Engine oil RED LINE or Total
With the redline, my car barely burns any oil, and significantly less is directed to my catch can. Night and day difference.
Redline is what I'm currently using for engine oil, shock fluid, and brake fluid.
Redline 5w-40. 6k mile intervals. Probably much nicer than what my little GTI needs, but I like supporting local businesses and it's amazing oil.
I use strictly Redline oils for all my fluids except premix. Engine oil is Redline 10w40.
Redline recommended 10w-40 Full Synthetic for my 1.8 solid lifter JH turbo application and the tech guy suggested modern synthetics don't cause seal leakage (like OG synths of 25 years ago) and holds up way better than the 40w rating in hot temps and protects much better when cold than even the current crop of Castrol 20/50 dino oil I was running. I swapped over the M81 to the same Redline oil and have not yet noticed any new oil leaks yet.
Total quartz is good
Ran it for a few years in my 02 ALH with no issues.. supplied by my local VW certified (but not VW themselves) mechanics shop.
I use only Redline for all my oils-fluids. For engine oil, I have used 10w40 consistently.
Used to use Motul, now switched to Red Line for the higher zinc content and high heat stability. I rallycross my daily so high RPM and high heat.
It worth looking at Total Quartz Ineo Long Life 0W-20, complies with VW 508 00. It will be my pick for my 2019 Tiguan 2.0 TSI EA888 gen3-B V100 = 8.1 V40= 40 VI= 183 Pour Point = -66 C
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