Posting this here because I am sure that this will end up with conversations outside of HDEO.
What can I get away with as far as thin oil to pick up Fuel Economy? If I risk sacrificing engine life a little so be it. This car has the crappy 01M transmission. When that goes the vehicle is trash. Paying someone to do a 5 speed conversion plus the price of a transmission is too much.
Someone else discussed this quite a bit in the past but maybe he blew his car up......
I just want to have fun with this.
In the words of Ivan Drago....."If he dies, he dies" Lol.
What can I get away with as far as thin oil to pick up Fuel Economy? If I risk sacrificing engine life a little so be it. This car has the crappy 01M transmission. When that goes the vehicle is trash. Paying someone to do a 5 speed conversion plus the price of a transmission is too much.
Someone else discussed this quite a bit in the past but maybe he blew his car up......
NEO 0w5 Racing Synthetic, 25K, VW Golf 1.9TDI, ALH
The car: The engine: The current odometer as of 1/8/2013: Miles on car 275,880 at UOA, miles on oil 24,988 miles Total oil used was 8 quarts of Neo 0w5 Racing synthetic. One VW full flow filter and a new Amsoil BE-90 were used. I used 8oz of 2T oil in the tank per fill up, usually...
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I just want to have fun with this.
In the words of Ivan Drago....."If he dies, he dies" Lol.