like i said 280,000km and had a tick when i got it 2 years ago, used one bottle of lucas, tick is gone. i beat the sheeet out of it everyday. no more tick.
Pros: tick is gone
Mileage: 280000 km
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5w40 + Canadian winter = NASTY valve tick upon start up. 5w30 cured this. I run 5w30 through the summer and its fine, even on the 30+ degree days. Now if I was in Mexico or southern Texas in the summer, maybe a 40 weight is a good choice.
Pros: cured valve tick, fine in summer
Thus far (only 10,000 miles into the game), I have been rather surprised that I have not had to add a drop of oil yet to my 2010 2.0 TSI. Drove with the DSG in Sport mode during break-in (in an effort to keep the revs up a bit, and encourage more range in the shift points), drained the factory fill at 1400 miles, and have been using Motul 8100 X-cess 5W40 since then (changed out at 6,000 and 10,000 miles).
Pros: no oil consumption
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Passat
Mileage: 16093 km
Doing awesome in single digit F weather.
Pros: performs well in cold
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Tiguan
I put Edge 5w-30 in my 2.0 TSI a few days ago. Drained fresh dealer Syntec 5w-40 to do so. 5w-40 is very thick in cold, which is bad for turbo apps. This is the reason for the evolution of 0w-30 and 0w-40 oils, however 5w-30 synth is thinner than all in the cold, near zero F, about 1/2 as thick as 5w-40. Edge is likely the same formula as the VW spec SLX Pro OE anyway. All the new VW 504 oils ARE 5w-30s, ftr. A consensus is forming around Edge being the best of the thin 30 weight synthetics. It worked great in my friend's 1.8t, at a decent interval. 5w-30 synth is a great choice for winter, and seems fine in hot weather too. Thinner oils simply protect better now because of their improved additives. my engine is running great now
Pros: engine is running great
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Tiguan
I could not get anywhere 5w-40 Castrol, so I got 5w-30 Castrol Edge, the car seems to perform better than it did before, after changing to this oil.
Pros: car performs better
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
Mileage: 114263 km
I've done mine every 6k, with Motul 5W-40 Specific and an OEM filter. It's pretty damn black when I take it out.
Pros: Motul 5W-40 Specific
Cons: pretty damn black
Mileage: 6000 km
I have been trying the Shell Rotella T6 out for the last 3 changes. seems to be working out quite well so far. Just checked my fluids yesterday after 2k miles and I only needed about a quarter of a quart. not too shabby.
Pros: working out quite well, low oil consumption
Motul x-cess. It cut my consumption down from just under 2qt/5000mi to under 1qt/5000mi.
Pros: cut consumption down
Mileage: 8047 km
Part number: X-CESS
i also switched to the mobile 1 0w-40 and dont burn any in my 2.0t
Pros: don't burn any oil
Part number: 0W-40
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