Make: VW

Model: Polo

Year: 2002 (9N)

Engine size/type: 1.2 litre 3 cylinder (AWY)

Any mods: Cone filter

Type of use (road/track): Road, sometimes hammer it

Additional info (max oil temps, current oil used)

Currently using fully synthetic repsol 10W-40, Mileage somewhere around 83k KM

what best engine oil? also gearbox oil?(don't know what oil it has in the gearbox. I suspect its never been changed)

10w-40 or 5w-40 synthetic is ideal for the engine. for the gearbox we recommend this http://www.opieoils.co.uk/p-981-fuchs-tita...sion-fluid.aspx Can you get anything similar in Malta?

Cheers

Guy

10w-40 or 5w-40 synthetic is ideal for the engine. for the gearbox we recommend this http://www.opieoils.co.uk/p-981-fuchs-tita...sion-fluid.aspx Can you get anything similar in Malta?

Cheers

Guy

ok 10x a lot. Don't know if it's available. will check after the exams cause right now i don;t have the time. for the gearbox than you recommend that it is syntetic and 75W-80?

Yep, synthetic 75w-80 let me know what you find.

Cheers

Guy

Make: VW

Model: Polo

Year: 2004 (9N)

Engine size/type: 1.4 litre 4 cylinder (BBZ)

Any mods: Opened air filter

Type of use (road/track): Road 80%, Rally style 20%

Currently using Mobil 1 0W-40,

Mileage 80000km

what is the best engine oil for me (my car):)?

Hi there,

1.4 MPI

55k

Road only

Any recomendations on the brand from your site as there is quite a choice.

Make: VW

Model: Polo

Year: 2004 (9N)

Engine size/type: 1.4 litre 4 cylinder (BBZ)

Any mods: Opened air filter

Type of use (road/track): Road 80%, Rally style 20%

Currently using Mobil 1 0W-40,

Mileage 80000km

what is the best engine oil for me (my car):)?

The Mobil 1 is a very good synthetic indeed so if you are happy with it then sticking with it is fine.

As for other choices the only way up from there is to a 5w-40 ester based synthetic such as the ones you can find here http://www.opieoils.co.uk/c-953-ester-synthetic.aspx

Cheers

Guy

Hi there,

1.4 MPI

55k

Road only

Any recomendations on the brand from your site as there is quite a choice.

What year is it mate?

Cheers

Guy

2001

If you look it up here http://www.opieoils.co.uk/c-861-car-engine-oils.aspx It should list some decent and suitable brands/oils.

Cheers

Guy

oilman,

can you please confirm the amount of gearbox oil for:

polo, 1.4s, 2000 W, mk5 6N2

(I think i'm right in saying it takes 75w-90).. but it's the amount please as i thought i read somewhere 3 litres-ish, which seems a lot.

thanks.

2.7-3.1ltr according to my book.

Cheers

Guy

2.7-3.1ltr according to my book.

Cheers

Guy

yeh i thought so ..i took my car to the garage with 5l of the damn stuff for them to change for me, and according to the marker down the side they've only used about 1.5l.. i think they've just done a top up and not a full change, the sneaky bastards.

thanks for the reply btw.

..an update re the above:

i phoned the garage up asking why they had only used 1 litre (not even 1.5 as i thought yesterday), and the guy told me it only takes 1 litre of oil, and that it literally came up to the top.. just wondering why various sources say 2.7 - 3.1l (which i admit did seem a lot when i read it.)

any views oilman, thanks ? (i just want to be sure there's enough oil in my gearbox, which is lumpy as f**k already!)

Perhaps the 2.7 is a dry capacity, when you change the oil in a gearbox you never get it all back out again so only a ltr changed.

Cheers

Guy

Could it be that they didn't run the box up to temp before attempting to draining it?

POLO: MK2.

ENGINE: 1.3

MILAGE: 104k

I'm not sure weather to run a 10w/40, 15w/40 or a 20w/50 because of the high milage.

could you give me some advice please?

10w-40 semi synthetic with regular changes is fine.

Cheers

Guy

Make: VW

Model: Polo

Year: 95

Engine size/type: 1.6cl 8v

Any mods: K&N induction kit, exhaust fitting saturday

Type of use (road/track): road

Mileage 110k,

not sure what oil its using atm but what do you recommend?

10w-40 semi synthetic is fine with regular changes, if you want to go better then look at a 5w-40 synthetic such as these http://www.opieoils.co.uk/c-656-5w-40.aspx

Cheers

Guy

hi oilman

would you think it is ok to have mobil 1 0w40 in a polo 1.4 1998 135000 miles stem seals ring new or you think is better a 5w 40 fully synthetic.

Thank you in advance

Yep, will be ideal.

Cheers

Guy

Yep, will be ideal.

Cheers

Guy

hi Guy,

which one do you think is better the 0w/40 or the 5w/40

thank you in advance

Either is fine, not a lot of difference between them in the UK.

Mobil is a very good quality synthetic, which 5w-40 synthetic are you thinking of?

Cheers

Guy

Either is fine, not a lot of difference between them in the UK.

Mobil is a very good quality synthetic, which 5w-40 synthetic are you thinking of?

Cheers

Guy

hi Oilman

as 5w 40 i was thinking at the fuchs Titan Supersyn Plus SAE 5W-40 ( knowing that fuchs is what VW fills the car when they come out of the factory)

thank you

Chicco