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Castrol › Engine oil

Vincent Waldon 18 Feb 2007, 20:23

Rating 5.0

I run Castrol's Syntec 5W 50 in my TD... it's CD and CF rated so fine for IDI TDs like yours... great in the extreme cold but thick enough for the summer.

Pros: great in extreme cold

Vehicle: Volkswagen Jetta

Castrol › Engine oil

06JettaGLI 4 Jan 2007, 01:16

Rating 5.0

My VW dealer uses Castrol Syntec 5W-40 that meets the VW 502 standard.

Pros: meets VW 502 standard

Vehicle: Volkswagen Jetta

Castrol › Engine oil

Grip Driver 3 Jan 2007, 16:09

Rating 5.0

I use castrol

Castrol › Engine oil

StoicDude 22 Dec 2006, 11:17

Rating 4.0

For some odd reason it seems that mobil 1 iron numbers are a bit higher in the 1.8T. I switched to Castrol Syntec 0w-30 and my iron numbers went down.

Pros: iron numbers went down

Cons: fuel dilution went up

Castrol › Engine oil

GRAYPASSAT2.0 28 Aug 2006, 22:40

Rating 5.0

castrol 5w40 is what vw puts in the new passat. just did my 5k oil change the other day. i used a original vw oil filter also.

Pros: vw puts it in

Vehicle: Volkswagen Passat

Mileage: 5000 km

Castrol › Engine oil

mike_04jetta 14 Jun 2006, 01:10

Rating 5.0

All oil changes on this car have been done with Castrol Syntec 10W30 Full Synthetic and an OEM Mazda Filter.

Pros: full synthetic

Vehicle: Mazda

Mileage: 174000 km

Castrol › Engine oil

henna gaijin 31 May 2006, 05:58

Rating 4.0

From what I can find, Castrol makes a 0W30 longlife oil which can be used in VW engines which have sensors which support the longlife service regime. According to this regime, oil change intervals can range from 9,000 miles or 12 months to as long as 30,000 miles or 24 months - IF the sensors will allow such an extended interval.

Pros: long oil change intervals

Vehicle: Volkswagen