In the past I have changed the oil in VW Diesels I have bought to Mobil 1 soon after I bought them; Last year I tried the 0W-40 which has VW505 502 503.? NOTED on the back of the bottle. I have also uses Mobil1 5W-40 and Rotella 5W40. Without problems, I thought I woud ask for the opion of others for a change. I bought a 2003 Golf TDi this week. Used Car Dealer says previous owner always had maintainance done by VW dealership and they always used synthetic probably Mobil1 5W40!
So, what do you use and why?
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Synthetic Oil for TDi
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Synthetic Oil for TDi
Wild3Bill
Lower Hudson Valley NY
2011 BMW 335d turbo Diesel
2003 Golf GLS TDi in the shop
1998 TDi Bug in the back yard
81 Rabbit Pickup " " "
97 ChevyK2500 . 6.5TD 4
John Deere 455
Koubota BX24 Diesel lawn mower w/back hoe & loader
Lower Hudson Valley NY
2011 BMW 335d turbo Diesel
2003 Golf GLS TDi in the shop
1998 TDi Bug in the back yard
81 Rabbit Pickup " " "
97 ChevyK2500 . 6.5TD 4
John Deere 455
Koubota BX24 Diesel lawn mower w/back hoe & loader
We either run Rotella 5W-40 in our 1Z or we run Schaeffer's Supreme 9000. AWESOME stuff btw. If you can get ahold of your local rep, get some! Has a bunch of Moly and other anti-wear additives. Awesome stuff. Throw a bypass filter on and you can have 12,000 mile oil drain intervals. I also run the Supreme 7000 in the gas engines. Had an 84 Toyota Tercel 4wd 1.5L 3AC beastie that I used to rev to 7000RPM daily (6k redline lol). Had 230k miles or something like that and perfect compression on all 4 holes. Factory spec 175 I believe. 160-165 on all 4 holes. Lol.
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Synthetic Oil for TDi
WALMART: I bought the last 6 QTS. Of Mobil 1 0W40 (Rated VW505) As they have been out of Mob1 5W40 For weeks. They are out of the Rotella 5W40 too!
Wild3Bill
Lower Hudson Valley NY
2011 BMW 335d turbo Diesel
2003 Golf GLS TDi in the shop
1998 TDi Bug in the back yard
81 Rabbit Pickup " " "
97 ChevyK2500 . 6.5TD 4
John Deere 455
Koubota BX24 Diesel lawn mower w/back hoe & loader
Lower Hudson Valley NY
2011 BMW 335d turbo Diesel
2003 Golf GLS TDi in the shop
1998 TDi Bug in the back yard
81 Rabbit Pickup " " "
97 ChevyK2500 . 6.5TD 4
John Deere 455
Koubota BX24 Diesel lawn mower w/back hoe & loader