what's wrong with my dealer

[kelvniii]

My son just came back from the 1st check up and the dealer changed the engine oil to 0W40! but mine is a turbo car, how come they change it to 0W40 but not 15W-40????

[Guy_H]

0w 40 is what we run in all our 1.8T's - I think you have done well!

[kelvniii]

0w 40 is what we run in all our 1.8T's - I think you have done well!

But my friends are running 15W-40 on there turbo so i'm jsut wondering is there anything wrong with it? PLUS i'm living in Hong Kong a prety hot city right now, will there be a problem?

thank you.

[Guy_H]

Call your local VW dealer - there is a recommended list of oils that can be put in your car & a specific standard. I'm sure they would be in big trouble if they ran the wrong stuff.

I don't know if your friends running it in their "turbo's" (are they VW turbo's?) are trained mechanics or when they last wen't to VW tech school - I'd be inclined to trust the dealer on this one.

Seeming you are in HK - they may have a different specification there.

We have been running 0-40 in 1.8Ts since it was available years ago.

[mitch_gti]

whats wrong with my dealer

I was told by vw service dept to run 5w40


Should i be looking for a different oil?

[Spec83]

I am using Castrol Edge 0W40....

[Funkdancer]

On this topic, anyone got something to say on the fit of Fuchs Titan GT1 0W-20 in the Polo? Many thanks

[kelvniii]

Call your local VW dealer - there is a recommended list of oils that can be put in your car & a specific standard. I'm sure they would be in big trouble if they ran the wrong stuff.

I don't know if your friends running it in their "turbo's" (are they VW turbo's?) are trained mechanics or when they last wen't to VW tech school - I'd be inclined to trust the dealer on this one.

Seeming you are in HK - they may have a different specification there.

We have been running 0-40 in 1.8Ts since it was available years ago.

My friends they are drving a GOlf 2.0T FSI, so may be a little bit different then mine?

[Tick]

My dealer also recommended running Castrol 5w40. Hope they know what they are doing.....

[kelvniii]

Just found it on the FAQ post... hope that helps... LOL

http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/newforum/upload/showthread.php?t=2506