 or any other grades

Post by **V8Fletch** » Tue Aug 09, 2011 7:15 am

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Post by **adsgreen** » Tue Aug 09, 2011 8:33 am

Why would you want to put in 10w60 unless you're doing some serious track/endurance work?
It will sap a fair bit of power and not give any useful advantage.
BMW use 10w60 in their m cars but the engine oil pathways are designed for the heavier oil.

To be honest, with modern oils grade is not as important as it once was. you can get a semi synth 10w40 and a fully synth 10w40 and they will perform completely different.

Titan fuchs pro s, silkolene are all good oils. Ideally a fully synth (a proper fully synth not a pretend one) ester based oil I find to be the best.

Post by **HEo2TEC** » Fri Aug 12, 2011 7:42 pm

I went for Mobil 1 ESP Fully Synthetic w5 30 in the end

Post by **PetrolDave** » Sat Aug 13, 2011 11:52 am

The grade is less important than ensuring it meets the required VAG spec as that covers grade, longevity, etc.

Post by **sonny** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 10:24 pm

HEo2TEC wrote:I went for Mobil 1 ESP Fully Synthetic w5 30 in the end

how much did you get it for and where did you buy it?

Post by **bigsteve** » Tue Aug 16, 2011 7:54 am

Looking in to the oil debate and found this info at opie oils

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/c-749-vw-50400-oil.aspx

hope it helps

Steve

Post by **adsgreen** » Tue Aug 16, 2011 8:12 am

Fuchs or motul for me.

Post by **sonny** » Tue Aug 16, 2011 10:29 am

My 40k miles service is due this month, so looking at sourcing the oil myself to keep costs down.

Post by **Steve_C** » Tue Aug 16, 2011 11:51 am

sonny wrote:My 40k miles service is due this month, so looking at sourcing the oil myself to keep costs down.

That's what I did last week. Saved me £90!

Post by **S14** » Tue Aug 16, 2011 2:45 pm

Just as a heads up i can get the Castrol Edge 5w-30 Fully synthetic 4L for £28 if anyone is interested..

Post by **Steve_C** » Tue Aug 16, 2011 2:52 pm

S14 wrote:Just as a heads up i can get the Castrol Edge 5w-30 Fully synthetic 4L for £28 if anyone is interested..

Good price. I paid £35 a couple of weeks ago.

Post by **PJC** » Tue Aug 16, 2011 4:14 pm

S14 wrote:Just as a heads up i can get the Castrol Edge 5w-30 Fully synthetic 4L for £28 if anyone is interested..

Bargain, pity I don't need any.

Post by **sonny** » Tue Aug 16, 2011 8:33 pm

S14 wrote:Just as a heads up i can get the Castrol Edge 5w-30 Fully synthetic 4L for £28 if anyone is interested..

Interested..

Post by **HEo2TEC** » Tue Aug 16, 2011 9:57 pm

sonny wrote:
HEo2TEC wrote:I went for Mobil 1 ESP Fully Synthetic w5 30 in the end
how much did you get it for and where did you buy it?

Hi there Sonny i got it from camskill £38 for 5L it was the cheapest i could find, I've just done the oil change and took it for a spin it feels a lot smoother and it seams to have more of a kick at 5500 rpm

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