Why you need to use 504/507 oils in FSI/TSI/TDI engines!

[WEDEL.1]

It doesnt appear that autobarn / super cheap stock the CASTROL SLX PROFESSIONAL POWERFLOW LONGLIFE III? Any suggestions of where to source this from other than at the dealer?

CASTROL SLX PROFESSIONAL POWERFLOW LONGLIFE III is only available from the Dealer, @ about $120 in Adelaide. Used to be much cheaper until VW determined that is was best to have it imported from the Fatherland.
Pentrite Oil was $95 at Auto Pro in my local S/C.

[Transporter]

CASTROL SLX PROFESSIONAL POWERFLOW LONGLIFE III is only available from the Dealer, @ about $120 in Adelaide. Used to be much cheaper until VW determined that is was best to have it imported from the Fatherland.
Pentrite Oil was $95 at Auto Pro in my local S/C.

I stock All Penrite oils incl. Enviro 5W30 if you're interested, also have in balk ELF LLX Longlife VW504.00/507.00

[Transporter]

Any reason why Penrith over Shell oil? I saw both are around the same price.

No.

They are both approved oils and should perform equally. Penrite is usually cheaper.

[prise]

Saw 10 litres of Nulon '5W30 Euro Diesel' in Autobarn today for $165 that claims to meet VW's 504.0 and 507.0 spec. My first experience with Nulon products were with the somewhat controversial teflon based oil additives they were pushing 20 years ago. Has anyone here had experience with their engine oil products?

[Diesel_vert]

Saw 10 litres of Nulon '5W30 Euro Diesel' in Autobarn today for $165 that claims to meet VW's 504.0 and 507.0 spec. My first experience with Nulon products were with the somewhat controversial teflon based oil additives they were pushing 20 years ago. Has anyone here had experience with their engine oil products?

By claiming their oil meets 504/507, Nulon is implying that it will pass all the required tests, but until they submit their formulation to VW for verification (and hence approval upon passing) you'll have to take their word for it.

Then again, it apparently costs $2k to gain VW approval. And after two or three years, you need to apply for a renewal if want to stay on VW's approval list (that's another $2k) so Nulon may feel such a cost isn't warranted for them.


EDIT - I might add, I don't think their engine oils are dodgy or anything (though I say this without any experience), it's just that without a VW approval, they just aren't on the radar for owners of modern VW vehicles.

[Greg Roles]

I've put a bottle or two of their top end engine oil additive stuff through my TDI with no ill effect, but you do have to wonder at what point they are snake oil....

[Corey_R]

The VAG manufactured standard oil filter!

[Corey_R]

Oil itself aside...

Are there any standout oil filters for the VW engine? (118TSi)

Please don't ask the same question in multiple places, or start threads to ask the same thing you've already asked in an existing thread on the topic. It just makes work for moderators and means people waste time answering things which were already answered...

... and when one of those people who answered is also a moderator who then merges your thread, well then, that's just twice the time wasted now isn't it