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Oil Viscosity for a 2002 vw golf tdi

wfitzgerald · 2012-01-19 22:39:36

Hi all, Is the following oil suitable for a vw golf T(red) DI? Castrol Edge 5W30 Fully Synthetic http://www.halfords.ie/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_11101_catalogId_15551_productId_210681_langId_-1_categoryId_212419 Not sure if that oil is for more modern engines than the 2002 model (which has about 150000…

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wfitzgerald

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Hi all, Is the following oil suitable for a vw golf T(red) DI? Castrol Edge 5W30 Fully Synthetic http://www.halfords.ie/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_11101_catalogId_15551_productId_210681_langId_-1_categoryId_212419 Not sure if that oil is for more modern engines than the 2002 model (which has about 150000 miles done)

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#2 19-01-2012 11:41pm

George Dalton

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You can use that oil yes. It is to 507.00 spec and supercedes 505.01 which was the original spec for your car. If you want you can also use the 505.01 spec which is usually a 5w40 grade oil.

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#3 20-01-2012 9:32am

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Thanks George

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