whats the best oil to put in my 1990 1.8 cabrio

hello only me    ( again ) i have got noisy tappets and was just wondering if i could put a diffrent oil in to make the noise stop as when the engine is warm the noise stops  :dontknow:
cheers
  Jen x

If your tappets are noisy, might be worth trying an engine oil flush while you do the oil change. But its only 50% likely to solve a noisy tappet problem.

They are replaceable with the engine in the car, you'd need to remove the cambelt and cam, though. Then re-time it properly etc.

The oil doesn't matter, any oil within spec should be okay. Oil viscosity is more to do with ambient temperature than anything.

ok thanks x

as your tappits should be hydraulic if the engine flush doesnt work could always try some automatic transmission fluid. see post below.

 http://www.vwgolfmk1.org.uk/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=77553&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=tappits&start=0

If it isn't oiltight, use cheapo 20/50 whilst anything over 100K is a waste of synthetic and semi-synth.

Forte engine flush is about the best available but the same effect can be gained by regular (and frequent) oil changes.

Tim