Engine oil Mobil or OEM Volkswagen

Full synthetic 5w-40 if you can find it, you could run 5w-30 if not. The 1.8t needs around 4.8 qts I believe, so just buy 5 so you have a little left over. Mobil 1 is my go-to oil.

Mobil 1 0W40 and Castrol Edge 0W40 Euro. Those are the best oils for our cars in US. The price is excellent too. I run them in all my cars and equipment. Never had a failure.

Oil change every 5K M1 0W-40, zero oil consumption.

According to [these measurements](https://540ratblog.wordpress.com/), Mobil 1 advanced full synthetic (basic Mobil 1) has a film strength of 117,799 psi whereas Pennzoil Platinum's fim strength is only 99,949 psi.

So then **Mobil 1 is better**.

Honestly, as long as you're changing your oil regularly and not putting Autozone branded oil in, it doesn't matter that much. I like Mobile 1 for NA cars.

I've changed my TDI's oil every 10K miles since it was new. It currently has 330K miles on it and runs like a watch.

I did an oil change last week at 5800 miles and used Mobil1 0W40 VW spec .

Truth, Its a much debated topic. Local testing has shown M1 0W40 to hold up the best.

I use 502/505 Mobil-1 0W-40 in my 2012 VW 2.0T, and my 2010 Audi 3.0T. I change every 3000 miles.

Recently got my first oil change at 5K and used mobil 1 0w40. The engine is now louder as compared to what it originally was. Not sure if it is the oil being too thin? or perhaps the cold weather.