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Tower Rat 95B Samba Member
Joined: July 15, 2008 Posts: 405 Location: Kingston N.Y. New York
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Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2014 8:14 am Post subject: 2013 Jetta TDI oil type |
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I read the manual recommended oil is full synthetic, 5-30 or 5 -40 VW 507 00 / acea a3, so I am confused I read all the oil specs at the store and where is no mention of a VW 507 00 spec/ acea a3,,,,,,so the question is what should I buy?????? Is Castrol full sythetic 5-30 work? _________________ 73 Super Beetle, 4 speed
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Old n' slow Samba Member
Joined: October 29, 2012 Posts: 619 Location: Western Maryland
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Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2014 11:18 am Post subject: |
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Don't know much about new TDI diesels but I do know one thing for sure DON'T USE ANYTHING NOT APPROVED BY VW . It can void your warranty . I work in an Advance store and I've heard some scary warranty stories involving VW . I think they use MOTUL oil . Try searching that name . _________________ Currently own : 1969 Beetle w/ 1600cc, Single Port, Solex 30 PICT 2, Dist. 113 905 205 T, stock exhaust.
All my daily drivers gone but not forgotten;
1964(sunroof)1967 & (2)1968 Beetles , 1968 Squareback , 1963 (23 window )Deluxe Sunroof Bus , 1969 Westphalia camper, 1974 Dasher , 1985 Vanagon , (2) 1981 Rabbit Diesels & a 1991 Jetta Diesel . |
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bubblehead Samba Member
Joined: February 15, 2002 Posts: 523
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Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2014 8:25 am Post subject: |
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Can't say specifically. I know it needs to meet a low ash specification. This is really important for your emissions system, mainly the diesel particulate filter.
I'd ask around over at tdiclub.com for a definitive answer. _________________
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Tower Rat 95B Samba Member
Joined: July 15, 2008 Posts: 405 Location: Kingston N.Y. New York
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Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2014 8:51 am Post subject: |
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Thanks , I called the dealer TDI oil is supposedly specially made for VW avail only at the dealer for 10 dollars a quart. _________________ 73 Super Beetle, 4 speed
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Tower Rat 95B Samba Member
Joined: July 15, 2008 Posts: 405 Location: Kingston N.Y. New York
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HeidelbergJohn4.0 Samba Member
Joined: March 01, 2004 Posts: 1199 Location: Havre de Grace, MD
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Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2014 4:39 pm Post subject: |
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I can tell you that may be spec but its NOT what my two dealers used for any of my 3 included oil changes. _________________ 71 LWB Manx style dunebuggy
71 Beetle
71 Volksrod
Machette Speedster
2012 Passat TDI SE (sadly sitting in a buyback parking lot somewhere waiting for it's heart to be ripped out.) |
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Tower Rat 95B Samba Member
Joined: July 15, 2008 Posts: 405 Location: Kingston N.Y. New York
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Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2014 5:18 pm Post subject: |
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What does your dealer use? mentioned in the link "This oil is formally known as Castrol SLX Professional LL03" _________________ 73 Super Beetle, 4 speed
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oasis Samba Member
Joined: December 12, 2002 Posts: 2168
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Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2014 8:03 am Post subject: |
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Old n' slow wrote: |
Don't know much about new TDI diesels but I do know one thing for sure DON'T USE ANYTHING NOT APPROVED BY VW . It can void your warranty . I work in an Advance store and I've heard some scary warranty stories involving VW . |
This post is so important, I will repeat it.
And VW comes under fire for stuff, but here they are right. The VW specialty shop I have been going to since 1988 stocks countless (they don't even know the number, but said "yes" to probably being over a dozen) different oil to meet whatever car's specs they are dealing with. We don't own a '13 TDI so I don't know the answer. I'm not sure about Tiguan but all of our cars used different spec oil before its purchase.
Using the right oil is vital. Getting it specifically from the dealership may not be vital. It isn't with any of our cars. _________________ Now: 2003 New Beetle Turbo S / 1990 Single Cab Transporter / 2014 Tiguan R-Line 4motion / 2013 Tiguan S / 2002 Golf GLS TDI
Past: 1974 Thing Acapulco / 2009 Eos Komfort / 1997 Jetta GT / 2002 Cabrio GLX / 2002 Passat GLS / 1971 Super Beetle / 1993 EuroVan MV Westfalia / 1981 Pickup LX / 1985 Vanagon / 1986 Jetta GLI |
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Tower Rat 95B Samba Member
Joined: July 15, 2008 Posts: 405 Location: Kingston N.Y. New York
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Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2014 11:28 am Post subject: |
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The oil in the link was purchased at the dealer just to avoid any mistakes and protect my interest in our platinum warrentee I buy maintenance items from the dealer , and oddly engh so far dealer cost on filters is less than local after market cost and the oil in the link I could not find anywhere but the VW dealer. _________________ 73 Super Beetle, 4 speed
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bubblehead Samba Member
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Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2014 10:59 pm Post subject: |
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HeidelbergJohn4.0 wrote: |
I can tell you that may be spec but its NOT what my two dealers used for any of my 3 included oil changes. |
Your Passat uses urea/adBlue correct? That would explain the different oil. Golf and Jetta rely solely on DPF, no urea. _________________
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jakehenes Samba Member
Joined: March 18, 2007 Posts: 96 Location: milwaukee wisconsin
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BUGGUTZ Samba Member
Joined: March 13, 2007 Posts: 537 Location: Luzerne Mich
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Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2015 5:11 pm Post subject: |
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I run nothing but VolksLube. Get the dealer stuff its worth it. 10,000mile intervals. |
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