Vega Turbocharged January 7, 2010 Share January 7, 2010 hi all, sorry if this topic had been discussed many times before. i am going to send my ride for servicing. should i be using 5w30 or 5w40 engine oil. my milage is about 7.5K on the odometer. first servicing. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chevycavy 1st Gear January 7, 2010 Share January 7, 2010 Guessing ur ride is most probably not a highly modded performance car that goes to track regularly so I would suggest 5w30 is sufficient. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unfair 3rd Gear January 7, 2010 Share January 7, 2010 hi all, sorry if this topic had been discussed many times before. i am going to send my ride for servicing. should i be using 5w30 or 5w40 engine oil. my milage is about 7.5K on the odometer. first servicing. we need to know car model, Turbo cars cannot use w30 oils..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TangoElite 6th Gear January 7, 2010 Share January 7, 2010 (edited) check ur owners manual new NA cars made in recent years use 30 wt is better 40 is too thick for recent NA models i guess most new jap cars now recommned 20 or 30 wt if i am not wrong. at least my car manual does Edited January 7, 2010 by TangoElite Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vega Turbocharged January 7, 2010 Author Share January 7, 2010 Guessing ur ride is most probably not a highly modded performance car that goes to track regularly so I would suggest 5w30 is sufficient. my ride is completely stock. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vega Turbocharged January 7, 2010 Author Share January 7, 2010 we need to know car model, Turbo cars cannot use w30 oils..... mine is 2L turbo Scirocco. i have seen owners of the same ride using w30 leh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TangoElite 6th Gear January 7, 2010 Share January 7, 2010 TS ur sirocco owners manual never mention the recommend oil wt? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trex101 3rd Gear January 7, 2010 Share January 7, 2010 Just follow what's recommended in your owner manual, you can't go wrong with that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vega Turbocharged January 7, 2010 Author Share January 7, 2010 TS ur sirocco owners manual never mention the recommend oil wt? my manual put some figure which i dont understand. what is VW 504 00 ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trex101 3rd Gear January 7, 2010 Share January 7, 2010 my manual put some figure which i dont understand. what is VW 504 00 ? VW 504 is a low SAP oil spec, have luck finding that one cos i think only the dealer will have it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrianli Hypersonic January 7, 2010 Share January 7, 2010 my manual put some figure which i dont understand. what is VW 504 00 ? See here : http://pics.tdiclub.com/data/3005/V170801.pdf Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrianli Hypersonic January 7, 2010 Share January 7, 2010 VW 504 is a low SAP oil spec, have luck finding that one cos i think only the dealer will have it. Hur??? According to the spec sheet, most 5W30 oils will do. Refer to : http://pics.tdiclub.com/data/3005/V170801.pdf Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unfair 3rd Gear January 7, 2010 Share January 7, 2010 mine is 2L turbo Scirocco. i have seen owners of the same ride using w30 leh. Seen their cars getting towed back from NSHW ? normal driving is no issue, when you keep going at boost, then you will feel the after effects. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tohto Hypersonic January 7, 2010 Share January 7, 2010 Seen their cars getting towed back from NSHW ? normal driving is no issue, when you keep going at boost, then you will feel the after effects. Speed at NSHW is nothing as compare to Autobann in Germany.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeleburacer Neutral Newbie January 7, 2010 Share January 7, 2010 much depend on travellling condition, city use 5w-30 is economy but if you travel NSH you will feel power loss. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trex101 3rd Gear January 7, 2010 Share January 7, 2010 (edited) Hur??? According to the spec sheet, most 5W30 oils will do. Refer to : http://pics.tdiclub.com/data/3005/V170801.pdf If you read the spec sheet. Not all oil meet this spec, only certain oil will meet VW 504 like Mobil 1 5w30ESP, Mobil SHC formula V and Castrol SLX Professional LL03. That's why i say have fun finding these specially type of oil model. Edited January 7, 2010 by Trex101 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vega Turbocharged January 7, 2010 Author Share January 7, 2010 So if i want to try Motul V300 engine oil, do i go for w30 or w40? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unfair 3rd Gear January 7, 2010 Share January 7, 2010 Speed at NSHW is nothing as compare to Autobann in Germany.. So people in Germany use w30 oils ? Talk is cheap ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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