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Model specific boards => Golf mk7 => Topic started by: chazzypuk on 25 January 2014, 15:56

Title: What engine oil for GTD?
Post by: chazzypuk on 25 January 2014, 15:56: Hi guys,

Just want to confirm I am buying the right engine oil for my new GTD. In the manual it states "VW 50700". When going to the castrol edge (recommended by VW) website the one that matches this code is 5W30. I presume this is correct? I know mixing oils is not good so want to get it right!

Cheers,
Title: Re: What engine oil for GTD?
Post by: watson on 25 January 2014, 18:26: Castrol Edge 5w-30 is fine..
Title: Re: What engine oil for GTD?
Post by: chazzypuk on 25 January 2014, 20:02: Quote from: watson on 25 January 2014, 18:26
Castrol Edge 5w-30 is fine..

Thanks for your response! :-)
Title: Re: What engine oil for GTD?
Post by: itavaltalainen on 25 January 2014, 20:36: fyi.... all 507.00 (and 504.00) oils are 5w30. (btw there is no oil that only has 507.00, they all also have 504.00)
you can hence use (and mix) all 507.00 oils... does not matter who is the oil manufacturer (mobil, castrol, fuchs, even halfords own brand).

obviously not all 5w30 oils are 507.00 / 504.00.... to paraphrase it so that no questions are left: all thumbs are fingers, but not all fingers are thumbs....
Title: Re: What engine oil for GTD?
Post by: gamcqui on 25 January 2014, 20:58: Who makes Halfords own brand oil? And is it any good?
Title: Re: What engine oil for GTD?
Post by: mcmaddy on 25 January 2014, 22:06: only use oil that has the vag approval. halfrauds own brand doesn't or didn't do don't use it.
Title: Re: What engine oil for GTD?
Post by: itavaltalainen on 25 January 2014, 22:56: halfords own brand says it fulfills requirements of 504/507.00....
gotta read carefully these day :(

no idea who makes halfrauds oil though...

just bought 25l of mobil 1 0w40 diesel from atu.de website for 50€ including shipping (yep... 2€ ~= 1.70£ per litre) ... shame it's not very low ash.... so can't use in my car. but won't go to waste (will be used in my brothers c4 1.4 petrol and my mom's corolla's 1.4 d4d)
Title: Re: What engine oil for GTD?
Post by: mcmaddy on 26 January 2014, 09:04: halfords never used to have the VW thumbs up but if they have now then it's another option. doesn't really matter who makes it as long as it has the VW accreditation.
Title: Re: What engine oil for GTD?
Post by: KyleB on 01 February 2015, 13:15: Would there be an issue topping up the GTD with some Castrol Edge professional 0w30? The low oil light pinged and I've only got this stuff to hand.
Title: Re: What engine oil for GTD?
Post by: monkeyhanger on 01 February 2015, 13:53: I was in Asda Longbenton (Newcastle) today and they had lots of Castrol oils reduced, including a 4L of Castrol Edge 5W40 fully synthetic down from £38 to £30.
Title: Re: What engine oil for GTD?
Post by: itavaltalainen on 01 February 2015, 15:00: Quote from: KyleB on 01 February 2015, 13:15
Would there be an issue topping up the GTD with some Castrol Edge professional 0w30? The low oil light pinged and I've only got this stuff to hand.

This will not have 504/507 approval, which is the only oil allowed for diesels (DPF). If the 0w30 is ACEA C3 you're probably OK using it (unless it is old LL2 spec, i.e. VW 503.00 spec), though would check what manual says, think it says that you may use 0.5l other oil if LL3 oils are not available. Otherwise you'd theoretically void warranty (VW may check in case you have any engine trouble).
Title: Re: What engine oil for GTD?
Post by: KyleB on 01 February 2015, 21:23: Yeah cheers, checked the dipstick and the oil level was in the middle between max and minimum. Went out in the car today and no error light came on, bit of a strange one.I'll pick up some correct oil just in case it does come back on.
Title: Re: What engine oil for GTD?
Post by: Mark V GTD on 02 February 2015, 17:45: I got a litre of the correct Castrol stuff from an ebay seller - ten quid inc delivery....
Title: Re: What engine oil for GTD?
Post by: dippy_x on 27 September 2016, 18:52: I had a low engine oil light today and popped into Shell. None of their 5w30 oil has VW 507 listed on the back anymore. It used to as that is what I bought previously. Their 0w30 is rated for VW 507 now though.