506.01 T5 Owner - where to purchase 506.01 spec oil??????

[Slacker]

Agreed, but the document in the link for Penrite Enviro+5W40 shows this oil has been tested and approved by VW to 505.01, therefore should be suitable for for regular 15000km service interval use and is readily available.

[Transporter]

Agreed, but the document in the link for Penrite Enviro+5W40 shows this oil has been tested and approved by VW to 505.01, therefore should be suitable for for regular 15000km service interval use and is readily available.

if your T5 is made before 7/2006 and has 5 cylinder engine you have to stick to 506.01 approved oil and Penrite doesn’t have any oil with that approval. Also, please note that there is an expiry date for these approvals, so you have to check that you’re using approved oil.

Of course you can ignore all of that and take the oil company word for it and go with their guesses. I saw these “meets exceeds” rolled back in the past, most likely as the engine/transmission claims started to creep up.

[Slacker]

Thanks for the feedback Transporter, no wonder there is confusion....the 2005 T5 vehicle manual stipulates 505.01 for normal service and 506.01 for longlife service. So sounds like we now need to ignore the manual and only use 506.01!
Cheers

[gregozedobe]

Unfortunately the very early T5 2.5l engines had cams & followers made of "chocolate", and so they were very prone to premature wear & failure. IIRC the differences between 506.01 and 507.00 was discussed many times and at great length over at the useful T5 website the brick-yard eg
Oil: 506.01 v 507.00 once and for all... I hope! - The Brick-yard - Page 1

TLDR: Many people believe that 507.00 is as good or possibly even better than 506.01 but early T5 cams & followers may wear out even with the best oil changed regularly. Obviously you need to do enough research to satisfy yourself.

[Slacker]

What about 505.01?

Unfortunately the very early T5 2.5l engines had cams & followers made of "chocolate", and so they were very prone to premature wear & failure. IIRC the differences between 506.01 and 507.00 was discussed many times and at great length over at the useful T5 website the brick-yard eg
Oil: 506.01 v 507.00 once and for all... I hope! - The Brick-yard - Page 1

TLDR: Many people believe that 507.00 is as good or possibly even better than 506.01 but early T5 cams & followers may wear out even with the best oil changed regularly. Obviously you need to do enough research to satisfy yourself.

Great thanks, I get the issue of not using 507 in T5 pre 2006 2.5l engines. I am still not clear why 505.01 as recommended in the manual for regular service intervals is now also not recommended???
Can any clarify?

[Transporter]

Great thanks, I get the issue of not using 507 in T5 pre 2006 2.5l engines. I am still not clear why 505.01 as recommended in the manual for regular service intervals is now also not recommended???
Can any clarify?

The information in the 2005 owners manual is wrong.

Every owners manual is subject to changes and one should always check the latest manufacturer recommendations. Which is also mentioned there by manufacturer.