Golf mk3 gti oil capacity

Hi

im new to the forum, been looking at it for a while now decided to join!

I drive a mk3 gti 8v (AGG) and going to do an oil change soon, does anyone know how much oil i will need? 4 litres?

Thanks

 

think its more 3.5 off the top of my head but get a haynes manual will help with all sorts of things like that mate

 

4.3L (off the top of my head). youll need at least 5L anyway cos its bound to leak or burn some

go for fuchs titan 10w40 semi from gsf. only 12 per 5L

 

cheers for the replies. I was looking at getting castrol GSX 10W 40 for a similar price, would that be ok for my type of engine?

 

nah, get fuchs titan. the correct oil for the engine, cheaper and better than castrol. you cant lose

 

Or go to your local VW dealers and get some Quantum 15/40w oil 5litres

 

what does that cost? thats the blue bottle innit? blue isnt even synthetic

dont the older vw engines have to have vw502 oil? i think quantum blue is from the mk2 era

 

I started using Castrol 15/40w high milage oil for my VR6. Seems to be pretty good, maybe worth a try?

 

my 182k mile abf uses 10w40 semi fuchs titan, it doesnt burn any at all

 

The capacity is about 4.2 litres including oil filter.
Oil was about 12 from the dealers. I wouldn't use the high mileage castrol or other oils as they have additives to expand seals to stop leaks.
Just use the normal grade oil.

 

I might go to the dealers then. The Castrol i was looking at wasnt for high mileage or anything, just looked like standard 10W40.

Mines got about 117k.

 

Isn't that a good thing............I have a bit of a leaky sump?

 

i really highly doubt that an oil will make seals expand to stop leaks haha just get new seals.

 

15/40 is a bit thick when cold, don't they specify a 10/40 normally?

 

yup, its meant to meet vw501 or 502 spec, which was 10w40 semi