oil question for VR6 owners

[VR6child]

I was wondering what weight oil people run in their VR6 12v because there seems to be a lot of different options. If any other VR6 owners could post with what oil they use that would be great. Just the weight and brand is fine. Hopefully it'll be a good reference.

[sydVR6]

Have always run Mobil 1 5w50 in my VR6's.

That's my personal preference. I'm sure others will chime in.

[V®6]

I've only ever used HPR10

[Mrk_Mickey]

Myself and a few others on here seem to be doing fine with Castrol GTX2 20w50. I know myself and Hawk use it because finer oils get burnt away in our VR6's. After a service and even with a bad rocker cover gasket, I've hardly lost any oil and my engine itself feels perfect!

[malteser]

At the moment I'm using Penrite HPR15 which is 15W40 if I remember correctly. I've had no issues and I don't loose much.

[Golf Loon]

I`d use castrol magnatec, synthetic oils are a bit thin for the VR6 and is a waste of meney as the engine was not designed for em and most vr6 motors are a bit worn now.

Just make sure you change the oil filter if changing grades / types of oil.