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Hello all, been a long time since I've checked these forums. Good to see my beloved GC still reigns supreme (in VW apps at least). I found these threads after researching the same general concept as the OP: which oil will cause the least amount of carbon buildup in a VAG 2.0T. I am also...

I bought a set of CEC's for my weekly snowboarding trips up north last year. I have never driven on snow tires, but these + quattro awd = fun. I never lost control in the snow, even in "blizzard-like conditions" where other cars were pulled over on the shoulder. That being said, I am not...

I ran Rotella 5w40 and Delo 15w40 in my 1.8t A4. no difference in turbo performance, although I do have a tiny stock turbo. I'd go w/Delo or Rotella, whatever makes you sleep better at night.

Ummm, yeah. I changed the oil in my gf's car and mixed 2 and a half quarts of Delo 15w40, 1 pint of Rotella TS 5w40, and 1 quart of M1 5w30. I was getting rid of my ARX rinse oil and my previous synth oil. My gf's car burns oil and it now has a quart of castrol gtx hm 5w30 on top of the...

When acquiring a used car, it is sometimes impossible to know the previous owner's maintenance routine. ARX isn't just for severely gunked up engines. It takes out all the little crud that builds up during neglected/normal usage. This guy wants to know how to flush out his engine. I can't...

Try simple green cut with water on a cold engine for outside detailing. Look into ARX for inside engine cleaning. Search ARX; tons of info.

Gear oil viscosity is different than for engine oil. check out the viscosity chart on the bitog main page. As for whirring noises, I got my tranny to quiet down by cleaning it out with ARX and refilling it w/ Redline MT90. My mechanic was quite surprised at the results. Glad you lucked out.

Agree with all synthetic/Mann reccomendations. I just finished running a double treatment of ARX and am now back on synthetic. I ran M1 xW30 for 50k miles before I learned about vw 502 spec. I now run Castrol Syntec 0w30 aka GC with a 3 oz ARX maintenance dose. The timing belt job won't be...

I too use the white lithium spray grease. when I use the straw-like attachment it definitely gets in the hinge. I use a liberal amount and my 9 year old doors swing smoothly with yearly applications.

I do my own. Non-oem filters and the fear of not knowing what oil is going in my engine will keep me from ever using a quick lube place. Besides, I like to let my oil drain for a while and that kind of defeats the purpose of a "quick" lube place. I just started changing my gf's oil and I was...

I keep a quart of GC, a bottle of Redline SI-1, and a funnel.

midget "actor" maybe?

Do you guys have Sherwin Williams paint stores? They sell it in 1 gallon jugs here. Good luck to you

There is a product called Valvoline Syn Oil Treatment (VSOT) that would probably suit you well. there are many threads regarding VSOT and i encourage you to check it out.

I know ecstuning sells pentosin and purems sells motul. They are not site sponsors, but there you go...

In my 1.8t I ruined my catalytic converter by overfilling, although I don't know by how much. So my suggestion would be to remove the excess oil.

what kind of turbo is that? 60 psi? really? f'n a...

A "Luxury" type car with similar dimensions to the Toyota Matrix. A really practically shaped car with good mpg. Like an Audi A3 sportback? Biodiesel. Americans embracing diesel cars. My dad already runs his jetta primarily on b100. My next car will be a diesel as well.

A "Luxury" type car with similar dimensions to the Toyota Matrix. A really practically shaped car with good mpg. Like an Audi A3 sportback? Biodiesel. Americans embracing diesel cars. My dad already runs his jetta primarily on b100. My next car will be a diesel as well.

100% toluene is allegedly 114 octane. 1 gal toluene 114+ (5 gal x 91 octane)=569 569/6= 94.83 substitute your numbers to get your desired octane