Engine Oil!

[vee_dub]

Hey Everyone,

I am researching on some engine oil for my mk3, please help me which one is better for the dub.

For mobile 1. But I dunno which vicosity is suitable for the dub!

My car is getting old, just wondering is it better to use thicker oil??

Thank You,
Fred

[golfvr6]

always used mobil 1 synthetic on the vr6 - but have read something saying that changing to synthetic on an old engine can give trouble? anyone else care to comment?

[worm]

I always thought that using the expensive fully synthetic oil in older engines was useless as it leaks past the rings and other places

[Golf Loon]

Synthetic is ok, but you must flush out all the old oil and change the filter. I once blew a rod out through the side of a block in my Scirocco Storm by putting in synthetic, without changing the filter. I`m older and wiser now.

I use Castrol Magnatec in most of my VWs and they seem to like it

[syncro]

Synthetic's the only way to go. But make sure it is really synthetic like Mobil 1. Use only genuine filters.

[SOHC]

I m using 5W-30 from Castrols...Synthetic
man i ain't using geniune oil filters...using the popular Ryco

[WABIT]

Synthetic is ok, but you must flush out all the old oil and change the filter. I once blew a rod out through the side of a block in my Scirocco Storm by putting in synthetic, without changing the filter. I`m older and wiser now.

I use Castrol Magnatec in most of my VWs and they seem to like it

gee wow!!!

wabit

[Bug_racer]

I'll stand by genuine or OEM oil filters
Ive heard of reports of engines blowing due to oil pressure problems on cars in US and I've seen cars that wont run correctly cause the fuel filter has blocked up not allowing fuel flow

Do you know what oil / fuel pressure our engines run at and what oil / fuel pressure ryco / repco oil filters are rated at ?

[golf3]

Is that a rhetorical question?

[syncro]

:...using the popular Ryco

Very Bad