Castrol Synthetic

Today I went to the dealer and had tehm change my oil while some other maintenance is being done. They seemed knowledgable...I would hope so since it's their car...

They put a fully synthetic Castrol oil into my car... does this stuff meet all the requirements? CH or I-4, the VW 505, etc etc...? I understand it might not be everyone's favorite oil, but it meets the factories requirements... correct? Thanks for the help and have a happy holidays!

for the record...I have a 99.5 A4 TDI

Depends, if it is pre-2004 and it was Syntec 5w40, then yes, you're set.

If it is a 2004, then it needs to be the newer spec Syntec 5w40. They should know what the correct stuff is, so you should be alright.

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They put a fully synthetic Castrol oil into my car... does this stuff meet all the requirements? CH or I-4, the VW 505, etc etc...?

for the record...I have a 99.5 A4 TDI

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Both Castrol Syntec 5W-40 and Castrol 505.01 5W-40 meet the VW 505.00 rating that is acceptable for your 1999 US a4 TDI engine.

But Castrol Syntec 5W-30 does not meet any of the ratings for recent VW TDI engines in the US.

but....5w50 does meet 505.00

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They should know what the correct stuff is, so you should be alright.

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A brash assumption! /images/graemlins/shocked.gif

Dealer Clueless!

i called the parts department and gave them the parts number on teh reciept... not telling him what the part was. The parts guy verified it was 5W-40 synthetic oil. I called the service manager and spoke with him and the mechanic who serviced my car and they both assured me it was the correct oil... next time I'll have access to a lift and plan on doing it myself...

greenmarinepsu,if I understand you correctly,the dealer put the correct oil in your car,so why the rush to do it yourself.By the time you buy the oil,and go through the excercise of changing it..???

Just a thought.

greenmarine, if the oil used was Castrol Syntec 5W40 then yes, the oil is correct.

Good luck and <font color="green"> GO MARINES !! </font> /images/graemlins/grin.gif