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Hi all,

I need to change the oil on my van, i dont know what the engine has done, clock says 150k km but i dont think the engine is orginal as the dip stick pipe is of a 1.7d but the engine is a 1.6 for sure. Basicaly what oil would people suggest?

Thanks in advance

Regards Jonathan

i use semi synthetic diesel oil in my 1.6td....

Hi Jonathan,
Use the search facility above and type in "oil" searching tech Qs & answers. Loads of advice on there, should be able to nail down your engine perfikily

Just been through same thing myself, watch out for dipstick size though, see brickyard info on oils, don't overfil!

Good luck,
Myk.

dont forget to get your engine nice and hot prior to oil change.thins the oil. better for draining.....

its a diesel, any modern diesel grade oil will do.

sukhoi27 wrote:dont forget to get your engine nice and hot prior to oil change.thins the oil. better for draining.....

also means you dont "round off" or strip the threads on the steel sump bumg in that ally sump too...

15w40 mineral.

Thats what was available when the engine was developed (late 60's!) thats what they used when the engine was used for the first time in a Golf in 1975 or when ever it was.

Thats what they used when the engine was first used in the T3 in 1982.

Theres plenty of these engines doing 400 000 miles regularly in Golfs just using normal oil, I have a 1989 Caddy that is upto 266 000 on it's original engine that has not been pampered with fancy oil for all it's life.

Spending a fortune on oil for a 1.6D seems fairly pointless to me, your not going to tell any difference and it's going to cost you more, the engine is overworked anyway in a heavy van so it's short life span may only be marginally increased by spending a small fortune on what is quite a recent developement in the lubrication world.

ABSOLUTELY, but if you really feel that £7.99 havoline isnt good enough, silkolene are doing a decent fully synthetic oil they use in racing diesels. its about £165 per litre, shall i put you down for a gallon ? cheers that`ll be £825 then sir. ps, yer van won`t run any better though !!

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That always strikes me as odd. Multigrade oils get thicker as they get hot so they are thinner when cold. Having the engine hot before draining the oil actually ensures that any dirt in the oil is suspended and will more likely be drained and not left at the bottom of the sump.
Best to keep the engine running right up until the moment you start to undo the drain plug.[/quote]

oh bugger.

NAH MATE, show us an oil that gets thicker as it gets hotter and we`ll show you a house full of em !! oil, like everything else actually get less viscouse the hotter it gets, until it reaches its flashpoint (and burn). its quite easy- heat some on the stove and see for yourself.

so your saying oil is thicker when hot that when cold ?

where can i purchase some of this oil with magical properties

Multigrade oils get thicker as they get hot so they are thinner when cold