[Vwdiesel] TDI oil

[dominique cormann]

If you call Castrol Canada they will ( if you manage to route yourself
to the right person ) send you a copy of the spec sheet for this oil. If
you look on freds website ( http://www.tdiclub.com/ ) some people have
done this, and I think one person even scanned it in as a jpeg.

Castrol has there own diesel oil line ( Castrol RX ), and they have a
second company that produces Heavy Duty lubricants ( think fleet use ).

http://www.castrolhdl.com/

This company provides everything from conventional Group II based
lubricants to Group 4/5 blends for extended drain usage.

This is just whats availible in north american from them with regards to
diesels, in europe they have a higher emphasis on passenger car diesel
oils for obvious reasons.

My only point of contention with the choice of syntec, is that I would
have rather they gone with Petro canada's synthetic Duron. VW likely
gets a good deal on the syntec from Castrol, and yes castrol tested the
oil on TDI engines prior to sending it to VW, and castrol claims it
meets API CG-4, but has not gone through the steps to actually get it
approved. Internal testing of the oil. This is not unlike what a lot of
oil companies do - Amsoil and redline being the best examples.

PS: Castrols Elixion synthetic is a great oil in the realm of Mobils
delvac 1, and Amsoils series 3000.

http://www.castrolhdl.com/Common/PDS/1854.pdf

Finding it is another matter. Since I can buy Delvac 1 at my local
walmarts, its still the synthetic oil I will continue to use. This is
the oil I put in a saturn and it gets changed once a year. I don't think
a group 3 oil ( Duron ) would go that distance.


On Sat, 31 May 2003 13:18:55 -0600
"TexasTDI" <TexasVWdriver at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Your learning very quickly.  };-)
>
> The only place you'll see Castrol Syntec 5w-40 is at VW stealerships.  And
> at stealership prices.  It's funny how you can't find any info on this oil.
> Even on Castrol's website.
>
> But I do know this.  It's Group 3 and it's only API CF.  It's definitely not
> the best choice of oil to use.  Especially at the stealership's mark-up
> price.
>
> Chris Thornton
> 1991 VW Jetta 2 Door 1.6 Diesel - 237k miles
> 2000 VW Golf 1.9TDI (turbo diesel) - 82k miles
> Amsoil Synthetic Lubricants Dealer #1098500
> http://www.amsoil.com
> http://texastdi.com/6/ubb.x
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Shawn Wright" <swright at zuiko.sls.bc.ca>
> To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
> Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2003 9:23 AM
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] TDI oil
>
>
> > Where does one find the Castrol 5w40? I've never seen it anywhere, and
> there is no
> > mention of it on either their US or Canada websites. I assume this is the
> dealer only
> > formulation? It seems odd that Castrol doesn't mention it anywhere, and
> they don't
> > seem to have any diesel synthetics with a CG-4 or higher in their retail
> products.
> > It just seems odd that VWoA would choose a company that seems to have very
> little
> > to do with diesel specific oils for the factory recommended oil. Has
> anyone actually
> > seen a bottle of this stuff to verify it is 5w40 and CH-4? I have heard
> rumours that
> > dealers around here just use 5w50 Syntec, which is only CF...
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