Hey all, just looking for some advice here on what would be best for my engine.
Car: 2016 VW Golf R - Highly modified. Engine has built bottom end (bored .5mm over, aftermarket rods, pistons), big turbo upgrade, custom tune, full bolt-ons. Stock is 292HP, I'm somewhere in the area of 450HP.
Live in Socal. Temps under 50F will almost never be seen.
Car is used primarily as a daily driver, with spirited driving here and there and the occasional track day (2-3 times a year)
Stock... the manual calls for 5w-40 oil. However with the upgraded internals, my builder told me they recommend I use 5w-50 for better wear protection due to the slightly looser tolerances with the aftermarket pistons and better high heat protection.
So 5w-50 is surprisingly difficult to locate online and the options are pretty sparse... so I'm just looking at my options.
I'm just looking for the best protection for my engine for performance and long term reliability
But here's what I'm looking at:
- Motul Sport 5w-50
- Liqui Moly CeraTec
I normally don't mess with oil additives but I've heard really, really good things about Liqui Moly MOS2 and Ceratec so I'm gonna give Ceratec a try as I know some people that swear by it. One of my main concerns is with a 5w-50 I'll have even more initial wear during cold starts so I'm thinking a friction modifier should help with that, as AFIAK a large portion of the wear occurs during the first 5-10 seconds of a cold start.
Any thoughts or comments or advice? Thanks!
Car: 2016 VW Golf R - Highly modified. Engine has built bottom end (bored .5mm over, aftermarket rods, pistons), big turbo upgrade, custom tune, full bolt-ons. Stock is 292HP, I'm somewhere in the area of 450HP.
Live in Socal. Temps under 50F will almost never be seen.
Car is used primarily as a daily driver, with spirited driving here and there and the occasional track day (2-3 times a year)
Stock... the manual calls for 5w-40 oil. However with the upgraded internals, my builder told me they recommend I use 5w-50 for better wear protection due to the slightly looser tolerances with the aftermarket pistons and better high heat protection.
So 5w-50 is surprisingly difficult to locate online and the options are pretty sparse... so I'm just looking at my options.
I'm just looking for the best protection for my engine for performance and long term reliability
But here's what I'm looking at:
- Motul Sport 5w-50
- Liqui Moly CeraTec
I normally don't mess with oil additives but I've heard really, really good things about Liqui Moly MOS2 and Ceratec so I'm gonna give Ceratec a try as I know some people that swear by it. One of my main concerns is with a 5w-50 I'll have even more initial wear during cold starts so I'm thinking a friction modifier should help with that, as AFIAK a large portion of the wear occurs during the first 5-10 seconds of a cold start.
Any thoughts or comments or advice? Thanks!