Hi all! 2L petrol eng. oil

[T4er]

I know this may cause a little controversy, but I realy need to know. what kind of eng. oil should I use? It's a t4 99 petrol, engine has 290k klm. but strong as blows no smoke. I've herd talk of synthetic oil but is that realy necessary? Also dose anyone know where I can get my hands on a owners manual or simmilar? thanx all.

[WEDEL.1]

A good quality semi-synthetic oil will do the job. Make sure it has the Volkswagen approval numbers.

Maris

[T4er]

Is valvoline 10 w 40 ok? castrol magnatech seems to be much the same.

[Seano]

Workshop manual?
Try this one - http://www.pitstop.net.au/view/marques-volkswagen/page/query/plu/16347/

I have the diesel version and it is very good - not as detailed as the Bentley (factory) manual but is largely based on it and is considerably cheaper


As for oil?

The lube guide on the valvoline site is recommending a 15W40 engine oil for the 2 litre petrol engine.

By the by, the lube guide on all oil company websites is managed by www.infomedia.com.au and distributed through www.lubeandtune.com.au and they have a very very handy summary service guide available for all T4's (and many other cars) for $5.50 per view (don't forget to print!!). Might be worth checking out

[WEDEL.1]

From the Castrol website:

CASTROL MAGNATEC 10W-40 A3/B3 - VW 505 00


Make VOLKSWAGEN (VAG)
Model Transporter Type 4: 2.0/2.5
Engine P
Year 1991-96


Application Recommendation Capacity (ltr)
Engine (P) Castrol's best oil for your vehicle EDGE 5W-30 5 / 5.5

[T4er]

Thanx for that, not easy tryn to get this old girl back up to scratch:cool:

[jets]

I know this may cause a little controversy, but I realy need to know. what kind of eng. oil should I use? It's a t4 99 petrol, engine has 290k klm. but strong as blows no smoke. I've herd talk of synthetic oil but is that realy necessary? Also dose anyone know where I can get my hands on a owners manual or simmilar? thanx all.

At that mileage I would watch oil levels closely using a 10w-40 oil, also any hydraulic tappet noise.

[Lukev85]

Valvoline Premium XLD 20W-50

[T4er]

Ok:D all done I used the val. 15/40 semi synth. & I must say it has never run better. with the k's this thing has it sure dose run smooth. Thanx so much for all the adv. Cheers:)