So TDI in sig is going for a ~600 mile trip this Friday through Monday - quick trip to Savannah and Tybee Island for a quick getaway. Gave car a good once over since it was last in the service back last December and has ~8k on this oil change, last I checked the oil around ~7k mark it looked to be ¾ quart low so figured would at least have a quart on hand for this trip.
4 auto parts stores (Advance, O'Reilly, Autozone then another Advance) later and I snagged the very last quart of 504/507 at store #4. Gold Castrol Edge bottle - the new black bottle Edge 5W30 Euro formula does not meet 504/507 and only has 505/505.01 approvals. No Mobil1 ESP 5W30 available either (think this might have the 504/507 approval), checked a bottle of ESP 0W30 and did not have the 504/507 stamp. $9.99+tax later - I was getting prepped to go pay the ~$15-18/quart at the dealer so my 45 mins of driving from parts store to parts store was worth about $10.
On bright side after letting the TDI rest for a few hours it only took ~½ quart to bring back to top of hash marks on dipstick. Not too shabby for 8k since last oil change - yes I have checked here and there since last service. This is a dealer serviced sled at an excellent VW dealer here in Atlanta, pulling part #'s on service invoices they use the bulk equivalent of the gold bottle Castrol Edge Euro 5W30.
Long story short get a standby quart of 504/507 if you think you will need a top up before your next service.
4 auto parts stores (Advance, O'Reilly, Autozone then another Advance) later and I snagged the very last quart of 504/507 at store #4. Gold Castrol Edge bottle - the new black bottle Edge 5W30 Euro formula does not meet 504/507 and only has 505/505.01 approvals. No Mobil1 ESP 5W30 available either (think this might have the 504/507 approval), checked a bottle of ESP 0W30 and did not have the 504/507 stamp. $9.99+tax later - I was getting prepped to go pay the ~$15-18/quart at the dealer so my 45 mins of driving from parts store to parts store was worth about $10.
On bright side after letting the TDI rest for a few hours it only took ~½ quart to bring back to top of hash marks on dipstick. Not too shabby for 8k since last oil change - yes I have checked here and there since last service. This is a dealer serviced sled at an excellent VW dealer here in Atlanta, pulling part #'s on service invoices they use the bulk equivalent of the gold bottle Castrol Edge Euro 5W30.
Long story short get a standby quart of 504/507 if you think you will need a top up before your next service.