What oil and filters do you run?

Post by **t53a** » Sep Thu 27, 2007 10:13 am

Engine: 1.8 8v
Brand: castrol GTX 75,000m
Weight: 10-30
Oil Filter: oem
Change Interval: 3000m
Miles on car: uhhhh..... less then 50k (on engine)

Post by **Rennwagen1** » Sep Thu 27, 2007 10:28 pm

ValveFloat wrote: Renn, that Rabbit engine must be pretty tight if you can get away with 10-30 in the summer. Both my Rabbit and my 16v GTI needed 20-50 to keep the pressure up when it got hot, both had well over 100k on the engine.

I am actually amazed at the pressure in it. it usually runs 75-100 lbs unless it is idling.I acutally installed an oil mpressure guage in it to check. The damn thing runs like a top. You've seen me drive it, and I ain't nice to it.......Now if I would just get under it and fix the exhaust rattle.....

Post by **FutureStage1** » Nov Wed 14, 2007 9:55 am

Engine: 1.8T
Brand: Mobil 1
Weight:5w30 - year round
Oil Filter:OEM
Change Interval:~3600
Miles on car:54,xxx

Anyone ever use royal purple motor oil? Is it worth the extra cost?
Also should I run something different in the winter?

Post by **Checkers** » Nov Wed 14, 2007 10:02 am

Doughboy wrote:Engine: 1.8T
Brand: Mobil 1
Weight:5w30 - year round
Oil Filter:OEM
Change Interval:~3600
Miles on car:54,xxx

Anyone ever use royal purple motor oil? Is it worth the extra cost?
Also should I run something different in the winter?

I hear Royal Purple is the shit. I plan on using their coolant after the swap.

Post by **Mill3niumThr33** » Nov Wed 14, 2007 4:28 pm

Doughboy wrote:Engine: 1.8T
Brand: Mobil 1
Weight:5w30 - year round
Oil Filter:OEM
Change Interval:~3600
Miles on car:54,xxx

Anyone ever use royal purple motor oil? Is it worth the extra cost?
Also should I run something different in the winter?

You should start running 5w-40syn, its the standard oil for your motor year round. All 1.8t's and 2.0t's are supposed to run 5w-40syn according to vw audi

Post by **RuS4ty** » Nov Wed 14, 2007 6:39 pm

ValveFloat wrote:Engine: 24V VR6
Brand: Valvoline Synthetic or Mobile 1, probably going to use Elf next change
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Where do they sell Elf around here? I was actually talking about that with chris last night...

I was going to get some royal purple for the change Ive been saying I am going to do for the past 3 weeks... decided to wait to the summer to spend the extra cash. Mobile 1 5w30 will suffice for now.

Post by **Rennwagen1** » Nov Wed 14, 2007 8:24 pm

I have heard good things about the Royal Purple, but isn't it like fourty two dollars a quart or something?!

Post by **Checkers** » Nov Wed 14, 2007 8:29 pm

It's expensive but not that bad haha.
I'll definetely either be running RP or Water Wetter in the GTI after the build.

Post by **RuS4ty** » Nov Wed 14, 2007 9:06 pm

haha no... RP is around $7 a quart...

Post by **Roadhog** » Nov Wed 14, 2007 9:22 pm

RuS4ty wrote:haha no... RP is around $7 a quart...

Thats about how much my oil is...

*Big Sky Euro

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