Best oil

[skinnyman9000 0]

Im off to get some decent oil for my 1990 valver, whats the best stuff to use.

 

Ta

 

Chris

[CazzaVR 0]

VW Synta silver.

[nocrap 0]

I 2nd Synta silver

[dazzyvr6 0]

take a look at oilmans posts,i used vw synta oil,and the engine used loads,i then swapped to a better quality oil and oil consumption halved,and other people found the same aswell

[DanVW 0]

"a better quality oil"? details please :-)

[dazzyvr6 0]

well im now using silkolene oil,but i was using shell helix after i used synta

[alex303 0]

i'll 2nd the Silkolene using 10w50, excellent stuff, not cheap but well worth the money as the old girls hardly using any oil at all now!

[ninoG60 0]

synta silver

[skinnyman9000 0]

Well its in the garage on monday having the valve seals replaced, so i wanna make sure she is treated right when she comes back.

 

Went to halfords, bloody useless, not decent oil at all. If you've got a modern car then great, got an older one, well, there was sod all!

[Jim 1]

Use Synta Silver - VW's own! :)

[Crasher 3]

Synta Silver, non better.

[skinnyman9000 0]

kool, i'll get some next time im passing the stealers

[Supercharged 2]

They've recently changed the Synta formula (Maybe inline with Castrol, who make it, bringing out this Edge stuff...) - some people have reported it seems thinner and they are using more but I've not noticed this yet... I suppose older engines 150k's plus may need something a bit heavier in the summer...

[Rob Heath 0]

I always use Morris 10w50 fully synthetic on my G60

[Crasher 3]

Synta Silver used to be 15w/40 but it has changed to 10w/40, still what we use in all normal servicing except for turbo diesels (Quantum TD), PD engines (Quantum PD or Longlife) or when a customer wants something a little better, Synta Gold.

[skinnyman9000 0]

Ok, well the valve seals weren't replaced, im gonna hold out until the engine gives way then get a rebuild/swap.

 

For now i need it to get through the MOT, as it was chucking out too much smoke last time, sooooo im getting some no more smoke gunf and i need some decent thick oil. So this thread has given me about 6 different oils, lol. So, with my situation, what should i use? I want as little consumption as possible, and as little purely out the exhaust as poss too!

[jonnyboyo 0]

Anyone here using or used that Castrol or Valvoline high mileage oil thats specifically made for higher mileage engines funnily enough? Think their both 10w/40 but not sure.

Could be an option for you skinnyman as its supposed to condition seals that get tired and worn in high mileage engines. Its obviously not a substitute for rebuilds but may help with your pending MOT issue.

[DiTch 0]

i,m in the market for new oil too, ( looks like synta silver is the stuff i need) but i would like somebody to confirm this first,,, i have 1991 1.8 16v thats got 180k on the clock and have been using semi synth ..{{green bottle from halfords}}..{{which is crap! ... rado drinks the stuff}} all on recomendation of the preivous owner who said that the engine rattled on fully synth... i use the car all day and every day often doing short trips between sites ... any expert advice would be most wellcome cheers

[skinnyman9000 0]

Oil is the least of my worries now due to the impending rebuild i've now got to have!!

 

haha

[ben16v 0]

my mech always put 15w40 morris in mine, now i`ve got a drive and done my own oil change put synta silver in and tappets have stopped noise on cold startup