Owner reviews for engine oil

I agree!! Mobil 1 15W50 is the best for vr6

Mobil 1 15W50

I'm going to buy Shell Rotella T 5W-40 synthetic, available at Wal-Mart, for the first oil change I have to do myself.

I'm currently using Castrol Syntec 5W-30.

I just picked up some Penzoil synthetic 5w-40 today and right on the front of the bottle it says "Meets BMW and Mercedes requirements" a little search on back label listed all the specs and all VW specs listed above are on the back of the bottle.

I use Synpower since 20k. But I've decided to try an imported euro spec 5W40 full synthetic for a real good price for a change. Motul 6100 Synergie 5w40 at $5.11/qt with free shipping.

Valvoline Synpower also meets as many specs as Syntec. Synpower 5w-40 meets API SL/SJ, ACEA A3, and VW 502.00 and VW 505.00. Plus, you can get it for less than 5 bucks a quart

Changed it for Mobil 1. My owner's manual specifies API CD oil, so the mobil 1 should be fine (says it is suitable for CF applications).

API (SF) oil usualy contains way more detergent than Diesel CF grade oil. I'm not sure what this kind of oil can do to your engine... But I would suggest using Mobil Delvac 1 oil.

Here's something kinda interesting, when using Mobil 1 5w30, I experienced a higher rate of oil consumption than with Mobil 1 0w-40...I was losing approx .5 quarts every 2k miles...the 0w-40 loses nothing between 3k...