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How does not using 508 affect warranty
How does not using 508 affect warranty
Old thread but I just got my 2019 in March. Just did the first oil change at 1,265 miles on May 4th. Used 0W-20 Castrol Edge like all my literature states to do. I debated hard about using Motul or Amsoil but after consulting with people(two engineers and a two technicians from different manufactures) I know in the industry I was advised MILLIONS are spent by manufacturers every year on R&D to ensure compatibility of oil with their engines for both longevity/reliability and economy. Although I agree Motul is probably a better oil than Castrol... is it so much better that my "old-man style driving", drastically reduced oil change intervals and just good engine etiquette will see any appreciable difference in wear during my ~100,000 miles with the car? I doubt it. What do you guys think?
That was just to get as much contaminants out of the engine after break in as possible. I'll do another change at 5,000mi then 10,000mi and every 10,000mi thereafter. I don't want to be doing harm by using 0W-20 but it seems a lot of manufacturers are going to it.
Yeah, I've read all the way through that... But this is an oil thread and thats a 2019 stalling thread. Anyone with a 2018 or earlier mk7 have a good baseline operating oil temp on the 5w-30 or 5w-40? I have almost 1,400mi on the odo and the highest I've seen is 225F with an OAT 72F after a ~30mi trip from work starts with highway then ends with relatively frequent stoplights/signs. This is on 0W-20 Castrol Edge. If I'm seeing ~220F on 0W-20 and someone with 5W-30/40 is seeing 220F... I'd think the oil is doing it's job, preventing metal on metal? I dunno. Also, at 1,400mi my "extended period" mpg is 31.3... 31.3 and 220F on 0W-20... I would like to see other numbers people are seeing on both the 0W-20 and 5W-30/40 or hell 0W-40(which I personally think is probably the way to go).
On my previous 2017 GTI I would typically see right around 220F oil temps, with 5W-40. Same with my 2019 when running the OEM 5W-20. Two days ago I did my second oil change at the 6K mark (first was at 1K) and I decided to use Castrol Edge 0W-40 A3/B4. My oil temps are still the same.
I'll will use mobile 1 0w-20 synthetic with it. Never had any problem with mobile on all of my cars. Under the hood it say use vw508.00 or SAE 0W-20 oil.
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