On Sun, 31 Oct 2004 00:43:56 GMT,
wrote:

>That Mobil 1 does not have 505.01 listed on its specs on their
>website.
>
>Have you looked at www.tdiclub.com for this answer? More tdi owners
>over there.
>
Thanks. I checked tdiclub, and did find a reference to a full
synthetic 505.01 oil there. Actually, there appear to be two, both
produced by ELF, the second being 506.01. I'm now trying to find out
whether 506.01 meets 505.01 requirements (it's described as being
suitable for diesel pump engines, but comes in 0W30 weight instead of
the 505.01's 5W40). At CDN$14/$17 respectively, they don't cost much
more than Motul's semi-synthetic.

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