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VW502.00. Grade is irrelevant.
VW504.00/507.00 is backward compatible with VW502.00.
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VW504.00/507.00 is backward compatible with VW502.00.
504 is totally acceptable in place of 502 in most situations. Per the 2018+ engine service manual, 504/508 is for flexible service (vehicles with OLM enabled) or first world countries with good gas. 502 is for fixed service (no OLM) and countries with poor quality fuel and in the case of those first world countries with fixed service, it says you can use either.
The same section also implies that you can use 504/502 in place of 508, for the same reasons, they all meet the standards that matter for keeping the engine alive (assuming you're not putting a 508 in an engine that requires 504/502), your sticker might just say something else because of fuel economy regs or OPF/GPF requirements.
This is why some dealers will just use bulk 504 now, it fits the broadest number of cars (basically everything but some older diesels and the high output audi 4.0T stuff) so it cuts down on the extra barrels sitting around.
The same section also implies that you can use 504/502 in place of 508, for the same reasons, they all meet the standards that matter for keeping the engine alive (assuming you're not putting a 508 in an engine that requires 504/502), your sticker might just say something else because of fuel economy regs or OPF/GPF requirements.
This is why some dealers will just use bulk 504 now, it fits the broadest number of cars (basically everything but some older diesels and the high output audi 4.0T stuff) so it cuts down on the extra barrels sitting around.
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