Progressive Parts, performance parts and tuning specialists

Cheaper TDI PD oil

devonutopia

devonutopia

fabia-lous
Mar 30, 2004
1,200
1
Exmouth / Exeter
Have found a new source for VW approved PD oil.

Quantum Platinum in 5 litre pots can be bought from your local TPS (trade part specialists) for around £16 + vat. I paid £15.85 + vat which meant £18 all in. [B)] I used to buy millers XFE-PD, which cost around £30+, but it's great to find Quantum Platinum at this great price.
 
Just rang my local place and it's 24.19 + vat for Longlife III cheap as chips.... thats for a petrol Cupra. (just thought I'd add it) oh btw 260bhp out of a PD engine is good going :) don't want to come across u on the road
 
TPS quoted me 24 quid for 5ltrs longlife III 507 spec tdi oil, but thats trade price, still cheap i think ;)
 
I got 3x1L bottles of Castrol Edge 507.00 oil from Costco for less than £15 a while back, but I've not seen it since. :(
 
I don't know whether that is the right spec of oil you need. According to the oil sticky thread a 507.00 (long life) oil is recommended for engines with more than 150 BHP. Your 130bhp standard engine running 260 BHP may need this better oil.

Last October I bought 5l of Millers XFE PD oil and a bottle of Millers Sport 4 for £32 at my local Motor Factors.
 
505.01 spec is fine regardless of tune in my opinion. I change the oil more regularly than 10,000 miles though - just to be sure. :)

That Havoline stuff sounds a bargain to me! :)
 
I think I got it at JTF (costco type of place) with employee discount will change it at 5k no harm done especially when I can't floor it as limp mode keeps kicking in.

Allan
 
Whatever you do, don't buy Quantum Platinum from a Seat main dealer.... popped into my local main dealer at lunchtime, thinking it wouldn't be 'much' more than what TPS charge, only to be asked to part with £39 :shock:

I politely told the parts guy that I would leave it, and that I'd pop in to TPS on Saturday and pick it up for £20.....

He also mentioned that as my car required 505.01 Quantum Platinum he couldn't sell me 507.00 Quantum Long Life as it's not the right oil for tha car..... :whistle:

Don't you love it when a dealer knows what they're talking about :whistle:
 
andyj said:
Whatever you do, don't buy Quantum Platinum from a Seat main dealer.... popped into my local main dealer at lunchtime, thinking it wouldn't be 'much' more than what TPS charge, only to be asked to part with £39 :shock:

I politely told the parts guy that I would leave it, and that I'd pop in to TPS on Saturday and pick it up for £20.....

He also mentioned that as my car required 505.01 Quantum Platinum he couldn't sell me 507.00 Quantum Long Life as it's not the right oil for tha car..... :whistle:

Don't you love it when a dealer knows what they're talking about :whistle:
Click to expand...

my nearest vag is skoda.... £26 :D i asked for 507.00 but he said it was hard to get hold of unless its serviced by them as they buy in the barrels.
 
i have just purchested a bottle from my local dealer 23 quid if i remember
 
Delco do both types we get here for our workshops

50501 @ £20
50507/LL3 @ £26
 
CFS 5/40 going in mine next :)

Now I know the real reason for 505.01 I won't be using it again ;)

Tri-Ester competition oil here we come :D
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top Bottom
Back