VW 2017 GTI 2.0 5600mi Edge 0w-30

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2017 VW GTI 2.0 TSi. 5594 miles on oil, 29,900 on vehicle. Previous fills were: factory fill-bulk dealer fill in TN at 9,900 miles-Edge Pro at 12,000 miles before purchase-Edge 10w-40-current full of 0w-30 Edge from AZ clearance a couple years ago, Mann filter.

Any element
Fe 6
Cu 2
Al 3

Si 5
Na 2
K 2

Ti 39
Mg 412
Ca 1902
P 809
Zn 974
Mo 11
B 39

H2O Coolant negative

Viscosity @100 11.5
TBN 7.4


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The lab thought that it was "Castrol Edge Professional E" C2 Jaguar mid-saps oil. If you got it at Autozone on clearance, its probably VW 502 Castrol Edge A3/B4 0w-30 (high saps), which is about the same as Castrol 0w40 A3/B4 at Walmart for cheap in 5-quart jugs.
No "Universal Averages" listed like Blackstone does, but your Fe iron ppm looks very low for a VW engine.
No problems here. You could easily go 10,000 miles with that TBN and your mostly hiway driving style.
 
The FE is low for a VW engine. Some VW and Audi's engines use an iron block which is thought to be the reason why they usually have a higher FE count in a UOA.
Nice car btw!
 
Originally Posted by Bjornviken
Nice report! Is this the c3 version or a3?

It's the A3/B4, 502, 229.5, LL01 version made in Belgium; essentially replaced by the 0w-40 here in the colony.

I was surprised at the iron number but not the TBN. I wanted to get an idea of fuel dilution before I stretched the OCI. If this EA888 keeps showing wear numbers like a Honda, I guess I have a winner!
 
Originally Posted by LotI
Originally Posted by Bjornviken
Nice report! Is this the c3 version or a3?

It's the A3/B4, 502, 229.5, LL01 version made in Belgium; essentially replaced by the 0w-40 here in the colony.

I was surprised at the iron number but not the TBN. I wanted to get an idea of fuel dilution before I stretched the OCI. If this EA888 keeps showing wear numbers like a Honda, I guess I have a winner!


Thanks! I am using right now the 0w-30 LL04 version after i did run out off amsoil(out off stock, hard to get it over here). And yes the wear numbers is really good in your VW.
 
Originally Posted by dishdude
How long do you plan to run the current fill?

Current fill is PPEuro 0w-40 and I plan to run it 5k miles during the winter.
 
Originally Posted by LotI
Originally Posted by dishdude
How long do you plan to run the current fill?

Current fill is PPEuro 0w-40 and I plan to run it 5k miles during the winter.

Are you doing a report on this fill? I would love to see the report on the PP on this engine .
 
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