I live in kentucky.
The owners manual did not come with the car.
2007-11-08 06:14:35 · 8 answers · asked by cavatelli2002 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Volkswagen
On all turbo cars, you should use synthetic, especially the GTI. I worked at JiffyLube so I know. the only turbo cars that cannot use synthetic are Rotary engined cars like the Mazda RX-7 and RX-8. Synthetic oils in rotary engines is a bad combination. It shortens the life of the engine. In reguar engines, synthetic makes the engines last longer.
2007-11-08 11:02:15 · answer #1 · answered by C7S 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
5w-40 synthetic, that's what was specified in Europe. Not 5w-30! The 5w-30 gets too thin when it's very hot. I use 0w-40 in my 2003 Passat v6 and at 108k it isn't using a drop of oil.
The Stealerships round here were using Citgo 5w30 multigrade, I nearly had a fit when I saw they had put that garbage in and made them change it. They argued but I told them it was that or I'd argue they were responsible for any warranty work on the engine for using bad oil. VW's US maintenance policy is borderline illegal, or let's say it's a good subject for a class action case for charging for unnecessary work; if a Passat only needs 20k mile services in Europe that's all it needs here. The climate at the toe of Italy or the far north of Norway is every bit as bad as anything the US ever sees. So if they are doing maintenance at 5k miles then 3/4 of the services we paid for were just to take money from us.
2007-11-09 11:02:51 · answer #2 · answered by Chris H 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
2004 Gti
2016-10-02 21:34:59 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you need to check with the dealer but in the midwest (missouri) we use castrol 5-40 syn. you must use synthetic or you will have problems the 1.8t requires synthetic but there are different weights of oil depending on the climates. most likely 5-40 syn though. not using syn. will cause major problems the turbo engines oil gets hotter than non turbo engines.
2007-11-08 14:11:00 · answer #4 · answered by Brad 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Volkswagen recommend a synthetic oil. 10w 40 grade. This engine is pron to engine sludging if the proper oil is not used. The intervals can be longer with the synthetic oil i recommend 8000 km's interval
2007-11-12 04:55:47 · answer #5 · answered by samuel b 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
chris H, you are right on. European oil change intervals are way longer, but here in the US we have the 3,000 mile propaganda. I'm a dealer of Amsoil synthetic lubricants and our recommended change interval for most Amsoil motor oil is 25,000 miles or 1 year. We have a 5W-40 Euro Car Formula, great for the 1.8T: http://www.amsoil.com/StoreFront/afl.aspx?zo=1463115
check out this article on the outdated 3,000 mile oil change: http://www.amsoil.com/news/oil_drain_intervals_2_06.aspx?zo=1463115
2007-11-09 11:50:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2017-02-10 01:50:42 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go with what is already in there, is the safest route to take.
2007-11-08 12:24:12 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋