Recent content by lordoftheriffs

1800km oci isn't too frequent? I was thinking like this: first oil change at 1000kms as manufacturer recommends, then after 2000 or 3000 kms and then every 6000kms. The engine would be broken in by then right?

Thank you, why 5100 and not 7100? Price difference is 3.5 euros only and I would give it gladly for better protection and performance. It may be overkill for an air cooled engine but still I want to look after every vehicle I own. About viscosities, 10w40 is the best overall right?

Hello, I just got a new Yammie 125cc bike and I am breaking it in now. At 1000km odo I will have my first oil change. Do you have any suggestions? Price is not important, as bike gets only 1 liter of oil. There is no oil filter and manufacturer oci is 6000km. I am thinking motul 7100 10w40 full...

Thank you all. So I am sticking with motul 8100 x clean+ with 1 year oci (5200miles) for my VW and mobil 1 esp 18000 mile oci for the mercedes a180 cdi.

Thank you all so much. I have 2 more questions. First, since I drive the car pretty hard and greek summers have up to 36 degrees celsius, do I benefit from a higher viscosity oil like 502 spec or am I fine with 5w30 504 spec oils. Secondly we have a merc a180 cdi with 1.5dci Renault motor...

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Do you think Motul is inferior to mobil? Their specifications are almost the same, M1 is a tad thicker and motul is certainly PAO and/or ester while m1 is SHC?

Hello everyone from Greece, first post in this amazing and very educational forum, I'd like to ask the opinion of yours. My car is a VW Scirocco MK3, with the 1.4L twincharger DI motor. In many ways it should be very similar to the MK5 and MK6 GTI engine except for displacement and supercharger...