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Volkswagen Golf Oil

CyberDave · 2009-02-02 20:02:57

Is it safe to use 'Mobil Super FE 5w-30, Semi-Synthetic Motor Oil in a Volkswagen Golf SDI? Thanks.

02-02-2009 8:02pm

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CyberDave

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Is it safe to use 'Mobil Super FE 5w-30, Semi-Synthetic Motor Oil in a Volkswagen Golf SDI? Thanks.

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#2 02-02-2009 8:07pm

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Does it list any VW specs on the label? (e.g. VW 5xx.xx). If so then compare it to what's in the manual.

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#3 02-02-2009 8:08pm

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Castrol recommends a fully synthetic oil for your car:

http://www.castrol.com/castrol/iframe.do?categoryId=9024084&contentId=7044829

5W-30 is correct viscosity though.

Doing a similar check on Mobil US website also recommends a FULLY synthetic oil.

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#4 02-02-2009 10:24pm

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I have a SEAT Cordoba 1.4 Tdi S and was WARNED to only use Fully Synthetic oil

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#5 02-02-2009 11:26pm

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Whatever you use it will drink loads of it.

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#6 03-02-2009 12:20am

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I have a 99 golf that drinks more oil than petrol :eek:

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