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canadians what oil you running in your TD?
by
91MF
on 22 Dec, 2007 11:45
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its cold in toronto. what oil should i put in?
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#1
by
Slave2School
on 22 Dec, 2007 12:12
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I'd go to Canadian Tire and pick up some Shell Rotella TSB Black container ~$24/4L 0w40 full synthetic. Car will start much faster
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#2
by
KTZed
on 22 Dec, 2007 12:52
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hmm that Rotella TSB is over $30 at crappy tire here in the west :?
I just run regular Rotella T 15w40 but our winters are a total joke compared to the rest of canada.
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#3
by
Slave2School
on 22 Dec, 2007 12:59
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It may be $29 now that I think about it. It has been a while. I guess I bought all mine on sale. Still well worth it IMHO @$29
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#4
by
KTZed
on 22 Dec, 2007 13:04
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Do you run it in the summer as well? Ive just heard some concerns about oil pressure when it gets hot...then again I spose the syn can take more heat and still work well.
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#5
by
burn_your_money
on 22 Dec, 2007 13:10
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I've run that oil year round once. Usually in the summer I got back to regular rotella for cost savings. It is designed to be a 40 weight when it's hot so I don't think you'd have problems with it in the summer. It's definitly my oil of choice
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#6
by
Slave2School
on 22 Dec, 2007 13:20
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I used it in my TDI year round, no complaints here
Not crazy lifter ticking or anything. The only thing about a 0w40 is that it would want to shear for extended oil changes. So say go to no more than 10k km's on a change and you should be fine.
I always ran shorter than the 15k the manual said I could go since mine was modded.
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#7
by
Vincent Waldon
on 22 Dec, 2007 13:58
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Castrol Syntec 5W50.... my oil pressure is on the edge of rebuild time and I need the 50 side during Edmonton summers... global warming dont cha know.
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#8
by
insdtanoodles
on 23 Dec, 2007 07:56
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liqui moly 5w-30
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#9
by
jtanguay
on 23 Dec, 2007 13:56
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liqui moly 5w-30
or lubro-moly from germany?
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#10
by
QuickTD
on 23 Dec, 2007 14:33
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Petro-Canada duron synthetic 5w40. Used to be cheap and good for winter starts, recently became not so cheap though. I'm in the market for alternatives, Rotella T SB is looking like a better deal.
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#11
by
giulianot
on 23 Dec, 2007 15:01
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i use a elf 5-40 synthetic all year round on my wife beatle tdi and change oil every 6 - 9 k
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#12
by
Cheesetoast
on 24 Dec, 2007 01:55
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elf 5-40 synthetic year round.
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#13
by
Pat Dolan
on 26 Dec, 2007 07:35
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What oil? (in my best Roger Moore voice) - Lubricating, shaken, not stirred.
I use Delvac 1 (5W-40, full synth) in ALL engines around here (except a few kart racing engines that go 0W-xx) gas and diesel. I have equipment that MUST start at -45C and live happily in the desert as well. In another life, I did the tech work to formulate lubes and for a major brand name distributor (NOT Mobil), and I have the highest respect for this product.
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#14
by
Diesel Fumes
on 26 Dec, 2007 09:48
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Going to try out Rotella 0W40 full synthetic