Hey - slow down !! I cannot follow all these new threads about the same issua ..
.. How you can write so fast (and so much misinformation
)
"Going back to PWM's claims - there are only 3 oils, none available in the US, which are xW-30 and meet VW506.00."
This is true - there aren't too many VW506.00 oils available ...
BUT did you notice how ACEA B5 is generalization of VW506.00 requirements !!
(Actually ACEA B5 will replace VW506.00 spec in the long term ..)
And those specs DO NOT limit the viscosities : You can produce oil with ANY viscosity if it passes the test.
The HTHS ~3.0 makes it almost impossible to be >30 ...
And note that BOTH VW505.0 and ACEA B5 are run on the same VW A04 TDI engine !! ("VW DI" in the spec)
SO TELL ME !! : Why oil is not approved for that particular engine that the tests were made of and passed !?!
SkyPup has posted the VALID requirements by VAG.
AND all those viscosity grades are approved if the test is passed !!
Unfortunately I do not have time (or will) to try rectify all those deliberate lies that someaone makes.
The truth and fact is printed multiple times and is not hard to separate from lies !!
(BTW: New european TDI manuals do not require any specific viscosity - only oils that meet appropriate ACEA and/or VW specs.)