Engine oil for Scirocco R

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stephen_belfast
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Engine oil for Scirocco R

Post by stephen_belfast »

Hi guys,

I have tried searching the net and several forums but have no found a particular reference to the Scirocco R.

Can some please give me an idea of what oil I should be using.

Thanks.

Stephen
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Re: Engine oil for Scirocco R

Post by Cuprabob »

Just the same oil that's used on other VW performance cars

Castrol Edge 5W-30 Fully Synthetic or equivalent oil that meets VW 504.00 / 507.00.

You can get it in halfords or you're local supermarket for circa £16 per litre
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Re: Engine oil for Scirocco R

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£16/ltr is way toooo expensive. I pay less than £10/ltr for 507 sec oil.
A lot closer to Aberdeen than you think!!
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Re: Engine oil for Scirocco R

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irocc wrote:£16/ltr is way toooo expensive. I pay less than £10/ltr for 507 sec oil.
Of course you can get it cheaper but it was just an indication. You can get halfords own brand oil that meets 504.00 / 507.00 for less than £10 / ltr
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Re: Engine oil for Scirocco R

Post by juniorbanks »

If i had a cheap car then i would use cheap oil but with the Roc i stick to Edge :yes:
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juniorbanks wrote:If i had a cheap car then i would use cheap oil but with the Roc i stick to Edge :yes:
wise words :)
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I stick to Shell Helix personally. :)
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Re: Engine oil for Scirocco R

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Chungster wrote:I stick to Shell Helix personally. :)
That's exactly what my local dealer uses.
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Re: Engine oil for Scirocco R

Post by RW1 »

Inchape signed up a deal with Shell for their dealers a while back. I managed to get it at £8 /ltr incl. VAT at Christmas so I could do intermediate oil/filter changes. Shell Helix Ultra AV-L 5W30 504/507 spec.

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Re: Engine oil for Scirocco R

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Main thing is to use the right oil from a reputable brand, does it really matter if its £8 here, £10 there? Trivial. :shrug:
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Strat wrote:Main thing is to use the right oil from a reputable brand, does it really matter if its £8 here, £10 there? Trivial. :shrug:
It does to the non R brigade lol
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Re: Engine oil for Scirocco R

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How about Nippon Oil Eneos 0w50 ?There is a Cupra R guy in GR (same engine as the Roc R) raving about this oil...
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Tsakonas wrote:How about Nippon Oil Eneos 0w50 ?There is a Cupra R guy in GR (same engine as the Roc R) raving about this oil...
update : The Cupra R guy noticed a significant cam follower wear during his last service..I dont know if this is related with the 0w50 oil
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Re: Engine oil for Scirocco R

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Depends where u r in the world. For Uk we prefer to use 5w30 long life oil.
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Re: Engine oil for Scirocco R

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Chungster wrote:Depends where u r in the world. For Uk we prefer to use 5w30 long life oil.
You are right...Average yearly Temp in Greece is insane compared to Uk...
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