VR6Pete 1,455 Posted November 20, 2003 Report Share Posted November 20, 2003 Im going to get an oil change before christmas. what oil are u guys using? what should i get for a 97 VR6 (71k on the clock)Cheers Pete Link to post Share on other sites
tommy 0 Posted November 20, 2003 Report Share Posted November 20, 2003 My vr has been drinking 10-40 magnatec semi synthetic from new.....The last owner specified it at every service from vw....I?ve changed now to mobil 10-40 as its what they use at my local vw dealer Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Pete 1,455 Posted November 20, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2003 sounds good! dunno what im running at the moment..... had the car since july and it's used hardly no oil at all rock on Link to post Share on other sites
vrPat 0 Posted November 20, 2003 Report Share Posted November 20, 2003 When I got my car I changed the oil pretty soon afterwards and used Valvoline 5/30, I thought it might be a little thin but it never used / leaked a drop in 8 months. Then when I got it serviced at Awesome they used 10/40 oil, which does need topping up every month or so.. wierd cos its thicker oil? Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Pete 1,455 Posted November 20, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2003 odd. dunno what im running at the mo, had a full service b4 i had the car at VAG in sheffeild! not used a drop! Link to post Share on other sites
cop1e 0 Posted November 20, 2003 Report Share Posted November 20, 2003 don't use gtx i hold it responsible for my oil pump seizing nor any oother oil my castrolMorris fully synthetic is the way forward Link to post Share on other sites
Gwalkvr6 0 Posted November 20, 2003 Report Share Posted November 20, 2003 Quantum Gold all the time. Good price, great performer. Link to post Share on other sites
tommy 0 Posted November 20, 2003 Report Share Posted November 20, 2003 don't use gtx i hold it responsible for my oil pump seizing nor any oother oil my castrolMorris fully synthetic is the way forwardHow can you say that a particular make of oil lead to an Oil Pump failure?!?! %-6 Link to post Share on other sites
theotherphil 0 Posted November 30, 2003 Report Share Posted November 30, 2003 I use Castrol Magnatec 10W40 with ZX1 Extralube friction reducer. I've used this combo in every car I've owned and it's never let me down. Link to post Share on other sites
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