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Old October 30th 04, 10:45 PM
Achim Nolcken Lohse
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Default full synthetic VW 505 01 in North America?

Has anyone found a source of fully synthetic VW 505 01 engine oil in
North America?

The only brands I've been able to find in Canada are Motul, which is a
"synthetic blend" and outrageously priced at CAD$11/Litre, and
Castrol, which doesn't even show the word "synthetic" anywhere on the
package, but is described by Castrol's "aslk and expert" as "a
synthetic technology product", and isn't cheap either at $8.40/L.

I'd prefer to run a full synthetic, even if it cost more than the
above.

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Old October 31st 04, 12:07 AM
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Achim Nolcken Lohse wrote:

> Has anyone found a source of fully synthetic VW 505 01 engine oil in
> North America?
>
> The only brands I've been able to find in Canada are Motul, which is a
> "synthetic blend" and outrageously priced at CAD$11/Litre, and
> Castrol, which doesn't even show the word "synthetic" anywhere on the
> package, but is described by Castrol's "aslk and expert" as "a
> synthetic technology product", and isn't cheap either at $8.40/L.
>
> I'd prefer to run a full synthetic, even if it cost more than the
> above.


If you've got AutoZone up in Canada, they sell Mobil 1 0W-40.

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Old October 31st 04, 01:43 AM
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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.

Mike Smith > wrote:

>Achim Nolcken Lohse wrote:
>
>> Has anyone found a source of fully synthetic VW 505 01 engine oil in
>> North America?
>>
>> The only brands I've been able to find in Canada are Motul, which is a
>> "synthetic blend" and outrageously priced at CAD$11/Litre, and
>> Castrol, which doesn't even show the word "synthetic" anywhere on the
>> package, but is described by Castrol's "aslk and expert" as "a
>> synthetic technology product", and isn't cheap either at $8.40/L.
>>
>> I'd prefer to run a full synthetic, even if it cost more than the
>> above.

>
>If you've got AutoZone up in Canada, they sell Mobil 1 0W-40.



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Old November 1st 04, 04:47 AM
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Not sure about that. When you are discussing letters, letters farther
from A are new and improved. google does not produce any easy to find
links.

http://www.rotella.com/ubbthreads/sh...85&Main=1 173

Mike Smith > wrote:

wrote:
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>> That Mobil 1 does not have 505.01 listed on its specs on their
>> website.

>
>It was my understanding that 502.00 supersedes 505.01, and that Mobil 1
>0W-40 meets 502.00? ICBW, though.



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Old November 1st 04, 05:46 AM
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In article >,
Mike Smith > wrote:
>It was my understanding that 502.00 supersedes 505.01, and that Mobil 1
>0W-40 meets 502.00? ICBW, though.


VW 502.00 and 505.01 are non-interchangeable.

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Old November 1st 04, 07:12 AM
Achim Nolcken Lohse
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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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Old November 1st 04, 01:57 PM
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And I was debating over a tank of B100. My debates are cheaper and
easier.

ax (Achim Nolcken Lohse) wrote:

>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.



Jim B.
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Old November 1st 04, 05:11 PM
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> It was my understanding that 502.00 supersedes 505.01, and that Mobil 1
> 0W-40 meets 502.00? ICBW, though.


Mike, it's surprisingly hard to find a definitive, conclusive answer -- but
my best understanding of all this is that 502.00 is the oil that must be
used in the 1.8T engine, and 505.01 must be used in the turbodiesel engine
with the "PD" unit injectors. They are separate specs, one did not
supersede the other.


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Old November 2nd 04, 02:59 PM
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I use Elf Excellence LDX. It's $9 / Lt in canada. It doesn't specifically
say 505.01, but it's got the 502.0 spec. My TDI repair guy swears by it for
PD TDIs.

Mike

"Achim Nolcken Lohse" > wrote in message
...
> Has anyone found a source of fully synthetic VW 505 01 engine oil in
> North America?
>
> The only brands I've been able to find in Canada are Motul, which is a
> "synthetic blend" and outrageously priced at CAD$11/Litre, and
> Castrol, which doesn't even show the word "synthetic" anywhere on the
> package, but is described by Castrol's "aslk and expert" as "a
> synthetic technology product", and isn't cheap either at $8.40/L.
>
> I'd prefer to run a full synthetic, even if it cost more than the
> above.
>
> --
>
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