Oil Advice and Recommendations

[oilman]

Glad we've helped out, thanks for the order.

Cheers

Tim

[SteveTDCi]

Hi,

What would you reccomend for the following - engine

1999 T VW Polo 1.6 Petrol 75 bhp just short of 100k no mods, short trips of 14 miles each way to work, straight on to dual carriage way and then 30mph areas.

Could you also reccomend a suitable gearbox oil.

Thanks
Steve

[oilman]

Hi Steve

I would use a 5w-40 synthetic and you will find those through the link below.

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/c-656-5w-40.aspx

Out of those, the best ones are the Fuchs/Silkolene Pro S, Motul 300V, Redline and Gulf Competition. The Motul 8100 X-Cess, Millers XFS, Shell Helix, Fuchs Supersyn and Mobil Super 3000 are good, cheaper alternatives.

As a budget choice, a 10w-40 will be fine and I would either go for the Fuchs XTR, Shell Helix, Millers XSS or Motul 6100

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/c-657-10w-40.aspx

You need a 75w-90 for the gearbox*and here are the ones we have.

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/c-673-75w-90.aspx

If you want to go for the best, the Millers CRX 75w-90 NT, Motul Gear 300, Redline MT90 and Millers TRX are ideal for the gearbox. The Castrol Syntrax, Motul Motylgear and Fuchs Gear Syn are all decent alternatives.

Cheers

Tim

[steve carter]

I have a 2002 `51` leon cupra 180 that is standard at the moment and was wondering what the best oil to use in this and will this be alright with a stage 1 remap, with a open cone filter and dv upgrade? I have some castrol magnatec 10w/40 and 15w/40 from previous cars in my shed, are these ok to use or should i bin them and get something else? cheers.

[oilman]

Hi Steve

The Magnatec is a pretty basic option for your car, especially the 15w-40. A better choice would be a 5w-40 synthetic.

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/c-656-5w-40.aspx

Out of those, the best ones are the Fuchs/Silkolene Pro S, Millers CFS, Motul 300V, Redline and Gulf Competition. The Motul 8100 X-Cess, Millers XFS, Fuchs Supersyn & GT1, Shell Helix and Mobil Super 3000 are good, cheaper alternatives.

Cheers

Tim

[steve carter]

thanks, but which one to go for? i want a good quality oil around the £40 - £45 per 5l so what would you recomend?

[oilman]

If you have that kind of budget, I'd go for either the Millers CFS as you get a litre free at the moment, or the Gulf as it's a bit cheaper than the comparable oils.

Cheers

Tim

[Dave_88]

Help please, just got the car and unsure what oil to use.
Make: skoda
Model: octavia vrs
Year: 2001
Engine type: 1.8 20vt AUQ
Performance modifications: Bored out to 1.9, forged internals, vf34 ihi turbo, bigger injectors.
RR'd at 350hp

Thanks Dave

[oilman]

Hi Dave

Any idea how hot the oil is getting?

Cheers

Tim

[Dave_88]

Originally Posted by oilman

Hi Dave

Any idea how hot the oil is getting?

Cheers

Tim

No I dont only got the car on saturday and I want to service it. Plus i want to top oil up as its getting too low

[oilman]

Hi Dave

Okay, if you're not sure, I reckon a top end 5w-40 is the way to go and see what it's like

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/c-656-5w-40.aspx

Out of those, the best ones are the Fuchs/Silkolene Pro S, Millers CFS, Motul 300V, Redline and Gulf Competition.

Cheers

Tim

[johnx14]

what oil goes in my Leon 150 TDi FR? is it semi or fully synthetic?

[oilman]

Assuming it's got a PD engine, you need a VW505.01 oil

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/c-751-vw-50501-oil.aspx

They're all good oils, personally I wouldn't use the semi-synthetic, simply due to the price of the Fuchs GT1.

Cheers

Tim

[johnx14]

ok thankyou

[picnic24]

hi
ive got a seat leon fr550 2.0tdi 170bhp, im just wondering what oil it uses
thanks nic

[Craig D]

Hi wondering which oil would be the best for my car dealer says 5W40 but i thought it would be 5W30?
Plus looking to change the sparkplugs to NGK Iridium would i need a colder plug with the stage1?
Car...2010 Leon Cupra R (265bhp) with Revo stage1 running 315bhp)

Cheers Craig.

[oilman]

Originally Posted by picnic24

hi
ive got a seat leon fr550 2.0tdi 170bhp, im just wondering what oil it uses
thanks nic

Hi Nic

Do you know if your car has a diesel particulate filter?

Cheers

Tim

[oilman]

Originally Posted by Craig D

Hi wondering which oil would be the best for my car dealer says 5W40 but i thought it would be 5W30?
Plus looking to change the sparkplugs to NGK Iridium would i need a colder plug with the stage1?
Car...2010 Leon Cupra R (265bhp) with Revo stage1 running 315bhp)

Cheers Craig.

Hi Craig

With the work done, the oil will be getting hotter, so a 5w-40 changed annually makes sense.

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/c-656-5w-40.aspx

Out of those, the best ones are the Fuchs/Silkolene Pro S, Millers CFS, Motul 300V, Redline and Gulf Competition. The Motul 8100 X-Cess, Millers XFS, Fuchs Supersyn, Shell Helix and Mobil Super 3000 are good, cheaper alternatives.

Truth is, NGK make it so difficult to work out the iridium version as they only tell you the standard one and I have no idea what it is for your car. This is the denso one

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/p-4223-den...lug-vk20y.aspx

Cheers

Tim

[Shadders]

Hi Oilman

Can you recommend correct engine oil? Thinking of supplying my own oil for service instead of the standard (Quantum?) oil. If so, do you know what quantity I would need for complete change on car below?

Make: Seat
Model: Leon Mk 2 - 2.0TDI 140 DSG
Year: 2006
Engine type:2.0TDI 140 (Unsure of Code)
Performance modifications: SuperChips remap
Driving style: (road / off-road / track etc) Everyday road.
Any other information that may be relevant: e.g. approx 185 BHP, 37,000miles covered
recommendation are you looking for? Engine oil

[oilman]

Hi

Do you know if the car has a diesel particulate filter?

Cheers

Tim