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Castrol › Engine oil

riversidevw 19 Jul 2012, 18:02

Rating 5.0

Just completed my first hands-on oil change on the GTI; used the German 0W-30 Edge, since VW still owes me one more filter and Castrol oil change in a few months.

Vehicle: Volkswagen

Castrol › Engine oil

fredf 13 Jul 2012, 19:09

Rating 5.0

A definite 'no' on that. VW says no and it's been shown many times. The factory fill is plain old off the shelf oil (generally Castrol).

Shell › Engine oil

Apexxx 14 Jun 2012, 15:59

Exhaust smoke:

Rating 4.0

Those engines do burn oil. Clogged PCV would be the first to eliminate. Go w/a HD 5w-40 like Rotella.

Pros: HD 5w-40 oil

Cons: clogged PCV

Shell › Engine oil

Apexxx 10 Jun 2012, 02:39

Rating 4.0

Try the Rotella 10w-30 T5. Thin oil may work better to free things up.

Pros: may free things up

Castrol › Engine oil

MK5CNY 4 Jun 2012, 16:48

Engine noise:

Rating 5.0

Have my best experience with Castrol 0W30 (European $8.99/qt) Minimal lifter noise and run it 5k between changes. Also, use OEM oil filters.

Pros: minimal lifter noise

Vehicle: Volkswagen Tiguan

Mileage: 5000 km

Shell › Engine oil

mk2golf14s 31 May 2012, 03:09

Rating 5.0

I always run rotella 15w-40 in my mk3 2.0 8v. No complaints and its cheap

Pros: cheap, no complaints

Vehicle: Volkswagen Jetta

Shell › Engine oil

Transfer 10 May 2012, 20:25

Engine noise:

Rating 5.0

I just did the 4th oil change (first non-dealer change) on our 40k mile Tiguan TSI and used Rotella T6. I use it in my stage 2 WRX and think it's fantastic, so why not in the TSI. Great oil overall.

Pros: great oil overall

Vehicle: Volkswagen Tiguan

Mileage: 40000 km

Shell › Engine oil

Jay-Bee 7 May 2012, 15:44

Rating 5.0

I run the T6 in my 2.0T FSI.

Vehicle: Audi A4

Shell › Engine oil

Chickenman35 7 May 2012, 00:43

Rating 4.5

Rotella T6 5w-40 is a great Diesel full synthetic.

Pros: great full synthetic

Part number: T6 5W40

Castrol › Engine oil

atarekvw 4 May 2012, 09:57

Engine noise:

Rating 5.0

i tryed the castrol edge sport 10w-60 and its working great (very smooth & quiet,etc... any way better than the 4w-40)

Pros: very smooth & quiet

Vehicle: Volkswagen Golf

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