Yes, I know everyone is tired of these kind of questions, I'm sorry.
I have a 2014 Jetta 1.8t with 125kish miles.
Consumes roughly half quart of oil every 3k miles (mostly normal per VW specs.... because why wouldn't 1/2 quart of oil per 600 miles be acceptable?! If you follow a 10k pm interval as recommended by the manufacturer you'd be putting in an additional 8qts of oil between oil changes) it's not leaking... definitely burning. On engine #2 due to consumption issues.
Because I like to needlessly spend money and change things that probably don't need to be changed, I've been looking at engine oils.
I currently use pennzoil platinum euro (as it meets VW 502.00 standards) but it's getting more expensive (used to be $40 for 6 qts, now like $65, yes I know everything is more expensive yadda yadda yadda) and harder to find (I CANNOT find a 5qt jug). The question is, do I continue to use this oil? Change to something else? Where on the spectrum of oil "goodness" does this oil fall? Is it towards the "might as well be using tap water" end, or more towards the "liquid gold, keep using it there's nothing better" end?
I saw liquimoly has an oil that is florescent to make finding leaks (it's a VW with 125k miles....it's GOING TO leak) easier, is liquimoly even good? Should I look at an oil that claims to reduce consumption? Or is that just marketing speak? I know more doesn't always equal better....but at the same time does cheaper equal worse? As usual, I'd like to not spend my entire savings on oil. And a filter (also would accept recommendations on those too).
I've looked around BITOG before posting and 50% it's just get any 502.00 oil and 25% it's you're the worst person for asking you should be born with this knowledge and 25% some random ass oil.
TLDR: oil recommendations for a 2014 Jetta with 125k miles that consumes oil. Maybe filter recommendations?
Thanks
Ben
I am fully prepared for the usual forum shenanigans
I have a 2014 Jetta 1.8t with 125kish miles.
Consumes roughly half quart of oil every 3k miles (mostly normal per VW specs.... because why wouldn't 1/2 quart of oil per 600 miles be acceptable?! If you follow a 10k pm interval as recommended by the manufacturer you'd be putting in an additional 8qts of oil between oil changes) it's not leaking... definitely burning. On engine #2 due to consumption issues.
Because I like to needlessly spend money and change things that probably don't need to be changed, I've been looking at engine oils.
I currently use pennzoil platinum euro (as it meets VW 502.00 standards) but it's getting more expensive (used to be $40 for 6 qts, now like $65, yes I know everything is more expensive yadda yadda yadda) and harder to find (I CANNOT find a 5qt jug). The question is, do I continue to use this oil? Change to something else? Where on the spectrum of oil "goodness" does this oil fall? Is it towards the "might as well be using tap water" end, or more towards the "liquid gold, keep using it there's nothing better" end?
I saw liquimoly has an oil that is florescent to make finding leaks (it's a VW with 125k miles....it's GOING TO leak) easier, is liquimoly even good? Should I look at an oil that claims to reduce consumption? Or is that just marketing speak? I know more doesn't always equal better....but at the same time does cheaper equal worse? As usual, I'd like to not spend my entire savings on oil. And a filter (also would accept recommendations on those too).
I've looked around BITOG before posting and 50% it's just get any 502.00 oil and 25% it's you're the worst person for asking you should be born with this knowledge and 25% some random ass oil.
TLDR: oil recommendations for a 2014 Jetta with 125k miles that consumes oil. Maybe filter recommendations?
Thanks
Ben
I am fully prepared for the usual forum shenanigans
