Owner reviews for engine oil

5w40 is fine for the summer.. I would go with liqui moly next time if the prices are similar.

I ran this exact oil in my late B5.5 1.8T, and it worked great, until some lady blew a stop sign, t-boning me and totaling my car. But it wasn't the fault of the oil, lol.

(2013 VW GTI) Used to use this exact oil and noticed LiquiMoly 5W-40 (they even have a UV dye version if you have any sneaky oil leaks) performed better for my car specifically. I do frequent changes 3000-4000 miles and the oil doesn’t seem so burnt, I experienced less oil consumption, and the engine oil temp seems to sit slightly lower as well.

If you're skeeved out and want to return it, I usually go with the knuckleheads over at [ShopDAP.com](https://ShopDAP.com) (love their VW/Audi YT channel too). They seem to be Liqui-Moly fans and have kits for the Golf and other 1.8TSI vehicles that you can buy. I use Liqui-Moly 5W-40 and it works great, if maybe slightly pricey. I used to use Mobile 1 0W-40 Euro Car Formula in my old Audi S4 and it would probably work OK in these engines too but I wanted to stick with 5W-40.

5w-30 Castrol LongLife in mine in Europe. But often interchangeable, but always depending on what the manual says. Top thing though I’ve found after 120k miles in on a TSI is: keep it near top of dipstick to bypass chain and turbo issues (turbo especially relies on good oil supply). Listen for rattling chain and listen to turbo note, can often hear changes and usually due to lower oil level.

As long as it states VW502 on the back, you should be fine.

I used to live in Chicago, and had cut over to Mobil1 0W40 based on feedback from a very respected resource who worked for Porsche. For context, his recommendation was grounded in enabling my engine to better handle the harsh Chicago winter temps.

To be frank, I'm not sure if it made a huge difference but then again I do not have a chemical or petroleum engineering degree.

I drove my VW to 200k miles without any issues.

I had a 2009 VW Rabbit, and I'd often buy Castrol Syntec (full synthetic). I haven't seen this 'Euro Car' formula, but it says it's full synthetic, so I think it would be fine.

I’ve always sworn by AMSOIL and I’ve never had an issue with it. I just got my ‘21 GT and I think this time I’m gonna be running LiquiMoly through it. I’ve read a lot of good things about it so I’m gonna give it a shot and update this thread

I can only vouch for LiquiMoly Street Race 10W50 which I used on my 2014 Daytona 675, and that reduced the cold start sound and vibration, and the engine generally ran quieter than with Castrol.

I use Amsoil. While not on the official VW list as an approved oil, it is never the less formulated to the VW spec.