what oil does my lcr take?

[rydogg09]

hi guys what is the specific oil my leon cupra r 2004 should take as i wanna do an oil change? thanks

 

[Chefoo]

The dealer did mine today was castrol edge professional. Just under 5 litres worth according to the invoice

 

[MPJ88]

gold thick stuff!

http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=176910

 

[rydogg09]

dont reli undesrstand what 507.00 etc is all about? thought for instance you just get 5w 30 fully synthetic etc

 

[Muttley]

VW Spec numbers. The OEM specification that oil should meet before you put it in your engine.

For an LCR you need VW 504.00

Google for VW 504.00 and you'll find these sites in the first few hits

http://www.oilspecifications.org/volkswagen.php
http://www.opieoils.co.uk/c-749-vw-50400-oil.aspx
http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/51141-what-oils-meets-specs-vw-504-00-507-00/

 

[Richy Cupra]

5w40 fully syn Valvoline is what i used when i changed mine

 

[rydogg09]

i get what that means now, but can you put it in simple terms for me like 5w 40 fully synthetic etc....? thanks

 

[Allan_84]

always fully synthetic if you care for your engine.

most vw 504.00 spec oils are 5w-30 but not all 5w-30 oils have the vw504.00 spec approval.
so you cant just buy any 5w-30 oil, if you know what i mean
you have to look on the back site of the bottle to see if "vw 504.00" is on the spec!

some vw 504.00 spec oils.

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/c-996-seat-50400-oil.aspx

 

[Mark300zx]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=251005489097

 

[motty225]

i use this stuff http://www.opieoils.co.uk/p-68897-fuchs-titan-race-pro-s-5w-40-ester-synthetic-engine-oil.aspx about as good as it gets for performance cars

 

[rydogg09]

didnt realise it would be so expensive!! castrol egde is 46.99 , what does everyone think the best oil is to use? cheers

 

[billyhas]

didnt realise it would be so expensive!! castrol egde is 46.99 , what does everyone think the best oil is to use? cheers

less than a £1 a week for the best? What's the matter with you?

 

[Chefoo]

less than a £1 a week for the best? What's the matter with you?

Lol.... Less than a meal for 2 or a night on the lash!

 

[Muttley]

You have a high performance sports hatchback with Racing pretensions, and you want to put cheap oil in it?

 

[rydogg09]

No not at all who said I wanted to put cheap oil init? Just saying its expensive its the most expensive 1 not used to it thats all used to pay around 30 for civic vti s

 

[wayne lcr]

carlube 5 40 full syn 30 quid for 5 litres

 

[Allan_84]

personally i think that the 5W-30 is to thin for a performance turbo engine, that is why i use Castrol Magnatec Professional B4 5W-40 on my engine. this oil have the vw spec 502.00. not sure if you can buy this oil on the web any where?

vw spec 502.00 is not a wrong spec. vw spec 502.00 is what oil is recommended by the leon owners manual.
the vw spec 504.00 just covers the older vw spec 502.00.
most vw spec 502.00 oil are 5W-40 or 0w-40 oils.

Castrol Magnatec Professional B4 5W-40, vw spec 502.00

 

[rydogg09]

yh but 504.00 must be plenty thick enough as its especially for this engine and is stated for this

 

[rydogg09]

???

 

[Mark300zx]

I would personally go with the 5-30 oil, imo the engineers have designed the oil galleries and hose to suit a certain viscosity, once it gets hot the thicker oils will struggle to get to those parts.