Engine oil Castrol or MOTUL

I've always used Liqui Moly 5W-40 Leichtlauf, but yesterday I decided to put Motul X-Cess Gen2 5W-40...same quality? less money? I'll test that after 8k km and compare it to liqui

Castrol German 0w/5w-40

Doesn’t sheer down…

I prefer motul as I’ve used both and motul gives me less oil consumption from burning/passing through rings on my mk3 TT.

I used Castrol edge cos that's what my audi used from the factory.

For my 1.6 diesel I use Castrol Magnatec 0W30 Stop-Start C2 which was recommended to me by cox motor parts (great store for Honda parts)

I love my Motul Xcess 5W-40, just becoming harder and harder to find.

It doesn't really matter as long as you get one that meets the specifications for your car which should be VW502 in your case. Mobil 1 0w40 and Castrol 5w40 both support that and are widely available for a reasonable price.

I’ve been using Castrol’s 5w-30 with the RN0720 spec (for DPF filtered diesels like yours and mine), it’s the best oil for thins engine. 100.000km doing oil changes every 10k and it’s as good as new, very good fuel economy and no leaks

Regardless, I haven't heard of Aral, but I wouldn't knock it without proof that's worse than Castrol.

my vw eats full synthetic castrol 5w40. thats what the dealership recommended to me.