Oil change

[Lukeh17]

Hey,

Does anyone know what oil a MK II GT will take?

[ianaudia4]

Go down to your local VW dealer and grab 5 litres of Synta Silver and a genuine oil filter and sump washer, should cost less than £25 all in!

[chris_d66]

If you don't want to use syntax silver any VW 501 01, VW 505 00 approved 10W 40 semi synthetic don't bother using a fully synthetic 5w 30 oil it will probably leak more, burn off quicker and run a lot noisier.
I have always used Mobil Super 2000 X1 or magnatec 10w 40 semi

[Nate]

As above, any decent 10/40 semi. Tesco/asda often have castrol on offer at around a tenner

[mark1gls]

Oil I use in my car. £12.49 for 5l
http://www.carparts4less.co.uk/cp4l/p/a ... &0&cc5_245

Best to use a genuine VW filter, might be worth giving your local VW dealer a call as it might work out cheaper then the one in the link as you have to add delivery on that price.
VW part number 056115561G
http://www.vwspares.co.uk/product_info. ... ts_id=1179

Sump plug washer 26p, always worth ordering a few and keep safe for next oil change.
http://www.carparts4less.co.uk/cp4l/c/V ... 294&000567

[Lukeh17]

Great... Thanks a lot guys

[Lukeh17]

I have seen in the Haynes manual that it says 15w/50 or 20w/50. How come some of you guys are using 10w/40?

[ianaudia4]

The Haynes manuals are old! Oil technology has moved on since they were published.
If you went to VW for a service they would refill with Synta Silver 10w/40 semi-synthetic.

[Lukeh17]

Thanks for the clarification Ian. I have found Valvoline on ebay. They sell a durablend or maxlife. Which is one is best?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from= ... 0&_sacat=0

Cheers

[mark1gls]

If you are looking to get a good quality oil why not use the stuff VW would put in?
http://www.vwspares.co.uk/product_info. ... ts_id=1137

Or lots at places on ebay sell it (first one I found)
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Quantum-Synta ... 2a441b1c1e

Or if a VW dealer near to you call them and get a price.

[ianaudia4]

If you are looking to get a good quality oil why not use the stuff VW would put in?
Or if a VW dealer near to you call them and get a price.

Exactly, why bother buying on Ebay, take a trip down your local dealer, speak to the parts department and get yourself a discount (and a filter at the same time!).
I only ever pay around £15 for 5 litres, it's a no-brainer!

I recently had a service done on my A4, now that needs 8.3 litres of the longlife stuff and would normally cost £12 a litre or £54 for 5 litres, I got it for £84 including VAT, it is the old saying 'if you don't ask you don't get'!

[DannyH]

Might be ok for you southern guys to find a dealer but they've shut loads of them up here and i'd have to go 15 + miles rather than the 6 i used to?

[ikorraks]

Hi everyone, hoping to do an oil change myself over the next few days. I've got a 1.6l GT
Bought an oil filter, 5 litres of that 10w40 oil, and because I fancied doing a relatively simple "part off, part on" fix whilst I've got time at home, I've bought a whole new sump which comes with a plug and washer

I wanted to check that replacing the sump is as simple as I think it is and I won't get the car into a complete mess if I attempt it

The sump looks a little rusty from what I can see when I had a look a couple of days back whilst looking for the sump plug, so I'm assuming it's not a bad idea to replace it. But anyone with more knowledge than me please let me know what would be best

It was going to be a simple oil change as I've already done everything else involved in a service. If there is anything else people would recommend whilst doing an oil change with the sump off then please let me know so I can do as much maintenance as possible at the same time

[ThomasD]

Hi everyone, hoping to do an oil change myself over the next few days. I've got a 1.6l GT
Bought an oil filter, 5 litres of that 10w40 oil, and because I fancied doing a relatively simple "part off, part on" fix whilst I've got time at home, I've bought a whole new sump which comes with a plug and washer

I wanted to check that replacing the sump is as simple as I think it is and I won't get the car into a complete mess if I attempt it

The sump looks a little rusty from what I can see when I had a look a couple of days back whilst looking for the sump plug, so I'm assuming it's not a bad idea to replace it. But anyone with more knowledge than me please let me know what would be best

It was going to be a simple oil change as I've already done everything else involved in a service. If there is anything else people would recommend whilst doing an oil change with the sump off then please let me know so I can do as much maintenance as possible at the same time

I did the same on my Scirocco as the sump was very rusty. It was mostly a cosmetic thing, but it does look a lot nicer. It would be a good idea to obtain a new sump gasket as well. While the sump is off, check the oil pump pickup - there is a metal screen and you want to make sure that is clean with no bits of anything stuck in there blocking the oil flow. Also clean the sump's mating surface on the bottom of the block. I use a bit of denatured alcohol and a rag - making sure there are no bits of old gasket or oil stuck on there. As long as that is clean and you are using a new gasket and sump, you should not need any kind of sealer. When you put the new sump on, torque the bolts on a "star" pattern and don't over tighten them so you don't distort the stamped steel sump cover which could cause it to weep.

[mr.brown]

I wanted to check that replacing the sump is as simple as I think it is and I won't get the car into a complete mess if I attempt it

This kind of depends on your skill, what tools you have and also if anyone has attempted this before. Most of the bolts securing the sump to the block are straightforward, however, there are two adjacent to the gearbox that are a real pig. Have a go at these first, preferably with a "wobbly" extension on a socket as they have to be loosened at an angle. From what I remember there is a small cover plate on the gearbox that can be removed to make this a bit easier.