eif
12-05-2010, 06:58 AM
I've just taken ownership of my first diesel - a July 2009 Jetta SE 2.0 TDI 140 PS with 15000 miles on the clock. My previous VWs were both 1.6 petrols from new - a Golf for 3 years and a Bora for 9 years.
I'm not a high mileage driver (max 10000 a year) and with the petrol VWs I didn't worry too much about oil as the level never really changed between services. Reading the forums here, it seems I can expect my TDI to use oil and to have to top up regularly between services.
From reading the manual it seems I should use different oil depending on whether I have a diesel particulate filter installed i.e. VW505 or VW507. How do I tell if I have a DPF installed and what oil should I use e.g. is the higher spec 507 okay in both and the 505 only for non DPF, or does 505 have to be used in non DPF and 507 only in DPF engines?
Thanks.
Gavin
I'm not a high mileage driver (max 10000 a year) and with the petrol VWs I didn't worry too much about oil as the level never really changed between services. Reading the forums here, it seems I can expect my TDI to use oil and to have to top up regularly between services.
From reading the manual it seems I should use different oil depending on whether I have a diesel particulate filter installed i.e. VW505 or VW507. How do I tell if I have a DPF installed and what oil should I use e.g. is the higher spec 507 okay in both and the 505 only for non DPF, or does 505 have to be used in non DPF and 507 only in DPF engines?
Thanks.
Gavin