oil time

[william]

its thinner than the one you are using so it can't be worse. You might need to change it earlier, and it burns easier

i got the motul bc my mates audi rs6 has that in it and ive checked it since i serviced it and the oil colour is still good i does burn alittle but is standard being german i may buy a 2L bottle for that alone

[The_Hawk]

Everyone will have a different opinion on oil and there have been many many threads where people have asked is XXX brand good for my car or not.

In short, stick with a fully synthetic oil of a grade that doesn't burn off in two weeks. Personally I use Fuchs 10W40:


The VR6 tends to drink a little oil so you need to keep on top of it, I check the oil whenever I add fuel and add as needed.

[william]

ive heard good things about this oil too but im sceptical as our cars are not new cars and this oil 10w40 is standard for all petrol engines at vw dealerships and what is in the owners manual but for a vr6 i thinks its too thin

[The_Hawk]

ive heard good things about this oil too but im sceptical as our cars are not new cars and this oil 10w40 is standard for all petrol engines at vw dealerships and what is in the owners manual but for a vr6 i thinks its too thin

I wonder about that myself as the VR6 burns off a bit of oil... close to 100ml a week and I don't have any leaks so it really is burning off. Mind you I check the oil whenever I fill up and have a measuring cup in the garage, so when I get home I stick a little extra in.

It's a real debate in my mind, the VR6 is a hot engine and WILL burn oil. As long as you are aware of it and check it every couple of weeks it's not an issue. The 10W40 seems to perform very well otherwise so again I'm not really looking at something else.

I would be very interested to hear from other VR6 owners how much oil they burn off and what grade they are running.

[william]

i burn about 500ml every 3months or so i check mine regularly, it usual burns off in through the exhaust system it is normal as european cars where not made for australian climate its hotter than in europe running temp is higher oil burns quicker my opinion some may have others

[Golf Loon]

I use a good mineral oil for VR6s. Synthetic is too thin and a waste of money imo.

Castrol Magnatec is good and the engines run better on it.

[Jmac]

Loon i use Magnatec on all the range mate been great oil and ill continue to use it.
By the way for the rest of you Vw/Audi have in the manual that it is acceptable for your engine to use 1ltre per 1000ks. Most dont but they have covered themselves well.
Cheers

[ranton-inc]

I wonder about that myself as the VR6 burns off a bit of oil... close to 100ml a week and I don't have any leaks so it really is burning off. Mind you I check the oil whenever I fill up and have a measuring cup in the garage, so when I get home I stick a little extra in.

It's a real debate in my mind, the VR6 is a hot engine and WILL burn oil. As long as you are aware of it and check it every couple of weeks it's not an issue. The 10W40 seems to perform very well otherwise so again I'm not really looking at something else.

I would be very interested to hear from other VR6 owners how much oil they burn off and what grade they are running.

i dont burn any oil..

[The_Hawk]

i dont burn any oil..

Part of what I have read along my travels says that Synthetic is great for new vehicles and questionable for older ones. As Loon as said, Synthetic being thinner tends to leak and/or burn off where a mineral oil doesn't.

Which leads back to my question, how much oil does a VR6 actually burn with different grades?? Especially anyone who is already running Magnatec?

I'm happy to move to Magnatec and will consider just that, but I want to be able to see some benifit in doing it.

[ranton-inc]

Part of what I have read along my travels says that Synthetic is great for new vehicles and questionable for older ones. As Loon as said, Synthetic being thinner tends to leak and/or burn off where a mineral oil doesn't.

Which leads back to my question, how much oil does a VR6 actually burn with different grades?? Especially anyone who is already running Magnatec?

I'm happy to move to Magnatec and will consider just that, but I want to be able to see some benifit in doing it.

oh right..
you have a slightly older vehicle right..

gotcha then yes do avoid synthetics..

also if she is running a little noisy tip a litre of moreys in after you have changed your oil.. for older stuff i swear by it!

but if your talking your MKIII VR6

Fork out and buy the 10w60 everyone in the VW community here with mKIIIs and IVs swears by Castrol EDGE its a full synthetic.. not a cheap blend synthetic like most are...