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My son just bought a VW GTI Turbo. He plans on changing the oil this week. He was going to use Mobil 1 0w30 15,000 oil.
I use Mobil 10w30 in my Corvette and I feel for the temps here it works fine. I suggested he might want to use the same. He wondered if the Turbo would be better off with the lighter cold weight oil.
I know there have been many threads on this. I wonder if the Turbo issue is relevant ???
Anybody on the Forum have a Turbo car as well as the Vette? Any experience with this?
Barrier
I use Mobil 10w30 in my Corvette and I feel for the temps here it works fine. I suggested he might want to use the same. He wondered if the Turbo would be better off with the lighter cold weight oil.
I know there have been many threads on this. I wonder if the Turbo issue is relevant ???
Anybody on the Forum have a Turbo car as well as the Vette? Any experience with this?
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What does the owners manual say in terms of recommended viscosity? That would be a good place to start. Nothing wrong with the Mobil 1 choice.
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the turbo has oil pushed through it, by the engines oil pump, useing the oil as a coolant, and as a lubricant, that thin oil is ok, if the temp outside is in the teens, to 20's, some people like that thin oil, that is what most car makers recomend, for max. fuel efficency, if your going to drive your car in cold weather all the time 0-30 is fine, so far this summer I haven't seen a 20 yet, use a little heavyer oil, and save that light oil for the winter, Im sure your going to change the oil again this year right, go with the 10-30, your main bearings, rod bearings, and your turbo, will like it better. my $0.02
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Contrary to popular belief, 10W-30 does NOT protect an engine better than 0W or 5W-30 oil. In fact, more start up wear will occur if using 10W-30, even at 70 degrees F. Check his owner's manual for the best viscosity oil.
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Originally Posted by Dave68
Contrary to popular belief, 10W-30 does NOT protect an engine better than 0W or 5W-30 oil. In fact, more start up wear will occur if using 10W-30, even at 70 degrees F. Check his owner's manual for the best viscosity oil.
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Originally Posted by Barrier
My son just bought a VW GTI Turbo. He plans on changing the oil this week. He was going to use Mobil 1 0w30 15,000 oil.
I use Mobil 10w30 in my Corvette and I feel for the temps here it works fine. I suggested he might want to use the same. He wondered if the Turbo would be better off with the lighter cold weight oil.
I know there have been many threads on this. I wonder if the Turbo issue is relevant ???
Anybody on the Forum have a Turbo car as well as the Vette? Any experience with this?
Barrier
I use Mobil 10w30 in my Corvette and I feel for the temps here it works fine. I suggested he might want to use the same. He wondered if the Turbo would be better off with the lighter cold weight oil.
I know there have been many threads on this. I wonder if the Turbo issue is relevant ???
Anybody on the Forum have a Turbo car as well as the Vette? Any experience with this?
Barrier
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Originally Posted by JDs00PewterCoupe
What does the owners manual say in terms of recommended viscosity? That would be a good place to start. Nothing wrong with the Mobil 1 choice.
