Oil/Filter for 1998 Jetta TDI
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PP or PU or Mobil 1.
Best bang for the buck would either be Shell Rotella T6 or Schaeffer 9000. You could even run any of the fine 15w40 oils (Rotella, Delvac) in the summer but please not in the winter.
Mobil 1 Turbo Diesel Truck, Amsoil DEO, Pennzoil Ultra Euro, Pentosin HPII, Lubro Moly High Tech or any of the name-brand 5w40 CJ-4 oils will do fine. Factory OCI is 10k miles, don't change it any shorter than that! But do keep the level topped up.
As far as filters go, I prefer OEM: Hengst, Knecht, Mahle, Meyle, Mann (W840/2) or Bosch. Wix also makes excellent filters (reboxed as Napa Golds) and are available from Rockauto for under $7. Mk3s have a spin-on filter and can also use the revised filter for the mk4 1.8T engines for a slightly larger sump capacity (cf. Mann W940/25).
Mobil 1 Turbo Diesel Truck, Amsoil DEO, Pennzoil Ultra Euro, Pentosin HPII, Lubro Moly High Tech or any of the name-brand 5w40 CJ-4 oils will do fine. Factory OCI is 10k miles, don't change it any shorter than that! But do keep the level topped up.
As far as filters go, I prefer OEM: Hengst, Knecht, Mahle, Meyle, Mann (W840/2) or Bosch. Wix also makes excellent filters (reboxed as Napa Golds) and are available from Rockauto for under $7. Mk3s have a spin-on filter and can also use the revised filter for the mk4 1.8T engines for a slightly larger sump capacity (cf. Mann W940/25).
Originally Posted By: addyguy
Rotella T6 5W-40.
No need for fancy Euro-oils in a 14-YO VW.
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Rotella T6 5W-40.
No need for fancy Euro-oils in a 14-YO VW.
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I'd stick with the Pentosin for power steering fluid, use G12 for coolant, and Rotella T6 or Mobil 1 Turbo Diesel&Truck for oil. (Whichever is cheaper). Schaeffers 9000 is good too, just never able to find it on sale.
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