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GTi_Red
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What oil

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I've been looking online and In my manual and I can't seem to find what oil to go in my 9n3 gti??
Any help?
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Re: What oil

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i personally use castrol edge 0w40 or 5w40.
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Re: What oil

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Cheers, what oil do vw say it should have? And can I ask why you use that oil?
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as long as vw502 oil it will be fine.

some use 5w30 but i feel this is likely to be too thin on a turbo motor particularly come summer temps and heavy use.
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Thanks I've done some research on here and found that 0w30 is a favourite? Any thoughts?
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GTi_Red wrote:Thanks I've done some research on here and found that 0w30 is a favourite? Any thoughts?
as above really, i prefer the 5w40 as it doesnt thin out so much at higher temps.
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Ill get some tomorrow then cheers
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