Post by: Lucastheone92 on November 18, 2016, 03:38:29 pm
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Post by: Paradox1 on November 18, 2016, 03:44:49 pm
Post by: pudding on November 18, 2016, 04:26:44 pm
Recently switched to 5W40 as the engine is getting on a bit. You need a bit of extra lube when you get older :grin:
Post by: Lucastheone92 on November 18, 2016, 07:32:22 pm
Mine was Stage 1 for ages on dealer 5W30 Shell oil.Hahaha ok thanks man!
Recently switched to 5W40 as the engine is getting on a bit. You need a bit of extra lube when you get older :grin:
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Post by: slix on November 18, 2016, 09:22:03 pm
Since I've moved to 5w40 it's minimal oil use now so defo would recommend it.
Post by: grey golfster on November 19, 2016, 03:04:54 pm
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!
Post by: gtininja on November 28, 2016, 03:13:07 pm
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Post by: ducman77 on December 01, 2016, 11:40:59 pm
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:
Post by: pudding on December 02, 2016, 10:20:55 am
1 litre per 600 miles is truly abysmal and they consider that normal? I've had old bangers from the 80s use less oil than that, but typical VAG I'm afraid.
I'm not a fan of Castrol Edge personally. It always smells burnt to me when I change it and it seems to burn off quicker than other oils.
See if you can get hold of this in Ireland, it should slow consumption down a fair bit.
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bestmotoroils.com%2Foil-img%2FMobil1-Peak-Life.jpg&hash=afe65178954e080b9f7e8f1f830cae3ce1bbfe9b)
Post by: ducman77 on December 02, 2016, 11:01:15 am
Sounds like your Wife's has the infamous piston ring problem that afflicted so many Audi A4s of the same vintage!
1 litre per 600 miles is truly abysmal and they consider that normal? I've had old bangers from the 80s use less oil than that, but typical VAG I'm afraid.
I'm not a fan of Castrol Edge personally. It always smells burnt to me when I change it and it seems to burn off quicker than other oils.
See if you can get hold of this in Ireland, it should slow consumption down a fair bit.
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bestmotoroils.com%2Foil-img%2FMobil1-Peak-Life.jpg&hash=afe65178954e080b9f7e8f1f830cae3ce1bbfe9b)
Thank you very much for that Pudding :happy2:
Much appreciated.
Pretty sure she has the piston ring issue all right. Tried changing PCV and all that jazz but no difference.
Will try the Mobil 1 and report back!!
Thanks again
Post by: flashp on December 03, 2016, 10:30:51 am
Oil consumption isn't a problem per se provided it's not excessive. It even exists in the manufacturers specifications. What's excessive is a moot point though.
If anyone didn't know about the benefits of Ester based oils at any grade I'd recommend that they make themselves aware of them. :happy2: