What Engine Oil??

porternet · Post by **porternet** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 1:47 pm

Hi All,

I have a Polo E 1.2 55bhp 2003. And i plan on changing the engine oil and filter this weekend, any advice on what oil i should put in??

Many thanks

Matt

shakt1 · Post by **shakt1** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 9:47 pm

Castrol SLX Longlife II or III. VW recommended.

Post by **alexperkins** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 10:40 pm

Can be castrol, or Quantum Longlife 3, which is Â£58.50 for 5 litres, but remember this oil can last as long as two years!!

Theres a possibilty its on normal Synta Silver 10w40, but if you do change it to fully synthetic (if not already), you will kinda have to keep it that way.

david burton · Post by **david burton** » Sat Nov 03, 2007 10:06 am

If you're doing it yourself then I guess you'll want to reset the service display manually.

And then I also presume you'll change the oil every 10k because you won't be on long-life servicing (no big deal)

If this is the case just get some semi-synthetic like Alex says. Not worth shelling out THAT much on oil that you replace in a year.

RUM4MO · Post by **RUM4MO** » Sat Nov 03, 2007 10:37 am

david burton wrote:If you're doing it yourself then I guess you'll want to reset the service display manually.
And then I also presume you'll change the oil every 10k because you won't be on long-life servicing (no big deal)
If this is the case just get some semi-synthetic like Alex says. Not worth shelling out THAT much on oil that you replace in a year.

Or, get Fuchs oil from GSF (or is it GFS) if there is one local to you - this oil is meant to be what VAG use at factory and is a lot cheaper than the Quantum Synta equivalent - but is only sold in 4 litre containers - might be okay as your capacity is less than this (<3.0Ltrs). I've use Quantum Synta Gold 5-40 on all "my" cars but to change it every 12 months its getting a bit expensive so I was going to move to Fuchs and get it from GSF. I bought two containers of Titan 5-40 SL (fully synthetic) Â£15.90 ? for 4Ltrs but have yet to start using it. Another tip is to visit any VAG car shows where there are trader's stands - I did that last Sunday and bought Quantum Synta Gold 5-40 for Â£20 per 5Ltrs - so think ahead, it pays!

david burton · Post by **david burton** » Sat Nov 03, 2007 12:14 pm

yeah thata's the place to go, I got my oil there last weekend but it was about Â£25 for 4 litres of 5W40 for the PD engine.

This 4 litre thing annoys me though. I'd rather have some spare to top up in the meantime. And it seems cheaper than it really is!