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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...

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...

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...

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...