VW Oil..

[Blitzen]

Which Edge? 0w40 or 5w30? (or one of the other 2 versions)

0W-40 is the one you want.

[GTIJNR]

Don't know if edge last for 15kms service though.... I only goes for SLX Pro cos it is long life oil. Its still standard atm so i don't bother to change it every 5kms.

[Bubu]

Don't know if edge last for 15kms service though.... I only goes for SLX Pro cos it is long life oil. Its still standard atm so i don't bother to change it every 5kms.

Do they still have Castrol SLX Professional? I checked Castrol website and couldnt find it, I thought maybe they stopped producing the SLX and replaced it with Edge Sport which has the same 5-30 viscosity as the SLX.

Anybody know if I can still get Castrol Professional SLX?

[archangel_7]

Yup! I am definitely going to get my dad to change the oil and oil filter every 5,000 kms...No harm done. The GTI is a hard working engine so it really needs to be taken good care of... I only take it to VW for the stamp...

[572]

Which Edge? 0w40 or 5w30? (or one of the other 2 versions)

5w-30 is what is recommended by Castrol and is also the viscosity of the SLX Professional.

According to the handbook, for long service life you need an oil which conforms to the VW 504 00 or VW 503 00 standards (of which Edge 5w-30 doesn't meet, but SLX Pro does meet 504 00 as it's engineered for VW).

[brad]

0W-40 is the one you want.

Woops. badley worderd me. I meant "which did he see on the shelves for $60".

My old car used Edge 5w30 & mates used to tell me it was on special & when I'd get to the car place it would be 20wXX

Do they still have Castrol SLX Professional? I checked Castrol website and couldnt find it, I thought maybe they stopped producing the SLX and replaced it with Edge Sport which has the same 5-30 viscosity as the SLX.

Anybody know if I can still get Castrol Professional SLX?

Castrol SLX Professional III LongLife Powerflow is still there. I think you'd need to find a distributor to buy it and possibly have to buy a carton.

[Sje88]

i bought Castrol edge 0 - 40w $70 will this do?

[Golf Houso]

Woops. badley worderd me. I meant "which did he see on the shelves for $60".

My old car used Edge 5w30 & mates used to tell me it was on special & when I'd get to the car place it would be 20wXX

Have a look at Supercheap, they have the Castrol Edge 5w - 30 for $40 atm, bought 5L for the Passat. That was in Sydney though...

[Blitzen]

i bought Castrol edge 0 - 40w $70 will this do?

Yeah, it will man.

[89deejay]

I've been using castrol edge 0w-40 which is VW approved. It cost me $65 for 5L.

I Agree! Im a vw/audi mechanic and this is what we use in all our late model vw's that or 5/30 depending on what the book says.

[brad]

Have a look at Supercheap, they have the Castrol Edge 5w - 30 for $40 atm, bought 5L for the Passat. That was in Sydney though...

I bought 5L of 5w30 from Supercheap a couple of months back when they had it on special for $30.

At that price you can afford to do a DIY change every 7500km

[GTIJNR]

Some vw dealer spare part dep WILL sell you SLX Pro over counter. I prefer that any day for 15kms serv... in standard wussy tune this 1.8 eng do not work hard at all, so long term serv with the right oil is normal, i mean thats what vw recommended. The original oil filter is rated at 30kms interval, so not surprised if some dealer don't change filter at 30kms. BMW or Mini recommended 25kms serv interval or even variable... beat that lol. I'm a mechanic but i don't even have time to do 5kms service for mine lol. And don't complain that our Castrol SLX is expensive as approv Castrol for M3 is $30 a liter and they need 6L.

[Bubu]

And don't complain that our Castrol SLX is expensive as approv Castrol for M3 is $30 a liter and they need 6L.

I guess if I could afford an M3 then could afford $30 a litre on oil.