Best Engine oil for Volkswagen Jetta

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Rank	Manufacturers	Ratings	Avg. rating	Votes	Reviews	Positive	Neutral	Negative
1.	Mobil	21%	4.7	72	26	24	2	0
2.	Castrol	15%	4.4	54	20	19	0	1
3.	LIQUI MOLY	14%	4.6	48	19	17	1	1
4.	Shell	8%	4.8	30	10	10	0	0
5.	OEM Volkswagen	7%	4.2	24	11	8	3	0
6.	MOTUL	4%	4.4	15	5	5	0	0
7.	AMSOIL	4%	4.4	15	6	5	1	0
8.	VALVOLINE	3%	4.5	12	5	4	1	0
9.	Total	0%	4.5	3	1	1	0	0
10.	ELF	0%	4.0	3	1	1	0	0
11.	Eneos	0%	5.0	3	1	1	0	0
12.	Pentosin	0%	5.0	3	1	1	0	0
13.	PENNZOIL	0%	4.0	3	1	1	0	0
14.	PEAK	0%	4.0	3	1	1	0	0
15.	Lucas	0%	4.0	3	1	1	0	0
16.	STP	0%	3.0	0	1	0	1	0

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Shell › Engine oil

Upstatetdi 15 Aug 2005, 17:24

Rating 4.0

Engine noise:

My '03 jetta tdi just turned 84000, I have used the rotella synthetic 5-40 the whole time. I change it about every 7,000. I'm in the northeast. Last year it got down to 10 or 15 below quite a few times. It sounds like someone shaking a buckets of marbles when I first start it, but it smothhs right out and allways starts. Rotela is ok by me.

Pros: always starts, ok by me

Cons: shaking sound at start

Vehicle: Volkswagen Jetta

Mileage: 84000 km

VALVOLINE › Engine oil

vasillalov 31 Jul 2005, 19:30

Rating 4.5

Engine noise:

All these problems are not present in the Valvoline SuperSynth 5W-40 sample. Furthermore, the results from this Valvoline are well below the Universal averages for this engine. This suggests that I should be able to run this oil for at least another 1000-2000 miles and still get an excellent report out of it! With it, my engine runs bit smoother and quieter especially at idle. At high engine speeds the engine feels more responsive and more lively. Another difference is that with Valvoline, I am observing improved efficiency. My 2.0 broke its own record of fuel efficiency: 34.3 miles to the gallon on high way. The improvement is 3.3-3.9 miles per gallon compared to Mobil1.

Pros: smoother engine, quieter idle, more responsive, improved efficiency

Vehicle: Volkswagen Jetta

Mobil › Engine oil

GotBoost01Jetta 25 Oct 2004, 16:56

Rating 4.5

Engine noise:

i use 5w30 in mine and it runs great. really quiet.

Pros: runs great, really quiet

Vehicle: Volkswagen Jetta

Mobil › Engine oil

marroccop 27 Nov 2003, 04:14

Rating 5.0

I have been using 15W-50 Mobil 1 in the '92 Jetta for the past 130K miles (it has 264K miles total on it !!!). It doesn't leak or burn a drop and it is all original (best motor I have ever had!!!).

Pros: doesn't leak or burn

Vehicle: Volkswagen Jetta

Mileage: 264000 km

Shell › Engine oil

evanbrazel 27 Nov 2003, 03:28

Rating 4.0

Engine noise:

I recently put in Shell Rotella t, 15w 40 and it seems to work a lot better than the castrol 15w 40

Pros: works a lot better

Vehicle: Volkswagen Jetta

Castrol › Engine oil

1fastdub 22 Nov 2002, 21:29

Rating 5.0

I'm currently using Castrol Syntec 5W-30.

Vehicle: Volkswagen Jetta

VALVOLINE › Engine oil

silver12 20 Jun 2002, 04:58

Rating 5.0

I waited 9,000 miles to change my oil most recently (with 36,000 total on my VR6 Jetta). The oil is Valvoline 5w-40 synthetic, which I buy from my local NAPA who now stocks it - finally. Bottom line - oil was still in very good condition - still suitable for further use - viscosity still well within 5w-40 perameters @ 14.1. Trace metals ppm were amazingly low for 9,000 miles of use.

Pros: oil still in good condition

Vehicle: Volkswagen Jetta

Mileage: 14484 km