G60 oil type help plz!!

HavokRuels

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#2 · Jul 16, 2011

i use 5w30

 

HavokRuels

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#6 · Jul 16, 2011

TYPE SF,SG
Above 68°F (20°C) 40
32°to 86°F (0°to 30°C) 30
Below 23°F (-5°C) 10W
14°to 50°F (-10°to 10°C) 20W-20
Above 14°F (-10°C) 20W-40, 20W-50
Above 5°F (-15°C) 1990-92 15W-40, 15W-50
Above 5°F (-15°C) 1993 15W-40, 15W-50, 20W-40, 20W-50
-4°to 60°F(-20°to 15°C), 1990-93 10W-30, 10W40
Below 14°F (-10°C), 1990-91 5W-20, 5W-30
5°to 78°F (-15°to 25°C), 1992 10W-30, 10W-40
Below 78°F (25°C), 1992 5W-30
All Temperatures, 1993 5W-30, 10W-50, 10W-60

 

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crazynorweegian

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#7 · Jul 16, 2011

There are so many threads on this. Apparently because of how our heads flow from the factory, thicker oil is required to maintain the correct pressure at all points in the engine. Unless you are in a colder climate/ winter, I believe the recommended weight is 15w 40 or 15w 50. I am running 15w 40.

 

G60ING

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#8 · Jul 17, 2011 (Edited)

back when I ran a G60 engine I used Mobil 1 red cap (back with the caps were color coded) 20w-50

My TDI corrado uses 5w-40

mobil one diesel truck oil:

 

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MikkiJayne

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#9 · Jul 17, 2011

FV-QR

I put VAG own-brand 10w40 semi-synthetic in everything I own

 

sdezego

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#10 · Jul 17, 2011

Nothing thinner than 10-40 (unless you are in Canada or similar climates in the winter) or 20-50 in hotter climates for the G60. Nothing else! 15w or 20w for startup is usually better for any 8v and even 16v VWs. Nothing thinner than 40W unless heavy winter. I have rebuilt enough 4cyl VWs to know what works long term and what is too hard on rod bearings, etc, so take my advise fwiw.


Sure, you may get slightly better gas mileage with 30w, but at what cost?

 

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#11 · Jul 17, 2011

Hi, i live in Norway where the winter temperatures reach down to -30 celcius and summer temperatures up to +25 celcius max... So i wonder if it is safe to just stay with the same 5w30 oil i use on my Audi with 1.8t 20v engine?