[Vwdiesel] TDI oil

[TexasTDI]

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...