Which oil to use?

zane.mk1 · Post by **zane.mk1** » Wed Apr 09, 2014 3:08 pm

Hi,

Which oil should I use on my Golf 5 1.6.

Shell synthetic
Castrol synthetic as prescribed by VW.

Jennifer_a · Post by **Jennifer_a** » Wed Apr 09, 2014 3:14 pm

Well I use Shell Helix Ultra 5W40 fully synthetic in my Golf 4 GTI 1.8T 132KW

Post by **Viper** » Wed Apr 09, 2014 6:35 pm

Well a VW502.00 is what you need in a full synthetic.

I recommend she'll ultra or Motul x-clean works wonders!

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zane.mk1 · Post by **zane.mk1** » Thu Apr 10, 2014 8:35 am

tx, shell it is then.

Post by **Neuk** » Thu Apr 10, 2014 9:54 am

Check your manual for the correct grade/specification oil and then go from there. I like the Shell range of oils, use them in all my cars, differing grades of course...

zane.mk1 · Post by **zane.mk1** » Thu Apr 10, 2014 10:55 am

Neuk wrote:Check your manual for the correct grade/specification oil and then go from there. I like the Shell range of oils, use them in all my cars, differing grades of course...

tx Neuk, will do.

Jennifer_a · Post by **Jennifer_a** » Thu Apr 10, 2014 4:20 pm

There is also a Castrol Edge F/S 5W40 and Total Quartz 9000 F/S 10W50, I guess it depends on personal taste. They would not manufacture those if it did not meet manufacturer's specifications so I think Shell, Castrol and Total are all good oils. Years ago I used Total Quarts 9000 F/S in my Citi Shuttle 1.6 and never had any problems, I still see the car everyday and the engine is still fine

Scatman · Post by **Scatman** » Thu Apr 10, 2014 4:30 pm

Stay away from Castrol, use Shell.

graham savage · Post by **graham savage** » Fri Apr 11, 2014 7:33 pm

Scatman wrote:Stay away from Castrol, use Shell.

From my experience they are much of a muchness, nothing wrong with either but I prefer, for some reason, the shell

Life160 · Post by **Life160** » Sat Apr 12, 2014 9:25 am

Shell HX7 - 400 000 kms later and still running like a dream.

rodga · Post by **rodga** » Sat Apr 12, 2014 9:38 am

Shell HX7 is on special at autozone for R199

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zane.mk1 · Post by **zane.mk1** » Mon Apr 14, 2014 9:31 am

rodga wrote:Shell HX7 is on special at autozone for R199

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Either I'm dealing with a bunch of @holes or I'm stupid.

I phoned a couple of reputable spares shops and not one of them gave me the same answer with regards to oil.

It's either Shell 20w50 red can or Shell 15w40 Yellow can?

Which one guys?

Post by **Neuk** » Mon Apr 14, 2014 9:54 am

zane.mk1 wrote:
rodga wrote:Shell HX7 is on special at autozone for R199

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Either I'm dealing with a bunch of @holes or I'm stupid.

I phoned a couple of reputable spares shops and not one of them gave me the same answer with regards to oil.

It's either Shell 20w50 red can or Shell 15w40 Yellow can?

Which one guys?

Shouldn't be 20W50, I use that in my MkI and Variant...

Jennifer_a · Post by **Jennifer_a** » Mon Apr 14, 2014 10:00 am

Shell HX7 is a semi synthetic which is fine, if you want a fully synthetic then use Shell Helix Ultra 5W40 which I use in my Golf 4 GTI 1.8T 132KW. I do not know why everyone is giving you different answers, I think they give you their personal preference of which oil to use. I have always sticked to the 5W40 or 10W50 oils

Post by **Neuk** » Mon Apr 14, 2014 10:01 am

Jennifer_a wrote:Shell HX7 is a semi synthetic which is fine, if you want a fully synthetic then use Shell Helix Ultra 5W40 which I use in my Golf 4 GTI 1.8T 132KW. I do not know why everyone is giving you different answers, I think they give you their personal preference of which oil to use. I have always sticked to the 5W40 or 10W50 oils

Like I said earlier, RTFM and go from there...

graham savage · Post by **graham savage** » Mon Apr 14, 2014 10:06 am

Neuk wrote:
zane.mk1 wrote:
rodga wrote:Shell HX7 is on special at autozone for R199

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Either I'm dealing with a bunch of @holes or I'm stupid.

I phoned a couple of reputable spares shops and not one of them gave me the same answer with regards to oil.

It's either Shell 20w50 red can or Shell 15w40 Yellow can?

Which one guys?
Shouldn't be 20W50, I use that in my MkI and Variant...

Most commonly it's like so:

20W50 in a red bottle is Helix HX3
15W40 in a yellow bottle is Helix HX5
10W40 in a blue bottle is Helix HX7
5W40 in a silver bottle is Helix Ultra

Then you get the diesel stuff and racing stuff which are all pretty much variants of the above mainline ranges.

You should be using either the blue bottle or the silver bottle, the yellow will work but that's the lowest quality oil I'd put in your motor.

Jennifer_a · Post by **Jennifer_a** » Mon Apr 14, 2014 10:08 am

I use the silver bottle . . .

Post by **Neuk** » Mon Apr 14, 2014 10:18 am

Jennifer_a wrote:I use the silver bottle . . .

Shell Helix Ultra 5W40 Fully Synthetic

The only oil I use in my Audi...

Jennifer_a · Post by **Jennifer_a** » Mon Apr 14, 2014 10:24 am

Thats the one

zane.mk1 · Post by **zane.mk1** » Mon Apr 14, 2014 10:36 am

The manual refers to semi - synthetic & fully synthetic, vw502,503

I am going with the blue bottle.

tx for all the help!

Post by **Neuk** » Mon Apr 14, 2014 10:38 am

zane.mk1 wrote:The manual refers to semi - synthetic & fully synthetic, vw502,503

I am going with the blue bottle.

tx for all the help!

That should be perfect, I think the AV version of that oil is VW505 compliant as well which is for most PD TDi engines and VR6's...

zane.mk1 · Post by **zane.mk1** » Mon Apr 14, 2014 10:51 am

Neuk wrote:
zane.mk1 wrote:The manual refers to semi - synthetic & fully synthetic, vw502,503

I am going with the blue bottle.

tx for all the help!
That should be perfect, I think the AV version of that oil is VW505 compliant as well which is for most PD TDi engines and VR6's...

Got one at Autozone @ R199.

Jennifer_a · Post by **Jennifer_a** » Mon Apr 14, 2014 11:01 am

Thats awesome, soon you'll be mobile again

I'm also quite chuffed, I got my good cond used sunroof mechanism fitted Saturday, the previous mechanism was inferior, it was made of plastic, the sunroof guy sourced and fitted an upgraded metal mechanism for me - no more jamming or rattles

Jennifer_a · Post by **Jennifer_a** » Mon Apr 14, 2014 11:19 am

Anyone know where one can buy stainless steel / brass / copper woven wire mesh to protect radiator / intercooler from stone chips in East Rand?

graham savage · Post by **graham savage** » Mon Apr 14, 2014 11:35 am

Neuk wrote:
zane.mk1 wrote:The manual refers to semi - synthetic & fully synthetic, vw502,503

I am going with the blue bottle.

tx for all the help!
That should be perfect, I think the AV version of that oil is VW505 compliant as well which is for most PD TDi engines and VR6's...

Also got Ultra Extra 5w30 which is VW507 spec

Now just trying to get the Ultra Racing 10W60...

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