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Technical => Engine Tech Forum => Topic started by: celticbob on December 15, 2003, 11:31:35 AM

Title: What Kind Of Oil?
Post by: celticbob on December 15, 2003, 11:31:35 AM

What oil does everyone use in their VW?
I use Castrol 20w50

Title: What Kind Of Oil?
Post by: AlanU on December 15, 2003, 04:58:38 PM

Some use Grocery store brand no name oil, some synthetic some use their own formulated elixirs. I think using synthetic is the way to go when you consider lubricating properties and stability.  I think it really depends on your wallet and preference.

I use 15w40 Shell Rotella T because Rotella t 15w40 has:

Zinc: 0.151% mass
Phosporous: 0.141% mass
   
The Rotella T meets the latest API specification CI-4 which meets gasoline specs apparently. The zinc content is very high and that gives you more protection than many other standard gasoline dino motor oils.

I may try synthetic next year since synthetic is by far more stable than \"DINO\" oils. But for now I choose Rotella due to its excellent anti-wear zddp additives.

Some use oil of their choice and add 1/2 bottle of GM EOS.  The unkown properties in GM EOS gives excellent anti-wear additives. I wonder if it has alot of MOLY which plugs oil filters.  Whatever you use as long as you have good oil pressure you should be fine.
 

Title: What Kind Of Oil?
Post by: Billyisgr8 on December 15, 2003, 07:01:54 PM

So what oil is best for drag race only motors with no fans?

Kevin