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Engine oil

Parmenides · 2023-10-09 13:16:45

I got a 2006 1.4 petrol VW Golf, and I'm going to do the next oil change myself. It has 200,000 km on the clock. I called a couple of motor factors for prices, and the first one recommended 10W40 because of the car's age. He said I could also use 5w30, but if the previous owner or owners used 10w40 for years, then using…

09-10-2023 02:16PM

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Parmenides

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I got a 2006 1.4 petrol VW Golf, and I'm going to do the next oil change myself. It has 200,000 km on the clock.
I called a couple of motor factors for prices, and the first one recommended 10W40 because of the car's age. He said I could also use 5w30, but if the previous owner or owners used 10w40 for years, then using 5w30 might cause problems. So 10w40 would be a safer bet.
The second recommended 5w30, and when I suggested 10w40, he balked at the idea of it.
I was wondering what people on here thought. Given the mileage of the car, which would be the best option?

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#2 09-10-2023 02:26PM

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Personally if it's not burning oil I'd continue with 5w30 until there was evidence it was.

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#3 10-10-2023 04:10AM

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Basically 10w40 is thicker than 5w30 so it will burn less quickly. Those older Golfs tend to burn a bit of oil, but either oil will work perfectly fine.

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