Dare I ask, which oil for my 2.1i?

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Castrol GTX for me, just thought I'd throw my two pennorth in. :lol:
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cheers dude, thought I would just go the haynes route :) Will check when I can get to the book if they specify if it is a semi

Ian Hulley wrote:
dublicious wrote:Lo m8,

With the upmost respect m8 this is doing my head in with yet another oil type to use :)

The dealer I bought the bus from says a good 10w/40 semi
Haynes says a good 15w/40
and everyone else says somik different!

I want to do the best by my 2.1i SS engine and just use a decent oil, should be simple.

Back to the drawing board

Ian Hulley wrote:Said it before but I suppose it's worth repeating ... Having talked at length with the old guy who runs the High Peak Borough Council garage (all their petrol vehicles run on lpg) He recommended using a good 15w/40 Diesel engine oil.

I use Shell Rimula Plus. This contains detergents which clean the engine BUT also it has additives which combat the breakdown of the oil which they've experienced with LPG and petrol engine oils towards the end of the service period, I change this at 3,000 to 4,000 miles or when the 4 poster's free and I remember, with the filter every other change.

Done this for 2 years now since conversion. BTW the guy at HPBC laughed his t!ts off when asked about semi-sympathetic oil :rofl

Ian.

You use a good 15/40 you'll not go too far wrong, change it and it's filter regularly.

:wink: Ian.
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dublicious wrote:cheers dude, thought I would just go the haynes route :) Will check when I can get to the book if they specify if it is a semi

Not in mine they don't :wink:
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Dare I ask, which oil for my 2.1i?

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Dubilicious, this is doing my head in! :roll:

On the 5th July I checked in the Haynes manual for the correct oil for your 2.1 & it's the same as the 1.9DG. ie: a good quality 15W40 Multigrade.

I can't believe that you have still not bought enough oil for an oil/filter change. Fuchs brand oil is highly recommened by Simon Baxter on Brickyard. VWs own Quantum oil would obviously a good choice. :)

Please go & buy some oil today! :D
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lol, I like to get things right :)

Haven't had the chance to do an oil change yet, but will soon.
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