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Castrol › Engine oil

_leo_ 19 Jul 2008, 17:08

Rating 4.5

Exhaust smoke:

i've found that syntec 5w40 lasts, i've used otehr brands on my mkIV 2.slow and had oil consumption issues in the summer, but when i used 5w40 syntec i had no issues with burning oil, and have yet to see any with my 2.0T which is at 17000 km now, so its still kinda early to tell anything

Pros: Syntec 5w40: lasts, no burning

Vehicle: Volkswagen Jetta

Mileage: 17000 km

MOTUL › Engine oil

ar_mike 19 Jul 2008, 17:04

Rating 4.0

I also have a 2006 2.0T Jetta and I have similar oil consumption rates. Try changing the brand of oil you use. I know the dealerships use Castrol Syntec. To me, it seems as if they're not as "durable". I swapped over to ELF for a while and that helped, and now I'm using Motul and this seems to be the best. I think my car burns around 1-2 qts every 5000kms.

Pros: Motul: best, helped consumption

Cons: Castrol Syntec: not durable

Vehicle: Volkswagen Jetta

Mileage: 5000 km

MOTUL › Engine oil

WSUCougar 20 Jun 2008, 00:52

Rating 4.0

Does any one know which of those oils are ester based? I know Motul 8100 X-Clean 5w-40 is... Any others?

OEM BMW › Engine oil

shipo 4 Jun 2008, 14:51

Rating 5.0

Based on extensive testing, BMW has approved only certain engine oils. Use only approved "BMW High Performance Synthetic Oil." If you are unable to obtain "BMW High Performance Synthetic Oil," you can add small amounts of synthetic oil in between oil changes.

Pros: BMW approved oils

Vehicle: BMW

Mobil › Engine oil

Aguilar 2 Jun 2008, 22:50

Rating 4.0

Exhaust smoke:

The car itself is outstanding for the price, excellent quality build in my opinion. However the FSI engine has given a few of us some headaches. Mine performs great, except for burning excessive oil.

Pros: excellent quality build

Cons: burning excessive oil

AMSOIL › Engine oil

GaVO311 29 Apr 2008, 14:29

Rating 5.0

Engine noise:

I runn amsoil's european car formula 5w40 full synthetic and being a mechanic i will vouch for amsoil all the way because i can always tell the difference between good oil and ****

Pros: good oil

VALVOLINE › Engine oil

GTOBB 28 Apr 2008, 14:35

Rating 5.0

Engine noise:

I use only valvoline 10w60 in all turbo motors

Mobil › Engine oil

SnowGTI2003 28 Apr 2008, 12:12

Rating 5.0

Engine noise:

I've moved up to Mobil 1 5W-50 from Syntec 5W-40. So far I really like it. No noise on startup at all with it. I also use the monster oil filter.

Pros: no noise on startup

Castrol › Engine oil

dab2000 28 Apr 2008, 10:08

Rating 5.0

I use Castrol Syntec 5w40 502 here is the list of common oils for N.A.

Castrol › Engine oil

spitpilot 31 Mar 2008, 03:34

Rating 4.0

I've kept using GTX in my Passat and just recently had warranty work done (cam adjusters, valve cover gaskets etc.)...dealer honored the warranty and I got no feedback that my engine was "sludged up due to non syn oil"..so I'm stick with it!

Pros: dealer honored warranty

Vehicle: Volkswagen Passat