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0W-30 for me - far less viscous in the cold. A turbo saver for sure in the winter unless you want to drive like a milk float for the first 5 minutes.
Exactly i always use the best oil i can. Even my 13 year old peugeot 307 xsi gets mobil 1 or castrol edge topups and decent stuff at the pug main dealerEasiest way to stop any confusion is for you to supply the oil you want putting in your car.
I took my son's Golf 7 R in for a service at the local VW garage and asked for VW spec 504 oil to be used. When I saw the invoice I noticed that VW spec 502 has been used.
During the booking in process, I asked which brand of oil was used in their garage and the service receptionist said Honda!! I asked him to check and he came back saying Shell 504 spec which I would have been happy with.
I complained to the service manager who said they had used the correct oil for an annual service in spite of me asking for longlife.
He would not budge when I asked for it to be changed to what I asked for.
First thing when I got home was to order from ECP and change the oil myself.
The net result is that neither of our VW cars goes there for any work so the pedant lost our custom.
So last week my S3 8P at stage 2+ went to Audi with 5 litres of Millers Nanodrive in the boot. Our TT will go with Castrol Edge and so any concern is eliminated.
Many years ago, my Dad who was a very keen DIY mechanic told me "The best oil is the cheapest"
To start with, I could not understand this as he always bought Castrol which was expensive. When I asked him to explain, he completed the sentence fully.
"The best oil is the cheapest in the long run".
He never had any bearing type problems in his cars.
0W-30 for me - far less viscous in the cold. A turbo saver for sure in the winter unless you want to drive like a milk float for the first 5 minutes.
Just thought that myself!
That’s exactly what was used in mines last week for its 20k service, All fluids and filters and plugs changed and purchased extended warranty from Audi.
Since I’ve been using it more now I can hear how loud it is with the the sports exhaust you guys go on about, it’s mental.View attachment 157568View attachment 157569View attachment 157570
Yea first haldex change, I was told the filter gauze wasn’t that bad. It’s recommended to be done at 20k so that’s why I left it till the bud.Was that the first time you’ve done the haldex?
How dirty was the filter gauze? Mines only got 13k on but looking to do haldex at 15k as I did on my Golf R
It wasn't an Indie, it was the local VW garage.
Unsure about the exact specification but it was not what I asked for.
I also have a Golf GTI 1.8T bought new in 1998. I have always had fully synthetic long life oil installed and been happy to pay the difference if asked. It has been remapped for 35,000 miles and now at 107,000 miles it runs very sweetly with virtually no oil usage.
What p****s me off is that we all have an interest in our cars on here whereas it is rare to find someone who works at the main dealer with the same interest from my experience.
At my local Audi garage recently, I have had conversations with 2 people who work there. Both said words to the effect that they are not interested in cars and it is only a job!
Aye it takes a while to come through though doesn't it? Don't want to overfill it - assumed that when the light came on it would require a certain amountUntil it reaches max mark on dipstick
Start with half a litre. Check it again tomorrow.Aye it takes a while to come through though doesn't it? Don't want to overfill it - assumed that when the light came on it would require a certain amount
Start with half a litre. Check it again tomorrow.
Out of interest, how many miles has yours done? I had no warning light but when I checked mine at 7000 miles I was below the minimum. I put in half a litre and then another half a month later. It does seem to like a drop.
As with everything a bit of marketing going on , even fully synthetic isn't fully synthetic cause group 3 oil basestock is a severely hydrocracked mineral oil .
With anything saying its Ester based which is top group 5 it certainly won't be just group 5 but a combination of 4 and 5 or 3, 4 and 5 and the percentage of 5 is usually 10 - 20 % .
I think 3 , 4 and 5 is better as it combines the different qualities of each group .
Which is interesting as a piece albeit a single piece of evidence from a German lab says 504.00 507.00 is 3 , 4 and 5 .
I wonder what percentage the Ester is !
I don't think all 504.00 507.00 are 3 , 4 and 5 and I don't know what brand was tested , VW's own Quantum ?
Having a debate with a friend who says I should get my car serviced by an independent and that it won't affect resale. I appreciate you don't lose your warranty these days by going independent, but personally when I'm buying a car I want to see that it has a full main dealer service history.
Thoughts anyone?
How many miles on the clock?Had the oil check light flash up on mine last week on the way to the airport for our holiday... wasn’t far from the carpark so carried on the left it for a week while we were away... got back and checked the dipstick and only very minimal amount of oil registering in it... topped up with the 1 litre bottle supplied by Audi in the boot
It was the same as you’ve used Doc, just got myself some more from Euro Car Parts
How many miles on the clock?
Yes!Is it really odd that I didn't get any oil despite buying mine new?
Yes!
Have you checked all the side compartments in the boot and under the boot tray?
I wouldn't even bother wasting your time. You usually get a 1 litre bottle. I ordered another bottle on Amazon for £11.95!@D0C worth a complaint to the dealer or are they not obliged to provide?
And yessir I've checked everywhere
0w30 is used to help with cold start emissions and fuel economy.
5w30 is perfectly fine so long as it meets the Audi specs.
That's great, thank you. Yes it's the Audi specific one.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong but I think Audi discontinued producing 5W-30 OEM oil, and the new OEM successor is 0W-30.
Castrol Edge is Castrol brand, not Audi/Seat/Volkswagen/Skoda OEM, I didn't say that 5W30 oil is being discontinued world wide any more, I said that Audi discontinued to make it, or to be more exact, Audi discontinued to produce oil part number: G052195M4 (5W-30 504.00-507.00), and it's successor is now: GS55545M4EUR (0W-30 504.00/507.00), and it's backwards compatible to 5W-30.Nope still 5w-30. Castrol edge or similar.
Some recommend 5w-40 but I tend to stick with the OEM spec oil.
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