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EDIT: Definitive answer is 5w-30 fully synthetic
My cupra needs some oil, I have searched on what oil I require but there is no real answer, especially for low mileage cupras.
So I have decided to make this thread to get an answer once and for all for both low and higher mileage cupras so people wont have to ask in the future.
From what I gather the oil best suited for the cupra is fully synthetic 5w-30. However I have read on here that cupras with under 10,000 miles should not be using fully synthetic oils as the engine is still bedding in.
So if your car has over 10,000 miles and needs oil get a full synthetic 5w-30 oil, such as castrol edge which is specially formulated for VAG FSi engines.
However heres another snag, the cupra comes from the factory with semi synthetic oil, and I have also read on here that you should not mix semi synthetic oil with fully synthetic oil. Is this a myth or is it true? I ask this as all the top up bottles of fully synthetic 5w-30 state that it was designed with VAG specifically in mind and it meets VW's 504 00/507 00 standard as listed in our handbooks
Now for cupras under 10,000 miles, you should get a semi synthethic 5w-30 if the above is indeed true, however going into my local halfords I only found semi sytnthetic 5w-30 designed for ford vehicles in mind.
So can anyone give a definitve answer on just what oils exactly is ok for the cupra, low and high mileage, and whether mixing is bad?
And this also brings me onto coolant, my car needs some and going into halfords there were loads of different types. Does anyone know which exactly is ok for VAG vehicles as I have read off a bottle that it is bad to mix different types of coolant.
As you can see im very confused, I only want the best for my cupra like everyone else so Im hoping we can put our heads together and get some answers and links to products.
My cupra needs some oil, I have searched on what oil I require but there is no real answer, especially for low mileage cupras.
So I have decided to make this thread to get an answer once and for all for both low and higher mileage cupras so people wont have to ask in the future.
From what I gather the oil best suited for the cupra is fully synthetic 5w-30. However I have read on here that cupras with under 10,000 miles should not be using fully synthetic oils as the engine is still bedding in.
So if your car has over 10,000 miles and needs oil get a full synthetic 5w-30 oil, such as castrol edge which is specially formulated for VAG FSi engines.
However heres another snag, the cupra comes from the factory with semi synthetic oil, and I have also read on here that you should not mix semi synthetic oil with fully synthetic oil. Is this a myth or is it true? I ask this as all the top up bottles of fully synthetic 5w-30 state that it was designed with VAG specifically in mind and it meets VW's 504 00/507 00 standard as listed in our handbooks
Now for cupras under 10,000 miles, you should get a semi synthethic 5w-30 if the above is indeed true, however going into my local halfords I only found semi sytnthetic 5w-30 designed for ford vehicles in mind.
So can anyone give a definitve answer on just what oils exactly is ok for the cupra, low and high mileage, and whether mixing is bad?
And this also brings me onto coolant, my car needs some and going into halfords there were loads of different types. Does anyone know which exactly is ok for VAG vehicles as I have read off a bottle that it is bad to mix different types of coolant.
As you can see im very confused, I only want the best for my cupra like everyone else so Im hoping we can put our heads together and get some answers and links to products.
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