All Things Mk5 > Performance Modifications
Thicker oil for remapped car really necessary ?
grey golfster:
Not sure that "really necessary" is the best way to put it?
For me and many others on here (try doing a search, there are loads of posts on this subject) the issue has been to minimise oil consumption between servicing. ie less top ups.
Changing to the thicker oil , 5-40 almost stops the need for any top ups at all.
Your choice!
gtininja:
5w40 did reduce oil consumption on my car but it didn't stop oil consumption completely.
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pudding:
My Ed30 was using about a litre of 5W30 every 4000 miles before I switch to 5W40. Not sure what it gets through now, but I check it once a month and it hardly moves.
gtininja:
Yes most people on this forum recommend going from 5w30 to 5w40.
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ducman77:
I'm going to give this one a try!
My wife's bog standard 07 GTI has been using a litre of oil per thousand kilometres for the last 50,000klms :surprised: :scared: :sad1:
Yes you read that right. I've put more than 50 litres of 5W30 Castrol Edge into my wife's car (in top ups alone) over the last 3 years.
That's €500 worth of oil (well, that's if you buy it in Halfrauds :laugh:)
It's also had circa another 20 odd litres in oil changes. It's a joke.
Car drives perfectly. When I spoke to Volkswagen Ireland about it they simply told me it was "within spec" for that model and to get on with it :chicken:
Frustrating. What a stupid spec that is....
If you want to go on a continental road trip you need to bring a 5ltr of oil with you?
It's like a bloody 2 stroke :signLOL:
My 2005 model AXX doesn't use a drop....
Go figure :smiley:
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