I use Motul classic 20W-50 in all of mine, or some generic 20W-50 oil if I can't find it. If I'm not incorrect the classic has some additives to help with not seeping out of the engine but other than that won't do anything special.
I see a lot of people recommending lighter oils but living in a warm climate this is what works for me.
Motul Xclean EFE 5w30, Xclean gen2 5w40
That said, I use Motul 0W20 in the winter and 5W30 in the summer.
Avoid Castrol. Use Mobil1 or LiquiMolly.
I'm using 5w40 and never had issues overheating in summer but im not doing half hour pulls. No oil consuption also. With 5w30 when driving hard it was eating a lot of oil.
I send an oil sample to Blackstone Labs every single time I change the oil or the dealer changes the oil. As part of that analysis, I pay the few extra bucks for a TBN calculation. On my SQ5 and S3, after running a fill for 10k to 12k, those TBN values always come back greater than 1.0 indicating that there’s still enough remaining additives to continue running that fill for even more miles still.
Personally, I use Mobil1 oil in all my "regular" cars, and I often get a discount at O'Reilly when buying 5qts at a time. It's usually around $35 for a 5qt jug. That's pretty cheap.
I just run Motul. 7100/7200 or the 300v.
Years ago I went down the oil rabbit hole and now I recommend motul 7100 4T
Now if you were to get Motul 300V, there would be a real difference there. Higher end “boutique” oils have additives, such as esters that will build up a film on moving parts over time, adding a layer of protection if for some reason you were to lose oiling to that part.
about 4 weeks ago i did a 10w 30 mobil 1 synthetic oil change in my obd1 vr6 mk2. i find with this i can hear more of what is going on under the hood and may b i'm getting parranoid over normal noises that are just amplified b/c of the intake everything coming from the motor seems louder. lifters i'm assuming esspecially when motor is cold. but oddly there is also a weird \"diesel\" sound...pinging?...around 3200 rpm.. Nothing before or after once motor is warm i notice it as well during coasting deceleration.
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