Originally Posted By: blackman777
All gppd oils but none of them pass 505.01 testing.
Yeah I know I'm being picky but I want the oil VW recommends.
Please take it from someone with 7 years' experience with a PD TDI... 505.01 certified oils will lead to shorter cam life than any name brand 5w40 synthetic CJ-4 oil.
Read up on cam life and 505.01 oil use at TDIClub. You'll find out why most of us that are still PD owners now use CJ-4 5w40 oil over VW-spec anything.
You know what VW will want to know when you bring an 8 year old PD in for a strange 'bupping' noise at idle that's low on power? It won't be what oil you've been using. It will be if you have $4300 for them to replace the cam, bearings, lifters & timing belt (and they'll probably do all of that badly wrong).
There's no reason to use a VW-spec lubricant in those engines except for warranty protection and the absolute newest PD that could possibly be out there in the US went out of powertrain warranty in 2011.
Do what you will with your own car, but you're setting yourself up for an expensive ride on the failtrain.
Originally Posted By: edwardh1
vw power steering fluid is rare too.
About as rare as your closest NAPA store.
Pentosin CHF11S isn't hard to find if you live anywhere near civilization, any halfway decent import auto parts store will likely have a tin of it on the shelf. Amazon will get it to you in a day or two. And it's frankly excellent stuff.
Rare
r than +4, most ATFs or the friendly bottle of Prestone PSF, sure.