Oil Recommendations

[Dougy]

Hi Guys

The oil is running a bit low on my car so thought i would change the oil and filter

Now done a quick search on the forum and keep hearing about synta gold 5-40w?

Just wondering if there are any other recommendations as i normally just go to GSF and get any oil??

I live quite close to a Millers oil warehouse but never used them, any good?

The car is a Cupra R

Thanks

 

[cupramillo]

I was looking at the same thing last night, just dropped my IC in for its 70k service this morning and i went with Halfords own stuff 5w40 fully synthetic oil. Gets very good reviews. Millers is top stuff aswell. Plenty of threads on this

 

[Dougy]

oooh if i got to halfords thou i just know i will end up spending more money on Auto Glym 3 for 2

 

[45_CB]

I have Castrol GTX in mine and its brilliant

 

[lemonslap]

I was looking at the same thing last night, just dropped my IC in for its 70k service this morning and i went with Halfords own stuff 5w40 fully synthetic oil. Gets very good reviews. Millers is top stuff aswell. Plenty of threads on this

Comma make it £26.99 in the factors or £36.99 in halfords both are the same oil robbing gits! Its a very good oil only one I will use on mine.

 

[Dougy]

Think i may try for Millers anyone else tried this?

 

[SeanyK]

I think it's much of a muchness as long as it's a decent brand, ie Castrol, Mobil 1 , Comma, etc etc!

I use the Quantum synta gold, it's now platinum at the dealers, that is 5w40, and you can get it from any VAG dealer, cost me £26 for 5 litres! Handy as you can get the genuine oil filter whilst your there

On my old Mk3 Cupra I used Magnatec 10w40 and that was fine as well.

 

[bla1n3]

im running on millers race oil, very good stuff

 

[Myki da Pyki]

10w40 for modded Cupra's.

You boys do make me laugh, not one of you knew that.

I dread to think what else you need to know now

Searchy searchy for you lot now

 

[greg]

I could spend all day searching and still be none the wiser everyone is saying different things!!!!

 

[Myki da Pyki]

Its simple, just take in info from people who know what there on about, too many on here these days think they do and end up fooking something up, not only on theres but on others cos they've said its ok to do

 

[dazpoynter]

oooh if i got to halfords thou i just know i will end up spending more money on Auto Glym 3 for 2

Thats what happened to me when i brought my oil on sunday. I went for there fully synth 5w/40.

 

[Ibiza125]

Yeh I use 10w-40.

I have Castrol Magnatec in my 1.6 Sport and it is supurb stuff. The viscocity is brilliant when you take the dipstick out there is so much oil dripping from it it's unreal!

I have mobil1 Super something or other for the Cupras pre Le Mans service

 

[Ricardo_Smooth]

I use mobil1 0w 40 fully synthetic and it's always been spot on!

 

[Dougy]

10w40 for modded Cupra's.

You boys do make me laugh, not one of you knew that.

I dread to think what else you need to know now

Searchy searchy for you lot now

What would you class as modded enough to use 10w40?

We talking remap or just anything other than standard

As you can see below mines only got a few bits and pieces

 

[Razor]

What would you guys recommend for my 1.4 ?
Please dont laugh lol

 

[tkjeeves]

What would you guys recommend for my 1.4 ?
Please dont laugh lol

i like Castrol Magnatec, but when i last serviced with Backdraft, they used Millers on my car

 

[Ibiza125]

What would you guys recommend for my 1.4 ?
Please dont laugh lol

I would just use the same, 10w-40. I used 15w-40 a few times as it is recommended for cars with hgiher mileages.

 

[turbo009]

I use castrol edge 0-40 . Anybody else use that ?

 

[Myki da Pyki]

What would you class as modded enough to use 10w40?

We talking remap or just anything other than standard

As you can see below mines only got a few bits and pieces

Anything that alters the performance of the car.