Hey folks, happy Sunday. Coming up on an oil change on my 2019 VW Jetta GLI and had a couple questions.
Recently I had the car tuned with Integrated Engineering, on their Stage 1, High Torque tune. I also had the DSG tune done. This MY was one of the first of VW calling for 0w20 instead of a 30w or 40w. Since purchasing I’ve ran Mobil 1 ESP x2 0w20, with no issue, including virtually zero oil burn over a 5k OCI, unlike many others I’ve read.
Question is, I’ve done a lot of reading where it’s been advised to switch these engines to a 5/0w30, or 5/0w40 as the 0w20 doesn’t offer the protection at higher temperatures, or during track use. So far, for about 2k miles I’ve ran it tuned with 0w20 with no noticeable difference. I do plan on having the current fill sent off to Blackstone to see where we’re at, but in the mean time, should I drop ESP in it again? Some have suggested skipping both the 502 and 508 spec and going for 504, which I believe is typically a 0w30. What say you?
Recently I had the car tuned with Integrated Engineering, on their Stage 1, High Torque tune. I also had the DSG tune done. This MY was one of the first of VW calling for 0w20 instead of a 30w or 40w. Since purchasing I’ve ran Mobil 1 ESP x2 0w20, with no issue, including virtually zero oil burn over a 5k OCI, unlike many others I’ve read.
Question is, I’ve done a lot of reading where it’s been advised to switch these engines to a 5/0w30, or 5/0w40 as the 0w20 doesn’t offer the protection at higher temperatures, or during track use. So far, for about 2k miles I’ve ran it tuned with 0w20 with no noticeable difference. I do plan on having the current fill sent off to Blackstone to see where we’re at, but in the mean time, should I drop ESP in it again? Some have suggested skipping both the 502 and 508 spec and going for 504, which I believe is typically a 0w30. What say you?