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OllieVRS:
I'm sure this question is as old as time itself. But I want some quick recommendations based on Irish prices :grin:

127k miles, stage 1. Track day coming up on Easter Monday. Halfords won't have my usual Millers NT+ for €75 in stock on time, nor any non-NT+, so I have to consider other options. I change my oil every 5000km, 3.1k miles.

(All are 5L, available to buy locally):

€91 Miller's 5W40 CFS NT+
€59 Shell Helix Ultra 5W40
€67 Castrol Edge Titanium 5W40

Called the local VW dealer here and they don't do anything besides 0W30/5W30.

Millers NT+ did reduce my oil consumption by nearly half compared to the Shell Helix Ultra I used before, which makes me slightly biased towards it. But buying it meant I didn't have to spend and extra 20-25 quid on an additional 1 litre bottle to top up since it burnt so much less oil.

Cheers!

Octoparrot:
If your changing your oil that frequently I'd be tempted to go for the cheapest.

OllieVRS:
I think I'll going to succumb to the Millers stuff again. After all it brought my oil consumption down from 0.4 to 0.25 litres per 1000km.

Considering the fact I push the car quite hard, and even more so doing a full track day on Monday, it just makes sense to spend a little extra. It may be difference between the engine lasting till the end of my ownership or not, and they're not cheap engines to replace in Ireland.

Also might as well add €20 to the price of the other ones since another 1L bottle will be needed anyway. So it's only €4-12 more in the long run anyway.

Apologies for making this useless post when I subconsciously knew my choice the entire time. I think I was just looking for positive confirmation bias  :grin:

pudding:
Mobil 1 0W40, Quantum Platinum 5W40, Fuchs GT1 Flex 3 5W40 were all good for oil consumption in mine......and much cheaper than Millers!

Millers vs Shell is a bad comparison unfortunately as Shell is well known for burning off quickly, and their diesel is sh1t as well  :grin:

Interestingly enough, I was watching REPerformance's RS3 engine rebuild video the other day and he mentioned that a particular oil with the word "Nano" it can't handle the heat of track days / 1/4 miles etc. 

OllieVRS:
Thanks for the reply Pudding, good to hear from you again.

Of those you mentioned, I think I could've only gotten my hands the Mobil 1 0W40 - €65 from Halfords. The others aren't sold in Ireland afaik.

Yeah the Shell was an annoying b*stard - burnt 0.416L/1000km if I remember correctly  :grin:

Also just to update my previous figure of 0.25L on Miller's - that was a miscalculation. It used only 0.8L/5000km, and that's accounting for 100ml of oil left over around the engine when doing the change. That's 0.16L/1000km.

About the oil REPerformance mentioned that has a strange resemblance in name to what I just put in - I'll keep an eye on it. I have driven quite aggressively since I originally put in the oil and it's felt fine.

On a side note - is it normal to here a clackity sound for ~1 second when starting the engine from cold? Sounds like the cam chain not having pressure momentarily, but can't be sure. Or maybe it's the Miller's  :scared:

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