two VERY QUick questions,

[-Neil- 0]

what oil does my corrado 2ltr 16v take, ie, 15/40 etc?

 

And how far up on the dip stick does the oil wanna be, im not sure how to read the stick levels???

[dinkus 10]

15/40 - the VW Silver Synta stuff is the best stuff to get and it doesn't cost the earth either :)

 

Side on, the stick looks like ---___-------------------------------O and the oil should be somewhere in the ___ bit. Ideally the upper half of it ;)

[-Neil- 0]

so not any old 15/40 will do?

Where can i get the vw synta(i asume u mean synsetic or however its spelt?)

[dinkus 10]

Heh heh, yeah any old 15/40 will do, but the Synta stuff (brand name ;) ) is very good and it's actually cheaper than most!

 

VW stealers sell it and GSF sell it too I think.

[Blue_Joe 0]

Get it from German and Swedish or from VW Stealer. It's not very expensive - IIFC about £13-£15 for 5 litres

[Blue_Joe 0]

SNAP! JINX Or Something like that Dinkus

[G60Dan 0]

You'll find it here - http://www.gsfcarparts.com/

 

go on to the site & find your local branch

 

Dan

[dinkus 10]

Nah, you're just too slow :lol:

[-Neil- 0]

Would a New dip stick be much as the one on the car is broken.

[dinkus 10]

I doubt it'll be very expensive, they're a generic VR6 part...

[Kevin Bacon 5]

Synta blue is 15/40, synta silver is 10/40.... gotta get your facts straight on here or you'll get attacked :wink:

 

Dipsticks are about £15 for the valver IIRC and are now a putrid sun-drenched orange colour now. You may also need a new plastic guide tube for the top of the tube, which costs about a quid.

[dinkus 10]

Ah ok, well apart from the wrong grade of oil and the wrong engine type, I was doing ok... :oops:

[Supercharged 2]

Don't worry about it Pinkus....

[dinkus 10]

I'll get back in my box now...

[TomB 0]

I use either Magnatech or the Castrol 'High Mileage' stuff and have had no oil related probs.

Cheers,

Tom

[H8RRA 0]

i don't like that magnatec stuff - is the the 5-40 grade? thins out and engine gets chattery.

 

My local motor factor store does the vauxhall (spit!) semi synth -exactly the same spec as vw synta - for £7.95 - absolute bargain!!!! and me and chris/nosky/vortech/ whatthef&*kishisnametoadyidon'tknow have used it for 3-4 years - great value.

[Neil VR6 0]

:lol:

 

Synta- good and cheap. The most important thing with oil (apart from using the right grade) is to change it regularly

[Kevin Bacon 5]

Aye, agreed.

 

It's worth noting that Castrol Magnatec 15 and 10/40 smells exactly like Synta Silver (castrol oils have a unique 'signature' smell :lol: )..... and it's no coincidence, cause I saw a large pallet at my dealer with Castrol boxes on it....and inside them was Synta!

[dinkus 10]

I do worry about you sometimes Kev, but then I guess the oil sniffing explains a lot... :lol:

[Kevin Bacon 5]

It's the same colour and consistency too :lol:

 

Seriously though, I just noticed the smells when pouring them into my engine.... I'm not a habitual oil sniffer that gets booted out of Halfords every night :lol:

[TomB 0]

i don't like that magnatec stuff - is the the 5-40 grade? thins out and engine gets chattery.

 

You can get it in different grades IIRC, as I use the Magnatec 15/40.

Cheers,

Tom