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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Golf mk4 TDI => Topic started by: EuanGtTdi on 29 May 2009, 13:24
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Ive got a 115 PD engine and my mate giving me vw oil but dunno if its the right one, its in a gold bottle and has fully synthetic motor oil 5w-30 longlife III on it, was wondering if this is fine for my car?
thats it there in the link
http://www.partsworld-uk.com/shop/images/DSCF3824.JPG
cheers
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Thats the right oil, on the bottle you should be able to see VW 505.01 or VW 507
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Cheers Steve yeah its got two 500 numbers on the bottom of the lable im sure
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Right Steve i just checked it, its got vw 504/ 507 on it so will tht be okay?
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Right Steve i just checked it, its got vw 504/ 507 on it so will tht be okay?
sounds like the latetst VW standard so will be more than adeqaute
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cheers rhyso :smiley:
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I have been told i dont need longlife anymore as servicing every 10k
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Kool can i still use this oil then or am i not to?
euan
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I have been told i dont need longlife anymore as servicing every 10k
thats correct although apparently its good for remapped cars :smiley:
Kool can i still use this oil then or am i not to?
euan
will be fine :smiley:
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thats correct although apparently its good for remapped cars :smiley:
hmm may have to mention this to my mechanic as i bought the oil last time but he said as it didn't need longlife he would get it this time.
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thats correct although apparently its good for remapped cars :smiley:
hmm may have to mention this to my mechanic as i bought the oil last time but he said as it didn't need longlife he would get it this time.
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was only told that by Teutonic_Tamer on here but in all honesty i just use the normal stuff - i think i've only had to top it up once in 16,000 remapped miles and even then it wasn't even half a litre
I serviced it in January and done over 6K since then - still sits on the max mark :smug:
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was only told that by Teutonic_Tamer on here but in all honesty i just use the normal stuff - i think i've only had to top it up once in 16,000 remapped miles and even then it wasn't even half a litre
I serviced it in January and done over 6K since then - still sits on the max mark :smug:
I had Castrol in mine last time but was too bloody expensive as you had to buy a 4 litre an a 1 litre, have only topped it up once in the 10k since the last service.
Think i may just go with the oil he supplys should be of good quality as he does work at a porsche garage.
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5litres of VW PD oil £20 :cool:
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8 litres of longlife III £15 :smiley:
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I used castrol edge turbo diesel 5-40w last time how difference do you think there is between it and the vw recommended oil ?
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I've just been to VW and bought the oil for my car and it's 5w 40 fully synthetic and thats on 10k / yearly servicing. He put my car details on EKTA - Is everyone else using 5w 40??
Also, he said I'd need to change my car settings over to the yearly servicing - how do you do this?
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Also, he said I'd need to change my car settings over to the yearly servicing - how do you do this?
Ive been wondering myself, how can you tell which service schedule your car is on? and how to change to annual / 10k if its on longlife?