Yesterday my local VW dealer did the first service on my car and put in 505 rated Castrol 5w-40.
I found out after they did the service when they showed me a bottle of what they used in the parts dept.
I made a point of calling them in advance, to make they stocked the correct oil and filters for the ea288 which they confirmed, but I should have asked to see the oil first, my mistake
So from what I understand, the 505 oil could potentially be bad long term for the DPF, and may have a low tolerance for oil dilution from the additional squirt of diesel to help heat up the cat.
But, is there any short term ( one week ) risk of having 505 in my motor?
I will be getting it changed again asap, but not sure of 507 availability here.
Warning to all Mexico tdi owners, your VW dealer might put 505 in ( it even has a fancy VW logo sticker saying "for TDI's" )
I found out after they did the service when they showed me a bottle of what they used in the parts dept.
I made a point of calling them in advance, to make they stocked the correct oil and filters for the ea288 which they confirmed, but I should have asked to see the oil first, my mistake
So from what I understand, the 505 oil could potentially be bad long term for the DPF, and may have a low tolerance for oil dilution from the additional squirt of diesel to help heat up the cat.
But, is there any short term ( one week ) risk of having 505 in my motor?
I will be getting it changed again asap, but not sure of 507 availability here.
Warning to all Mexico tdi owners, your VW dealer might put 505 in ( it even has a fancy VW logo sticker saying "for TDI's" )