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t85c
28-05-2009, 08:45 PM
All the guides in shops say use 10w 40 but this is not VW approved. Everywhere on line said use 5w 30 but Fully synthetic. Trouble is I can only find one type which is vw approved. I have found a 0w 40 in Halfords which is vw 502 00 approved and designed for modern turbo engines. I have purchased this as it was on offer (although can easily obtain a refund).

1.) is this oil ok to use?

2.) which is most important the oil rating or whether it conforms to a manufacturer rating?

Regards

euroslap
28-05-2009, 09:16 PM
It should be 0w-30 fully synthetic to vw spec. Castrol Edge is the best IMO.

t85c
29-05-2009, 06:18 PM
ah what the hell I think I am going to run the 0w 40 worst case it will clean out my engine nicely and I'll change it if engine starts making funny noises or blows up lol

alexxela
06-06-2009, 12:24 PM
Mobil 1 do a 5w-30 which meets the specified standards for that engine ... and its what I use :) (VW - 503.01 spec as recommended in the manual)

alexxela
06-06-2009, 12:26 PM
forgot to say reason why I used that was also that it was what the local Audi garage suggested