Drucey 10 Posted January 24, 2015 Going to give my car a service what's people saying is the right engine oil to use? Synthetic or semisynthetic? Car has done 130,000 but has had a full head rebuild not many miles back. (If the matters) :) thank you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim 2 Posted January 24, 2015 Get some Quantum Silver from your local VW or TPS. It's not very expensive and is perfect for a 1.8 16v motor :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drucey 10 Posted January 24, 2015 Wicked thank m8, I'll do that. Was running semisynthetic before, just wanted to make sure it was right? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MZpog 10 Posted January 26, 2015 I buy Halfords 10/40 semi in bulk (a years supply) when its on offer. It was recently £12 x 4L (perfect for a change)and the offer may still be on. Cheap as chips and means I don't mind dropping the oil every 4000 miles. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davidwort 0 Posted January 26, 2015 Pretty much any 10/40 semi synthetic is fine, I think most 16v's use a bit of oil so topping up with a fully synthetic can be a bit expensive if you buy a litre every month or two. The only oil to really avoid is very light modern petrol engine oils, just too thin for the 16v tolerances. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
