Motul 107385 | Motul Specific 508 00 509 00 100% Synthetic Engine Oil for Petrol & Diesel Vehicles | Viscosity SAE J 300, 0W-20 | 5 Litres

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Mobil 1 ESP X2 0W-20 motor oil is recommended for the new high-performance gasoline and diesel engines in emerging European vehicles that require SAE 0W-20 viscosity grades. We need better fleet mpg, as well as facts (so we do not have to lie again) that our cars consuming less fuel. The dealer will see a difference if they look. And this isn't the only mis-application tracer that is in the oil.

Volkswagen introduced its own specifications in mid '90s. Since then this classification system is the starting point for selecting the technically suitable products for all vehicles manufactured by the VW group (Volkswagen, Audi, Seat, Skoda). VW tweaked that engine for Honda CR-V, Toyota RAV4 crowd, not VW crowd. They increased warranty since they want customers. They are being aggressive going after Toyota, Honda buyers, neglecting traditional VW customers. Problem is, Toyota/Honda customers are not as forgiving as VW traditional customers who are willing to live with some VW strings attached to get good driving dynamics for that class. Putting the 508 00 oil in an older engine is probably more of a concern, but if you're in warranty and want to preserve it the 508 00 oil is what is required and they can tell the difference. If the oil is for top-ups then I'd avoid oil that is close, or has passed its expiry date. If you're looking to do a DIY oil change and using all of it immediately I'd have no qualms using oil only a few months past the expiry date. You'll see from the other thread I linked to earlier that I too was unaware of the expiry dates on oil. Every day is a school day.But, VW504.00/507.00 is still OK. Meaning, we designed those engines some times ago around heavier oils, and if you really insist you can use HTHS 3.5 or higher (actually maybe you should). As for VW testing oil? Do not forget that VW is still paying oil debacle with 1.8T when they recommended "quality" oil (that was first attempt to get Toyota/Honda customers so they did not want to burden buyers with more complex oil requirements). I bet someone was there who said: VW tested that oil.

I don’t disagree that a 504 would be just fine...or so I think. However this is a new version of the 2.0t. With vw now having a much longer warranty, I’d guess this has been tested with a 0w20, as vw can’t have a rash of claims. Note this engine is also used in Audi vehicles. The oil itself is used in the s4 from what I heard.

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Hopefully there are more mainstream approved oils soon. It doesn’t look like any crazy spec, so hoping Amsoil or another steps up to the plate. Last tme VW did this short/long drain interval mambo-jumbo they had debacle with unit-injector camshafts on markets with long drain intervals. Whilst I agree that it's a bad show if your dealer doesn't know which oil your car takes, that should be a different topic.