Vavoline "Durablend" Engine Oil can it be used

[Yoshimode]

Just found out that the VW Service Department that services my car has been using Vavoline "Durablend" Engine Oil in my 2011 VW Polo 77Tsi 7Speed DSG. Can anyone tell me if this is suitable for my car.

Its now done 102000Km and sounds like ive done another timing chain and tensioner.

Please Help

[Diesel_vert]

It depends on which of the following three VW oil standards can be used in the engine for your car:

501.01
502.00
504.00

This information should be available in the owners manual.

[brad]

Diesel Vert - I think your last one should be 505.00.

To the OP: If they are using Durablend 10w-40 it's 502.00 which probably sneaks into the list of oils you can use. OTOH, it's semi-synth so that isn't great for a turbo IMO and it's 10w-40 which might be OK... or not.

In my 1.8tsi I run 502.00 0w-40 full synth & am pretty comfortable with that during the warmer summer months. Now we are getting into winter I'll probably go back to 5w-30.

Looking on the bright side, if you have a full VW service history then they should be giving warranty?

[nomadx38]

Diesel Vert - I think your last one should be 505.00.

To the OP: If they are using Durablend 10w-40 it's 502.00 which probably sneaks into the list of oils you can use. OTOH, it's semi-synth so that isn't great for a turbo IMO and it's 10w-40 which might be OK... or not.

In my 1.8tsi I run 502.00 0w-40 full synth & am pretty comfortable with that during the warmer summer months. Now we are getting into winter I'll probably go back to 5w-30.

Looking on the bright side, if you have a full VW service history then they should be giving warranty?

Wouldn't you want to stay on 0-40 for the winter as its thinner when cold which is better for cold starts?

[Yoshimode]

Diesel Vert - I think your last one should be 505.00.

To the OP: If they are using Durablend 10w-40 it's 502.00 which probably sneaks into the list of oils you can use. OTOH, it's semi-synth so that isn't great for a turbo IMO and it's 10w-40 which might be OK... or not.

In my 1.8tsi I run 502.00 0w-40 full synth & am pretty comfortable with that during the warmer summer months. Now we are getting into winter I'll probably go back to 5w-30.

Looking on the bright side, if you have a full VW service history then they should be giving warranty?

They are fixing it under warranty, (waiting till tomorrow to find out if it is the timing chain and tensioner) But if it is then this is the 2nd chain and tensioner and the latest has only done 30000km. Im looking for anything for ammo to have my engine replaced....I have had nothing but 2years and 10 months of pain with this car.

Also where did you find the VW 502.00 approval for the Valvoline Durablend as the only one I could find was a Valvoline Durablend MXL which as far as I can tell is sold in Europe

[brad]

Wouldn't you want to stay on 0-40 for the winter as its thinner when cold which is better for cold starts?

The car sits in a garage that only gets down to 14 at night in winter. I'm 200m from the water so even the outside temp only bottoms at 6 at worst. Ambient max temps are up to 20c lower in Winter than Summer where I live. Therefore, hot viscosity is more important to me but I can understand that others would be more concerned about start-up if they parked outside or lived in chillier areas

[brad]

Also where did you find the VW 502.00 approval for the Valvoline Durablend as the only one I could find was a Valvoline Durablend MXL which as far as I can tell is sold in Europe

Semi Synthetic | Engine Oil | Valvoline | DuraBlend | Valvoline.com.au

click on the sizes & grades tab

[Yoshimode]

Semi Synthetic | Engine Oil | Valvoline | DuraBlend | Valvoline.com.au

click on the sizes & grades tab

Thanks Brad.......I'm just wondering why its not listed on erWin?? only the 5-30 Durablend MXL is listed.

[Yoshimode]

Thanks Brad.......I'm just wondering why its not listed on erWin?? only the 5-30 Durablend MXL is listed.

ok just had another look on erWin.

it appears that the 50101/50500 has approval but not the 50200 or 50400....

as i do not have my cars manual as its in my car. can my car have any or all of these oils?????

Valvoline DuraBlend motor oil SAE 10W-40 50101/50500
Valvoline MaxLife motor oil SAE 15W-40 50101/50500
Valvoline MaxLife motor oil SAE 10W-40 50101/50500

Valvoline Nexzgen Motor Oil SAE 10W-40 50101/50500

Valvoline DuraBlend MXL SAE 5W-40 50200/50500
Valvoline DuraBlend MXL SAE 5W-40 50200/50500
Valvoline SynPower SAE 5W-40 50200/50500

Valvoline SynPower HST SAE 5W-30 50200/50500

[AndrewBurns]

If your car is a non-diesel polo then it's fine, if you have a diesel then it needs 502/504.

[brad]

Thanks Brad.......I'm just wondering why its not listed on erWin?? only the 5-30 Durablend MXL is listed.

I have noticed that the VW oil approval list is Euro-centric & doesn't take into account unique differences in specifications of Australian marketed products - maybe that's it.

Personally, I can live with 502.00 but the semi-synth in a turbo engine would worry me and at a minimum I'd be doing early changes at 5000-7500km.

It's been mentioned before that the 502.00 spec is pretty old now & it isn't overly hard to meet the spec, so there could be a large difference in oil properties between the "worst" 502.00 & the best 502.00.

[brad]

If your car is a non-diesel polo then it's fine, if you have a diesel then it needs 502/504.

502.00 & 504.00 are both oil specifications for petrol engines.

A non-dpf diesel would (probably) be 505.00 and any diesel with a DPF is 507.00.

The OP states in his first post that he has a 77tsi

[Transporter]

A non-dpf diesel would (probably) be 505.00 and any diesel with a DPF is 507.00.

The OP states in his first post that he has a 77tsi

Most non DPF diesels if not all of them from 2003 would need VW507.00 or 505.01 or 506.01. The 507.00 supersedes them all (except 506.01 in some applications).
With such a small price difference (except 506.01) using anything else than 507.00 is not justified.

[brad]

With such a small price difference (except 506.01) using anything else than 507.00 is not justified.

Cheap now - not worth quibbling over. Valvoline Synpower XLIII is only $50 at Repco at the moment.

About the only reason to stray away from 504.00/507.00 is if you want to move away from 5w-30 viscosity for some reason.