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Shell Helix Ultra EXTRA is the 504/507 VW approved oil suitable for both petrol and is the grade that must be used in diesels and is not normally at servos or even Supercheap etc Helix Ultra is a 502/505 grade for petrol engines
Ultra Extra isn't sold anymore.
It's Helix Ultra ECT 5w-30.
The labelling is really crap so you have to be observant.
Ultra ECT 5w-30
Ultra 5w-40
carandimage The place where Off-Topic is On-Topic I used to think I was anal-retentive until I started getting involved in car forums
Time to get an updated list of approved oils I guess as the one I have is a few years old now.
Anyone know of a new one
Nah, just use Australian made, VW approved and certified Penrite, keep a 1L in the boot, and take 5L with you for you service. Just get the correct one for your petrol or diesel engine.
buy from supercheap or autobarn.
If you need emergency fill up you need to check that teh oil you are putting in is VW approved. But you should have 1 L of penrite in the boot.
I'm confused. The Owners Manual has two separate tables that specify oil specs for the 2.0 162, 169kw TSI engine.. One for "Vehicles with variable service intervals" for which they specify VW504.00, and a second table for "vehicles with fixed service intervals" for which they specify VW502.00.
No viscosity mentioned either, so I'm assuming the certification for each spec relies on a certain viscosity. IE all VW504.00 spec oil seems to be 5W-30.
Buy some Penrite Enviro+ 5w-30 from Autobarn or similar Probably cheap this week as they have an Easter sale on.
Dont worry about all the crap in the book
ALL AUS VW are service at 15000km or 12 months whichever comes first. You can use 502spec but 504/507 is good for both diesel and petrol and it doesnt hurt to use a higher spec oil in any way.
I use it in the Polo and prev Passat TDI as is easier just to use one.
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