The manual suggests the VW507.00 oil (the only one which goes in both filtered and unfiltered engines) but I only have a choice of Castrol at the garage anyway…
Under the terms of the VW warranty, you must use an approved oil that meets the 507.00 specification. This specification is for diesel motors that use "Pumpe duse" (PD)injection type system on the diesel and the oil is designed to prevent wear to the diesel injection pump.
As it is, I know only the oil at the dealerships and Catrol Edge 5-30 (that says on the label that it meets 507.00) and Motul VW specific oil meet this requirement. The Mobil 1 ESP also meets this requirement (it must say meets VW/Audi 507.00 on the label) might be the easiest to find.
VW has been very strict about oil usage in dealing with warranty claims on motors and injection pumps. You must be able to prove that you’ve used the correct oil and filters to meet the factory requirements, failure to prove this beyond a reasonable doubt is reason enough for VW to reject a warranty claim.
It maybe more expensive, but either get dealer supplied parts or have the dealership change the oil. You might save a few dollars (yen, euro’s or whatever), but all of that will go to naught if you have a failure of a otherwise covered item.
So that you know, according to Mobil’s own specifications, 0-40 european formula DOES NOT MEET VW-Audi specification 507.00~! Their listing on specifications show that only Mobil ESP meets this specification.
Hope this helps, a car nut.
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You NEED to use the 507-safe oil on this car. The weight is 5W-30, and mobil 1 has a 507 label for that weight.
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Under the terms of the VW warranty, you must use an approved oil that meets the 507.00 specification. This specification is for diesel motors that use "Pumpe duse" (PD)injection type system on the diesel and the oil is designed to prevent wear to the diesel injection pump.
As it is, I know only the oil at the dealerships and Catrol Edge 5-30 (that says on the label that it meets 507.00) and Motul VW specific oil meet this requirement. The Mobil 1 ESP also meets this requirement (it must say meets VW/Audi 507.00 on the label) might be the easiest to find.
VW has been very strict about oil usage in dealing with warranty claims on motors and injection pumps. You must be able to prove that you’ve used the correct oil and filters to meet the factory requirements, failure to prove this beyond a reasonable doubt is reason enough for VW to reject a warranty claim.
It maybe more expensive, but either get dealer supplied parts or have the dealership change the oil. You might save a few dollars (yen, euro’s or whatever), but all of that will go to naught if you have a failure of a otherwise covered item.
So that you know, according to Mobil’s own specifications, 0-40 european formula DOES NOT MEET VW-Audi specification 507.00~! Their listing on specifications show that only Mobil ESP meets this specification.
Hope this helps, a car nut.
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spent many of the last twenty-five years+ in Volkswagen dealership service departments; 30+ years in automotive service
Castrol 5w40 Syntec or Mobil 1 0w40. There are others but these are the ones I use and they meet all requirements of the VW warranty.
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Master Certified VW, 40 plus years