Author Topic: canadians what oil you running in your TD? (Read 8590 times)

91MF · « **on:** December 22, 2007, 11:45:38 am »

its cold in toronto. what oil should i put in?

Slave2School · « **Reply #1 on:** December 22, 2007, 12:12:46 pm »

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

KTZed · « **Reply #2 on:** December 22, 2007, 12:52:46 pm »

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.

Slave2School · « **Reply #3 on:** December 22, 2007, 12:59:22 pm »

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

KTZed · « **Reply #4 on:** December 22, 2007, 01:04:47 pm »

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.

burn_your_money · « **Reply #5 on:** December 22, 2007, 01:10:37 pm »

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

Slave2School · « **Reply #6 on:** December 22, 2007, 01:20:21 pm »

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.

Vincent Waldon · « **Reply #7 on:** December 22, 2007, 01:58:34 pm »

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.

insdtanoodles · « **Reply #8 on:** December 23, 2007, 07:56:45 am »

liqui moly 5w-30

jtanguay · « **Reply #9 on:** December 23, 2007, 01:56:52 pm »

Quote from: "insdtanoodles"

liqui moly 5w-30

or lubro-moly from germany?

QuickTD · « **Reply #10 on:** December 23, 2007, 02:33:07 pm »

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.

giulianot · « **Reply #11 on:** December 23, 2007, 03:01:48 pm »

i use a elf 5-40 synthetic all year round on my wife beatle tdi and change oil every 6 - 9 k

Cheesetoast · « **Reply #12 on:** December 24, 2007, 01:55:50 am »

elf 5-40 synthetic year round.

Pat Dolan · « **Reply #13 on:** December 26, 2007, 07:35:06 am »

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.

Diesel Fumes · « **Reply #14 on:** December 26, 2007, 09:48:33 am »

Going to try out Rotella 0W40 full synthetic

Author Topic: canadians what oil you running in your TD? (Read 8590 times)

91MF

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