Mobil vs Castrol
#11
You should only be using 5w40 if you go Mobil. Anything else should be illegal. Also, if you wanted to run 5w30 or 10w30, then Pennzoil Platinum/Ultra are the way to go. I run M1 5w40 in my A4 and PP in my G8.
#12
PO BROUGHT her own mobil 1 5w-40 to the dealer, but did it every 10k for the first 50k then every 5-7k from then till 129xxx, when I picked it up.
Guess whos oil pressure light came on within the first 6 hours of driving the car, seconds after first doing a 2nd gear WOT pull?
I do mine every 3k or before. No exceptions.
I use mobil1 but thats because my mom has a 8v 2002 jetta that has 181k, shes used mobil1 since first driving it home from the lot
Guess whos oil pressure light came on within the first 6 hours of driving the car, seconds after first doing a 2nd gear WOT pull?
I do mine every 3k or before. No exceptions.
I use mobil1 but thats because my mom has a 8v 2002 jetta that has 181k, shes used mobil1 since first driving it home from the lot
Last edited by Msnickbroderick; 11-19-2010 at 07:50 PM.
#13
so i should be running mobile one 10w-40 is what your saying?
#17
Yeah Mobile 1 0w 40 is what they told me to use so that's what i use. Could be a climate thing, Ik a certified tech, he works on r8's and stuff so im not going to question him haha, yep 0w 40 in the great state of Iowa.
#19
Okay. I shall revise my recommendation to include both 0w40 and 5w40. Just looked it up and it is a European car oil. (European formula oils generally protect better while American formula oils are geared for that bit extra gas mileage because Americans are dumb that way)