2006 Jetta TDI (Castrol TXT 5W40)

[studebaker2]

Okay guys, just got this one back from Schaeffer.
2006 Jetta TDI
19,607 miles on car
9,807 miles on oil
Copper- 8
Iron - 81
Chromium - 3
Aluminum- 8
Lead -- 4
Molybdenum- 3
Phosphorus- 1134
Zinc-- 1134
Magnesium-- 44
Calcium-- 2834
anti-freeze --0
fuel dilution--N
H2O --0
silicon-- 7
Viscosity CST- 13.17
SAE ISO -- 40
Sulfur- 13
Oxidation--7
Nitration-- 15
Soot -- .3
Maintain Current Oil Drain Interval.

 

[Pablo]

I'm just not crazy about how these engines throw iron!

But suddenly THIS doesn't look so bad. (~105ppm, 20K miles)

Yours is still breaking in. Oil looks OK. Try it again and see what you get.

 

[marco246]

Unless you have stocked up on TXT, you won't be able to continue using it in your TDI. VW dealers are now pushing Castrol SLX 5W-30 as their 505.01 oil of choice. I haven't seen any UOAs yet but will be looking forward to seeing what the iron numbers are.

 

[studebaker2]

I just filled the jetta up after changing the oil over to shaeffer's 9000 and doing a complete filter change. This tank was 42.9 mpg vs the 40.5 my wife had been getting driving back and forth to work.
I'm going to pull a sample at 5,000 and 10,000 to see what is happening with the oil and engine being as this is not a "certified" VW 505.01 oil.
Funny thing about that is that the dealers I checked with are not even using the 505.01 oil either unless the customer specifies it.

 

[ChiTDI]

Watch those iron and copper numbers drop as you roll on the miles. I just posted @ 125k versus 80k and the iron dropped in half, as did the copper.