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Originally Posted by SR5 In Australia it's very common for our oils to carry both American API specs and Euro ACEA specs, for example I have a jug of full-synthetic Castrol Magnatec 5W30 and it's rated both API SN and ACEA A3/B4. ZDDP is a very good additive - it reduces LSPI events to...

Originally Posted by FordBroncoVWJeta Originally Posted by aleneros Conclusion I gathered: VW genuine oil is not as good as others lol He was using the old Castrol made VW oil. It now is made by Mobil. So it is already out of date. Right. Plus this is flawed since we don't even know the spec.

Originally Posted by BMWTurboDzl Originally Posted by youdontwannaknow https://www.mobil.com/en/lubricants...wmi/recommendations/2017/31/213/8783/0/0 Recommended for your 2017 BMW X5 Based on what you've told us, your vehicle manufacturer recommends a 0W-30 viscosity and oil that meets BMW...

Originally Posted by 21Rouge Originally Posted by Bjornviken You keep asking my question. Why do VW recommend 504/507 over a 502 in higher hp cars. That i cant get my head a round. FWIW I have been running the (well regarded) 504/507 Pennzoil Platinum EURO LX 0W30 in our GOLF R (296 hp) since...

Originally Posted by wemay Drove by the dealership to pick up a few filters and drain plugs today. In passing, a Service Writer and a few Certified Techs were in the parts department. I asked about the dye in 508. To a man i was told the green oil is so the Techs know what they're pouring into...

Originally Posted by widetrax Just checked my VW ticket,, they used 6.2 quarts of ''G-E60-020-1Q-DSP''. I have not any clue what this oil is, or any thing about it... You are good then! This is the correct oil. It's the new Mobil 1 0w-20 ESP X2 508.00 fill

Originally Posted by ARCOgraphite Originally Posted by widetrax Went to Mobile and got it changed there,,, last week.. in a 2019 VW Beetle convertible. The manual says to use 508 oil,, asked them about this,, they ''did not know''. However,, I did let them change it,, they said,, ''we use the...

Originally Posted by wemay It's a very stringent spec but so are the other VW approvals. I wouldn't worry about it. On the VR6 with the new catalytic converters, there is a recall on models with the stop-start system. This is requiring a ECU reprogramming b/c contaminants from the combustion...

Originally Posted by widetrax Went to Mobile and got it changed there,,, last week.. in a 2019 VW Beetle convertible. The manual says to use 508 oil,, asked them about this,, they ''did not know''. However,, I did let them change it,, they said,, ''we use the same oil as a Jetta'' and a few...

Originally Posted by wemay 40k miles worth... Lol.. good for. Lucky man

Originally Posted by Patman I still sleep better at night knowing that the oil I'm using in my direct injected Corvette has an SA of only 0.6%, along with a low NOACK of 5.6%. Unfortunately when this supply runs out and I switch to the new version of ESP 5w30, it's higher on both of those...

Originally Posted by Jimmy_Russells My evidence is anectodal but after using 502 oil for twelve years in two different VW's, and now using 504 in an Audi for over two, the difference in tailpipe soot and oil color over time is huge. I concur. Very huge! Almost no tailpipe soot in my VR6 using...

Originally Posted by wemay I made up my mind. I can buy Luqui Moly Longtime High Tech 5W30 (VW502, VW505) oil change kits (6 qts of oil, filter and drain plug) from my local NAPA pretty reasonably - $58. Why ask the question? Everyone is telling you the same thing for a reason. You should...

Originally Posted by hellokitty Is this oil new? Anyone use it before? I found it browsing the Motul website. Looking for something that is LL-01FE for my 2017 M3. Still difficult to find but you can buy it online for a reasonable price...

Originally Posted by BMWTurboDzl I haven't. I have yet to find a compelling reason to use anything other than BMW TPT. +1

Originally Posted by wemay interesting... VW508.00 shows as "alternate" (not shown here). This may be the sweet spot ARCO has been looking for. This is the wrong oil. Do not use it! Pennzoil is incorrect!

Originally Posted by UG_Passat Pennzoil is wrong because they are assuming the Passat doesn't have the Budack cycle. If you punched in Audi A4, it probably won't distinguish between the regular engine and the ultra's Budack engine I was just typing this same thing in. This is the wrong oil on...

Originally Posted by MParr That's pretty much a 504.00/507.00 oil. The first oil change I did in our Tiguan, I used Mobil 1 ESP 5W30. The car was a little quieter. I would have stuck with that oil but, I was worried that any engine problems would be blamed on not using the 508.00 specified oils...

Originally Posted by KCJeep Same issue here, availability, although I have recently discovered Menards sells the 0w40 version at a pretty good price. Still would cost me more than a jug of Castrol however and that is usually the problem. On paper the 0w40 looks excellent and I am considering...

Thanks for everyone's input. Most of the responses here have been about availability and pricing. I can easily source the Pennzoil locally and online. Can we take those two factors Out for a moment and discuss the technically attributes and advantages that each possess?