what oil for a vw caddy

JAMES VTI S

im doing an oil & oil filter change on a caddy van tommrow
and am wondering what oil i will need
and what is the story with a oil filter aswell
please :cool:

George Dalton

What year is the Caddy and which engine is in it?

JAMES VTI S

1.9TDI i dont know the year

Nissan doctor

JAMES VTI S wrote: »

1.9TDI i dont know the year

You'll have to know the year before you can know what oil you'll need.

George Dalton

So you are doing an oil change on a van you don't even know the year of, let alone the correct oil spec or anything about the oil filter?

This begs the question of how have you ended up in a position where you are doing this job?

Seanieke

May as well just horse in some 15W40 and hope for the best. Sounds like a dodgey job already sure.

JAMES VTI S

ill ignore your rude comment George Dalton =]

can the people actually helping me give me the different types of oil used for the different years please

Seanieke

Well you'll have to take into account the millage and all... so SOME details would help

jjf1974

Is it the new or old model caddy ?

George Dalton

JAMES VTI S wrote: »

ill ignore your rude comment George Dalton =]

How is my comment rude?

In my opinion if anyone here is being rude it is you. If you come on here looking for free technical advice then at least make an effort to provide the basic details needed for people to answer your question.

Seanieke

VW Caddy III 1.9 TDI

Capacities and specifications:

Engine oil with filter
4,30 litres

Engine oil specification
VW 505 01/50700
Longlife VW 506 01/507 00
with particle filter VW 507 00

Gearbox oli
Manual gearbox 1,80 litres
Direct gearbox 02E, New filling 7,20 litres
Direct gearbox 02E, Amount to change 5,20 litres

Transmission oil specification
G 052 178A2
Direct gearbox 02E G 052 182 A2 Original oil

Coolant
8,00 litres

Cooling fluid specification
G12 Plus

Brake fluid when changing
1,00 litres

Brake fluid specification
DOT 4
from 2006 VW 501 14

For service data:

Engine control toothed belt change interval:
every 120 000 km

Engine control toothed belt test mode:
every 30 000 km / 2 years

Engine control unit tensioning roller change interval:
every 240 000 km

Accessory drive belt test interval:
From 2005 every 30 000 km / 2 years

Air filter change interval:
every 90 000 km / 6 years

Fuel filter change interval:
every 90 000 km
With bio-diesel every 30 000 km

Fuel filter drain interval:
every 30 000 km
With bio-diesel every 15 000 km

Brake fluid change interval:
from 2005 Firstly at 3 years, and then every 2 years
up to 2004 every 2 years

JAMES VTI S

see this is the prob i have you say VW 505 01/50700 but wtf is that
do i have to go to main dealer for it

biko

VW 505 01/50700 is a specification of oil. It'll be written on the oil bottle in the factors.

JAMES VTI S

George Dalton wrote: »

How is my comment rude?

In my opinion if anyone here is being rude it is you. If you come on here looking for free technical advice then at least make an effort to provide the basic details needed for people to answer your question.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztVMib1T4T4

:cool:

JAMES VTI S

biko wrote: »

VW 505 01/50700 is a specification of oil. It'll be written on the oil bottle in the factors.

so thats the spec whats the grade 3/40 or some thing

MAJJ

OP you should take a step back and see that two of the most respected mechanics/car experts have asked a simple question in a non rude way.

They are simply trying to help you, so maybe let them maybe you have an engine code?

Seanike for an 08 1.9 TDI Touran would you be able to send me the same type of data please.

biko

I think 5W40 fully synth

George Dalton

This has got to be a wind up surely?

If not then I feel sorry for whoever owns the van that you are "servicing" tomorrow :pac:

jjf1974

Enter what ever information you have in micksgarage.ie website that will tell you what you need.

Nissan doctor

JAMES VTI S wrote: »

ill ignore your rude comment George Dalton =]

can the people actually helping me give me the different types of oil used for the different years please

There are far too many engine codes and VW oil specs based on those codes.
There are old injection pump models, PD models and now common rail models.

You simply won't be able to decide which oil you need until you know the details of the van.

If your going to try to work on more peoples car then you'll soon learn the questions you need to ask when they call you. I mean how did you even tell the person how much it would be?

George Dalton

Nissan doctor wrote: »

I mean how did you even tell the person how much it would be?

Cash price of course

Seanieke

Now to really confuse things...:pac:

George Dalton

MAJJ wrote: »

Seanike for an 08 1.9 TDI Touran would you be able to send me the same type of data please.

Same specs for the Touran as Seanike posted previously in the thread, if you are on variable service intervals then you need VW 507.00 spec. If you are on fixed intervals (which in my opinion you should be) then you can either use 507.00 or 505.01 spec.

505.01 is a 5w40 full synthetic.
507.00 is a 5w30 full synthetic.

But be careful when buying oil as not all oils of those grades will meet the required specs.

JAMES VTI S

ok thanks
i have no idea what the 505/507 is
i have always gone by grade

George Dalton

You can't go by grade alone on modern cars. We stock three different types of 5w30 full synthetic oil. They all meet different specs even though they are the same grade.

Nissan doctor

JAMES VTI S wrote: »

ok thanks
i have no idea what the 505/507 is
i have always gone by grade

Grade is only one part of oil type. 5w30, 10w40 etc represent the viscosity of the oil based on temperature, load and use and the VW505.01 or whatever is the specification of the oil based on the manufacturer's requirements for the engine.

Basically, just because 2 engines can use a 5W30 oil, doesn't mean that the same 5W30 would be suitable for both engines.

JAMES VTI S

ingredients ect