Oil...What to use in your TDI

[cypher007]

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its just you were saying use millers xf longlife 5w-30 and then said about using millers sport 4, after i mentioned flushing the engine. so i was confused as to what you meant.

 

[googies]

its just you were saying use millers xf longlife 5w-30 and then said about using millers sport 4, after i mentioned flushing the engine. so i was confused as to what you meant.

Diesel sport 4 is a fuel additive, plenty about here on it....

 

[cypher007]

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yeah i googled it last night and realised id been a doughnut. i did find this on my autodata disc though that it said use a longlife 506.1 0w-30 fully synth. presumabably this is because my disc is from 2006 and theyve gone back to using 5w-30 oils as ChrisGTL mentioned.

 

[sssstew]

does some of the oil get stuck in the oil cooler, is there even one on these cars? will i need a 1ltr top up, as i make it 5.2ltrs total. or like my 850 will it usually not quite take all the oil before reaching the max mark.

yep theres deffo an oil cooler, theres even on on the non TDIs but its half the size. Its located directly underneath the oilfilter housing, a square metal block. Not just for cooling but also for helping speed up the warming up of the oil in cold climates.

And no, no oil gets stuck in this, i have changed one before and it was empty.

 

[cypher007]

ok

slight change of plan, as millers longlife is £50 and im not sure if i can do variable service intervals on my SEAT. what other oil, that is fully synthetic, could i use? halfords/mobil 1/castrol edge?

 

[Altern8]

wheres teh cheapest place for the quantum stuff

 

[Viking]

wheres teh cheapest place for the quantum stuff

Quantum is VW's own brand oil. So the only place (cheapest or otherwise) to get it is from a VAG dealers.

 

[adam kelly]

Went to the main dealer to day for a service kit and they said that they use 5/30 in the pd engines and charge £14 a liter which i think is a lot of money.

 

[TornadoRed]

Went to the main dealer to day for a service kit and they said that they use 5/30 in the pd engines and charge £14 a liter which i think is a lot of money.

£14 a liter is a lot of money.... in fact that is an incredible amount of money for any motor oil, no matter how good it is. Try other suppliers.

 

[ChrisGTL]

£14 a liter is a lot of money.... in fact that is an incredible amount of money for any motor oil, no matter how good it is. Try other suppliers.

For £14 a ltr I'd be expecting a tri-ester competition oil.

£14 * 5ltrs = £70 (thats just stupid)

 

[googies]

They be yankin' your chain at that price!

 

[Andrewcupra TDI]

spend ages reading , what is the best make to stick by , i have gathered i need 505.01 5w 40 oil,

but is halfrauds sh*t anygood or as discribed , cant remember but when i worked there is was made by someone reckonisable but branded frauds ,

if not what is the best , not going variable , would rather keep it simple and regular

also where is the place to get the answer above

cheers

andrew

 

[asthpsw]

Andrew, its made by Comma...............is that who you were thinking of ?

Paul

 

[Andrewcupra TDI]

i think so , any good , best/ cheapest place to get some

 

[Andrewcupra TDI]

just had it from seat , £37 for 5ltrs

Oilman i couldnt see SCN on the membership list , to register

also didnt notice the pd engine come up on the search your car etc

cheers

 

[ruimbt]

Hello

I wonder if someone can help me with something, I recently purchase a 2006 Ibiza Cupra TDI 118 KW with a BUK engine that is advised to use a engine oil with the spec VW506.01, but in all maintenances the dealer use an oil REPSOL ELITE 5W40 with the spec VW505.01, so I think…. This car replace always the oil every 7500km and make maintenances every 15.000km`s…..
Could it be possible the engine have problems due to the appliance of this spec VW505.01?

 

[Viking]

In your case I'd suggest not. The oil they used was a pd engine specific oil, and it was changed every 5k miles, twice as often as required. It was a slightly thicker viscosity grade than Seat require but at least it was specific to the vag engine, and Repsol make a decent oil anyway.

 

[ruimbt]

In your case I'd suggest not. The oil they used was a pd engine specific oil, and it was changed every 5k miles, twice as often as required. It was a slightly thicker viscosity grade than Seat require but at least it was specific to the vag engine, and Repsol make a decent oil anyway.

ok, thanks for your answer

i only say that because all the maintenaces invoices of the oficial dealer have the oil to cheap... like 60 € each 5 liters..... and i know that a VW506.01 costs about 100 €, but i`ll go to see what the dealer have to say about it.

Thanks

 

[doidge0]

AHU oil

Hi i have a 97 ibiza with a AHU engine its done 100,000 and i was wondering what is the best oil to put in it, i dont want to spend a rm and a leg tho.

Thanks

 

[sssstew]

any diesel specific 10/40 semi synth will be fine, duckhams, castrol etc.. As yours is the older non PD unit its not so fussy.