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Anyone with pre '06 VW R5/V10 engine.

  • 04-09-2009 8:34am
    #1
    Chef-1st
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 223 ✭✭


    Hi,

    just thought I'd put up an FYI on engine oil changes...
    I was doing my first service on my '05 VW Touareg, and was sourcing oil.
    After research, I learned my engine is only spec'd to VW506.01 (0w-30) oil.
    Seemly because it's pre '06, with no DPF, only this oil is suitable.
    Every other VW engine will work fine with the new spec VW507.00 5w-30, which is easy to get now, and has (in most cases) superseeded 506.01.

    After many phone calls and visits to motor factors, I noticed many VW garages aren't aware of this, and have been using VW507.00 5w-30, and most motor factors were adoment 507.00 would do grand.
    I would have thought VW garages at least would be the 'Holy Grail' of knowledge on this ??!!
    It came as a bit of a shock to me, as there must be tonnes of pre-'06 VW R5 Transporters and other R5 engines out there besides the Touareg, getting service in VW garages with the wrong oil !

    Anyone else come across this? Have you been using the wrong oil too ?

    Oh, I don't want to start a heated scientific debate on oil,
    I'm just putting up the facts as I see them.
    "I'll only do exactly what it says on the tin" :-)


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