Russ_vr6 12 Posted April 27, 2006 Report Share Posted April 27, 2006 now i need some imput from every1my car has been run on synta gold most of its life till bout 1999it then went onto helix 10 w 40 which is what we use as a main bulk oil it then went between gold and helix over the past few years my car has got full vw service history and i have every mot and invoice its ever hadnow my question is i gonna service it soon and im debating what oil to put back into it weather i should go the helix or synta silver route or go back with gold? it has helix in it at the mo,as its last service was not at my garage but another franchise 10 miles off Link to post Share on other sites
Eat this 2 Posted April 27, 2006 Report Share Posted April 27, 2006 gold is a bit thin for a vr synta silver is the way to go imho Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Rich 3 Posted April 27, 2006 Report Share Posted April 27, 2006 Whats the mileage on your car? Synta Gold is too thin for higher mileage cars apparently... Link to post Share on other sites
Russ_vr6 12 Posted April 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2006 its just turned 106k and burns hardly any oil Link to post Share on other sites
SankysVR6 1 Posted April 27, 2006 Report Share Posted April 27, 2006 If its had full synthectic from new i would try the Gold as thats the VW recommended brand. But depending on how noisey the engine if its tappety then i would go for silver to make it less tapety Link to post Share on other sites
Russ_vr6 12 Posted May 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2006 i cant decide lol,it runs nice but dors burn the gold a bit Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Pete 1,455 Posted May 8, 2006 Report Share Posted May 8, 2006 Personally, following the advice of Vince, I'd run Syntha Silver.I cant beleive that 2 moderators replied to this thread but aint moved it to the correct forum Link to post Share on other sites
Russ_vr6 12 Posted May 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2006 lol soz my bad well it runs nice on the gold but it does drink it lol as i said its running shell 10 40 at the sec but i not sure if she likes it lolits Link to post Share on other sites
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