Hi All.
I have a 2011 Passat CC 3.6L FSI 4Motion (non 4motion in the USA), and it has ~80k Miles on it currently with a full VW Service History, however it seems that the dealers have used random makes, Castrol, Total etc at different times.
I have come from a VW TDi which had the camshaft wear problems and they wore down at around 150k Miles,
My user manual states VW Oil specification 502.00 (now superseeded by 504.00 apparently) , however i am nervous about using the wrong oil manufacturer / grade / an oil which is going to cause camshaft wear.
I am a hard driver, with frequent high speed runs, the oil temperature on the car shows 100oC average on a motorway journey, higher if pushing it.
Should i go for 5w30 or 5w40 to best protect the engine?
Do i need to worry about clogging up any oil pickup strainers?
Does anybody have a preference on the best brand/ protection i can achieve?
Will the petrol suffer from the same camshaft issues or is that a trait of the VW TDI camshaft material?
I know this engine has internal EGR within the cylinder, and a crankcase breather device which seperates the oil and air to minimize oil being put back into the intake.
I always run the car on 99 RON Super fuel here in the UK to get the 300BHP power rating.
Thanks in advance.
I have a 2011 Passat CC 3.6L FSI 4Motion (non 4motion in the USA), and it has ~80k Miles on it currently with a full VW Service History, however it seems that the dealers have used random makes, Castrol, Total etc at different times.
I have come from a VW TDi which had the camshaft wear problems and they wore down at around 150k Miles,
My user manual states VW Oil specification 502.00 (now superseeded by 504.00 apparently) , however i am nervous about using the wrong oil manufacturer / grade / an oil which is going to cause camshaft wear.
I am a hard driver, with frequent high speed runs, the oil temperature on the car shows 100oC average on a motorway journey, higher if pushing it.
Should i go for 5w30 or 5w40 to best protect the engine?
Do i need to worry about clogging up any oil pickup strainers?
Does anybody have a preference on the best brand/ protection i can achieve?
Will the petrol suffer from the same camshaft issues or is that a trait of the VW TDI camshaft material?
I know this engine has internal EGR within the cylinder, and a crankcase breather device which seperates the oil and air to minimize oil being put back into the intake.
I always run the car on 99 RON Super fuel here in the UK to get the 300BHP power rating.
Thanks in advance.
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