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Masterm8fo

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• Oct 25, 2004

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had oil low light come on yesterday

Due an oil change in Dec....what oil u suggest i shoild use to top up with
dont think it really matters if im due a full change in 5-6 weeks right ?

 

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• Oct 25, 2004

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What car do you have?

 

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• Oct 25, 2004

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A3 1.8T

 

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A3 1.8T

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The recomendation for this car is a 10w-40 semi synhetic or a 5w-40 full synthetic. All VW engines do things by codes, yours should be VW505.00 but your hand book will confirm this. There are a lot of oils to choose from that meet the VW505.00 spec and all that meet this spec will do, however some are better than others. I would personally go for a fully syntehtic 5w-40, look for a brand name and steer clear of home brands as they are made very much to a cost using cheap ingrediants if you like. Castrol, Mobil, Fuchs, Silkolene, motul all do top grade oils that will meet the VW505.00 spec, with a true synhetic you are also looking at 6000-9000 mile oil changes.

Hope this helps.

Cheers

Guy.

 

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• Oct 25, 2004

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MasterMofo said:
had oil low light come on yesterday

Due an oil change in Dec....what oil u suggest i shoild use to top up with
dont think it really matters if im due a full change in 5-6 weeks right ?

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YES! Top it up. don't be running around with the car low on oil. For the sake of a £10.00 worth of oil it could cost you alot more in the long run!

Stevie

 

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• Oct 25, 2004

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Mine needs a top up too!!!

Ive just bought some Castrol GTX Magnatec 15W-40

It does say its suitable for VW 505 00 and 501 01.

Before i top it up can sombody confirm this is ok for a standard interval srvived S3.

Thnax /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beerchug.gif

 

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Taffy,
Magnatec not the best choice as viscosity is wrong for car, but any oil is better than none! According to earlier posts, I hear Castrol SLX is the correct one for the S3 (careful not SLX II), they sell this in Halfords.

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******!!!

I had to go out in the car just now so ive alrady put 0.5L in.


Hope it will be OK

Thanx anyway Chris /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beerchug.gif, I will know next time.