Hey guys have any of you's using mobile 1 0-40W??? i need to know if its alrite to use this.

iv got the 1.8 engine

Im using the mobil 1 5-50w in my 1.8DOHC engine with no probs,its just a little tappier in the top end untill the oil warms up though
I didnt know mobil made a 0-40w oil,personally i wouldnt use it,if anything ill be looking for a 15-50w soon i think :P

I used to use Castrol RS 0-40, but have gone back to 10-40 Magnetec to keep the engine a little quieter (less tappety). I've got oil seal issues as well, so I use a slightly thicker oil so that less drips down into the combustion chamber whilst not running

Mark

[quote]I've got oil seal issues as well, so I use a slightly thicker oil so that less drips down into the combustion chamber whilst not running [/quote]

I feel ya pain mate,atm ive got a suspected rear main oil seal leak which is gunna be quite costly to fix cause the gearbox,clutch & flywheel have to be removed to get to it

[quote="Toyboy"] I feel ya pain mate,atm ive got a suspected rear main oil seal leak which is gunna be quite costly to fix cause the gearbox,clutch & flywheel have to be removed to get to it [/quote]

You may as well fit a new clutch set (pressure plate, friction plate & thrust bearing) while you've got it all apart - save you the trouble of stripping it all down again later ...

Funny you say that,i only had the clutch replaced about 6months ago,why couldnt the seal of been leaking then
Ill have to get it repaired within the next few months though cause i dont want it getting worse and comtaminating my fairly new clutch

I'm trying to put off doing mine until I have the cash for some decent headwork while it's off.

Mark

[quote="Toyboy"]Funny you say that,i only had the clutch replaced about 6months ago,why couldnt the seal of been leaking then
Ill have to get it repaired within the next few months though cause i dont want it getting worse and comtaminating my fairly new clutch [/quote]

Last time I had the clutch done on my Passat, the garage (A Shell Autoserve Service centre) did the rear oil seal automatically. When I queeried, they told me they always replaced the rear seal when they did the clutch. Rather a good policy, I'd say ...

hmmm so the car is capable of the mobil 1 oil 0-40 hmm cos i was finking about using this wen i come to see u guys in JAE

Like I say, I used 0-40 in mine with no noticable problems.

Mark

I'm using 5w-30 Magnatec, very tasty

Have a look at the info on

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/dorothy.br ... /index.htm

It's mainly aimed at V6 motors, but the principles are the same.

I had Castrol RS 0-40W but I was worried about rattling in the tappets so I've changed to Mobil 1 15-50W.

The engine sounds a lot smoother now but I may well change it to 10-40W the next time around (just for fun!)

thanks guys the info is useful just need to test it all out now