Long life engine oil in tdi

[mikegally]

My oil light has just started to come on, checked the oil level and its just below the 'min' mark on the dipstick.
VW did the last service and put in 'long life oil', can i top it up with any old oil to get me through to the next service in the summer, i know i should use long life buts its expensive, will i do any harm putting in castrol gtx or something similar ?

Mike

[Ben]

spend the money on the correct oil or risk damage to components, DPF for one i think.

i was in the dealers today and they were selling 1 ltr of shell helix vw 504 / 507 for £13.49.

[RichieG]

What he said - these engines can be seriously damaged if you don't use the right spec oil.

[Zippy]

I still just look for oil with Mercedes spec 229.5, usually Mobil 1, the minor additional cost over lower quality oils is, IMHO, worthwhile

[Paul_mkV_golf]

I use Castrol Edge 5w30- meets latest VW specs (i.e. VW 504 00/507 00) so it covers longlife requirements for tdi engine.

If you buy 4litres (£42.99) of the stuff from Halfords you get a free screwdriver set worth £30...

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/s...tegoryId_77303

Had mine in for a service recently, gave them the oil to top it up with rather than pay their prices (not that I took it to VW anyway...). Plus, when I used to get 1 litre bottles of oil from VW dealership they seemed to give me a different one each time depending on who would serve you!

[prolfe]

Also - you need to get the oil in there QUICKLY - always carry a spare litre as well.

As soon as the oil has hit minimum it could be too late.

Well that is what i was told - I now check oil every two weeks.

[mikegally]

[quote=Paul_mkV_golf;126174]I use Castrol Edge 5w30- meets latest VW specs (i.e. VW 504 00/507 00) so it covers longlife requirements for tdi engine.

If you buy 4litres (£42.99) of the stuff from Halfords you get a free screwdriver set worth £30...

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/s...tegoryId_77303

Cheers lads, you convinced me.

the above link is well worth its own thread...a great deal, they also do a free spanner set worth £60 at the bigger stores instead of the scredriver set, see below.

Mike

Halfords Professional 33 Piece Ratchet Spanner Set SKU : 282046-0
Buy Oil Get Free Spanner Set: -£59.99