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Cyl 3 lost compression compared to the rest. I actually didn’t notice anything wrong performance wise. I was about to tune the car, had the COBB in my hand sitting in the car, and decided I should do all the maintenance I said I was gonna do before I tuned it. Oil, plugs, check compression so I...

Had an EA888 gen3 engine go in my MK7 GTI and I was not asked to provide any proof of maintenance.

Yeah looks like they actually just posted a brand new one a month ago as it happens. Thanks

FYI unfortunately it looks like VW shut these links down or place them behind some sort of a secure firewall. At least that’s what I’m getting when I click them. If anyone has more up-to-date links, that would be awesome

The necessity is pretty easy to understand, I just want to purchase a single oil for our VWs and not have to fuss with 3 different ones. Not too difficult to understand, I think. I’m also going to be adding another VR6 motor to the fleet soon, too. In the end I think I’ll prob just attack the...

Yeah see, this is my concern. I’m not sure how much attention is being paid to that chart for the old car. I did post here about it long ago and was told to stick with the 20w50 or 15w40 as well. Decisions decisions

Thanks to you and to everyone else. I typically do 6 month or 5k changes (whichever first) on the two newer cars and once a year on the 1990 8v 1.8. I know it’s overpriced and prob not the preferred oil in these parts, but I may stick with the LM LLHT since it sounds like it will be fine in...

Thanks to those who have replied so far. I should say, but I doubt it had anything to do with anything, but my sticking point with M1 0w40, which I used to use religiously in various cars for 15 years or so, was that I regularly had 1L consumption every 5k OCI in every MK7 VW I ran it in (4...

What’re you running?

I don’t know, why not? This is why I’m here :) That’d still be okay for the old MK1? So pennzoil euro, castrol edge euro, m1 FS euro, valvoline euro, some other option or stick with LM LLHT?

We currently own three Volkswagens. 1990 8v 1.8 L Cabriolet with 44,000 original miles. 2004 R32 with a 3.2 L VR6 - spec VW 502 2019 Golf R - spec VW 504 0w30 on engine bay sticker, but owners manual mentions the use of 5w30 or 5w40 as okay. AFAIK the ‘90 has always had 20w50 Dino oil and was...

Wondering if WIX still makes these filters for CarQuest? Based on limited finds online it seems like maybe they are the provider for CarQuest, but can't seem to find much that is recent. I did come across that WIX was bought by MANN and based on WIX's website that's true as I see the MANN logo...

Thanks for the responses. I’ll stick to once a year and look for a 15w-40. I do know about cabby info, but thanks for that..

We have a very low miles '90 VW Cabriolet just under 37K original miles on the original 1.8L motor. As far as I know, based on records obtained with the car, it's always had conventional oil. When we got it last summer, I changed it with Castrol GTX 20W-50 per the Viscosity Requirement vs...

I was also looking at this PDF which shows the current recommended oils for VW/Audi models through the 2017 Model year. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/857872/VW%C3%96lgenehmigt.pdf

Wow sorry about the lack of any response everyone. Looks like I started a nice 4 page discussion. I made this post and completely spaced that I did so and never checked back. Originally Posted By: CT8 You can pretty much run straight 30 in the Bay area year round Temperature wise. What is the...

Just got a 2017 GTI Sport with the 2.0L motor. I intend to do a break in change around 1000-1500 miles. In the past I have used M1 0W-40, but I heard that it's no longer VW 502 certified. VW "recommends" Castrol, but I don't care to buy BP products quite frankly. My commute is also only about...

Originally Posted By: tawheed Hi, Just picked up a Golf R last Friday, and so far I'm loving the car. VW recommends once a year / 15,000km intervals, however, my commute is under five minutes and oil temps don't even hit 50 degrees celsius. I'll never hit the mileage interval so I'm wondering...

Originally Posted By: redbone3 Mobil 1 0-40 is a great choice and is on the VW approved oil list. Plus, it is easily available at Walmart at a good price. Originally Posted By: ChevyBadger If Mobil1 0w40 meets the specs for your cars I would run it without worrying. The 0 winter weight wont...

Hello. First time poster here. My wife and I both have the VW Gen3 1.8T motors in our 2015 & 2016 Golfs. We live in the Bay Area in CA. In the summer we might drive in 100º F ambient air temp, and in the "winter" the cold start air temp may be as low as about 30º F. However the vast majority...