Best oil for stage 2 scirocco?

[GreenFrogRocco]

Hey there, would the Castrol Edge 5w-40 A3/B4 be a good option for the ea113 motor ? Mine is stage 2 tuned, seen some others recommend this online. Just did an oil change with the vw recommended 5w-30. Cheers

[h100vw]

I tend to use a 5w40 Liqui Moly, seems to reduce oil consumption.

[Lucas_R]

That Castrol oil you have pictured meets the VW502/505 oil spec, so its ok to use in the EA113.

As far as I know there are no 5w-40 oils that meet the newer spec VW504/507, so you have to use the older spec which is VW502/505. I used to run 5w-40 in my old Mk6 GTI as it used to drink a little bit of oil, and moving from a 5w-30 to a 5w-40 seemed to slow down the oil consumption a bit, plus the 5w-40 oil is generally a bit cheaper so its a win win.

I used to use Penrite Enviro+ 5w-40 because it was readily and easily accessable at Repco/Supercheap etc and also regularly on sale so I would buy a couple of bottles when they were on sale: Penrite Enviro+ Engine Oil - 5W-40 5 Litre | Supercheap Auto

Edit - just got an email from Automotive Superstore and these ones are on special.

Nulon 5w-40

Penrite 5w-40

[GreenFrogRocco]

Looks like I'll change to using the 5w-40 then, the Liqui moly one has some pretty good reviews, plan to change oil every 5000kms anyways. So will probably come done to what's best for price as long as it's VW 502/505 approved