aks650 0 Posted January 11, 2010 hi need sum advice, changed the oil today on my vr6, used 5w40 Platinum stuff from Volkswagen but the engine seems to be noisier..? would 10w40 be better?? will it cause any damage? Cheers Adam Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
volksworld13 0 Posted January 11, 2010 the platnum oil is fully synthetic, id prob recommend 10-40 semi synthetic , castrol gtx! is pretty good, i think the 5-40 wouldnt be suitable for the vr , but cant be sure? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
veedub16v 0 Posted January 11, 2010 thats a bit thin for an old engine tbh Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
volksworld13 0 Posted January 11, 2010 i dont think the vr are designed to run of on fully synthetic either, semi -synthetic is what is listed on autodata?! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aks650 0 Posted January 11, 2010 is that why it would sound slightly noisier? whats 15w40 like? would sum castrol 10w40 be good only volkswagen dont seem to have the 10w40 syntra well not in perth anyway lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
volksworld13 0 Posted January 11, 2010 10-40 syntha from vw is also ok for the vr engine, id stick to 10-40 for this climate.! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Critical_Mass 10 Posted January 11, 2010 Been running my VR on 10W40 fully synthetic synta gold for a while and had no probs. Take a look in your handbook :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
