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Old 04-19-2005, 08:08 AM
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What weight of oil should I use for my 96 Jetta? 2.0 4cyl. 129,000 miles
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Old 04-20-2005, 10:41 AM
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Re: Oil
I would use 10W-40 in Winter & 20W-50 in Summer.
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Old 04-20-2005, 04:56 PM
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Why so damn thick?
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Old 04-20-2005, 04:57 PM
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It's got Mobil1 10W-30 in it right now says the last owner.
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Old 04-23-2005, 01:36 PM
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Re: Oil
10W-30 would be accepable in winter (VW allows down to 5W-30 if the temp stays below 14F). Above 50F they reccomend 20W-50.
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Old 05-13-2005, 09:41 PM
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I still don't understand why the oil has to be so thick for this particular engine. The thicker it is, the worse gas mileage.
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Old 05-16-2005, 07:24 PM
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Newer engines that run 5W oils are machined to tighter tolerances & have to have the lighter oils. The '96 2.0 isn't one of them.
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