The valvecover on the engine states to only use an oil with the 505.00 rating. I did some looking today at Canadian Tire and there's a decent selection of 505.00 approved oil. Maxlife synth, GC and Syntec 5w40 and M1 5w30. All of those have a CF rating. Should I look for an oil with a CI-4 rating or is the CF with the 505.00 spec acceptable?
What oil for my 93 Jetta 1.9 non-TDI turbodiesel?
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How about XD3 0w40?
Petro-Can Duron 5w40 is another good choice for Canadian TDI'ers.
Use any of the synthetic diesel oil 5w40's thay you want...
your call, all are good...
I like Valvoline Premium Blue.
your call, all are good...
I like Valvoline Premium Blue.
Just to clarify: Premium Blue Extreme is the synthetic 5w40
Thanks Toronado Premium Blue Extreme is the 5w40. I know it is a good oil because I have used it.
How about M1 5w50? It's got SM/CF, ACEA A3 and the VW 505.00 rating. It was on sale today at Canadian Tire ($7.19 a quart!) so I grabbed 5. Now I just need a good oil filter, I think I'll go with the Carquest premium filter.
I don't see that product being offered in the US, or at least it is not mentioned on the www.mobil1.com website.
But, generally speaking, a 5w50 oil requires a lot of viscosity modifiers, which replace the basestock and the more-useful detergent and anti-wear additives. So whenever feasible it's better to choose a multi-grade oil without quite so wide a spread between the different grades. I.E., a 5w40 is better than a 5w50.
I think you'd have to check the Canadian Mobil site or the European one. I think this 5w50 is what replaced the old 15w50, at least in Canada.
http://www.imperialoil.ca/Canada-English/Files/Products_Lubes/IOCAENPVLMOMobil_1_5W-50.pdf
http://www.imperialoil.ca/Canada-English/Files/Products_Lubes/IOCAENPVLMOMobil_1_5W-50.pdf
Mobil 1 is in. Whew, thank god I had a strap wrench, there was no way in Hades the FRAM oil filter was coming off without it, outside of spearing the ____ thing with a screwdriver. I picked up a Carquest premium oil filter to replace it, cost a bit over 10 bucks for it.
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