Anyone know what this is or anything about it? I stumbled across 18 liters for free. Is it synthetic or dino? Hdeo or pcmo? Ever seen a uoa or voa?
CASTROL TXT 505 01
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That was the 1st generation 505.01 oil for VW TDIs from 2004 - 2006; HDEO, synthetic (likely majority group 3). Good stuff, especially for the price!
I would gladly take it off your hands for a case of beer if you were closer.
I would gladly take it off your hands for a case of beer if you were closer.
Sucks your in chicago.
Old stuff; was replaced/rebranded as Castrol SLX Professional.
Synthetic HDEO. Good oil.
Synthetic HDEO. Good oil.
A friend of mine has a 2006 jetta but its a gas engine. It calls for a 5/40 502 spec. Will this be ok to use in it? The syntec he uses meets 505 and 502 but this oil doesn't say 502. What do you guys think? Could he run it?
Im also thinking of using some in one of my vehicles as well. But I will put about anything in that f150
Im also thinking of using some in one of my vehicles as well. But I will put about anything in that f150
Also the few uoas I found show it to have calcium levels around 2000 and zinc levels around 1000. Phosphorus was 8-900. That sounds more like a SL rated oil to me. Am I missing something?
505.01 is for diesel, not gasoline
505.00 is for gasoline.
505.00 is for gasoline.
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Well thanks for the replies guys!
Im super stoaked about my new free synthetic oil
I can wait to run it
Im super stoaked about my new free synthetic oil
I can wait to run it
Originally Posted By: electrolover
A friend of mine has a 2006 jetta but its a gas engine. It calls for a 5/40 502 spec. Will this be ok to use in it? The syntec he uses meets 505 and 502 but this oil doesn't say 502. What do you guys think? Could he run it?
Im also thinking of using some in one of my vehicles as well. But I will put about anything in that f150
It should work fine in your buddy's Jetta or either of your vehicles - if anything it's overkill for all of those applications but that's one wonderful thing about free oil!
A friend of mine has a 2006 jetta but its a gas engine. It calls for a 5/40 502 spec. Will this be ok to use in it? The syntec he uses meets 505 and 502 but this oil doesn't say 502. What do you guys think? Could he run it?
Im also thinking of using some in one of my vehicles as well. But I will put about anything in that f150
It should work fine in your buddy's Jetta or either of your vehicles - if anything it's overkill for all of those applications but that's one wonderful thing about free oil!
Originally Posted By: randomhero439
505.01 is for diesel, not gasoline
505.00 is for gasoline.
502.00 is for gasoline.
505.00 was for earlier VE TDIs, 505.01 & 506.01 were for the Pumpe Düse engines.
505.01 is for diesel, not gasoline
505.00 is for gasoline.
502.00 is for gasoline.
505.00 was for earlier VE TDIs, 505.01 & 506.01 were for the Pumpe Düse engines.
Originally Posted By: electrolover
Sucks your in chicago.
Quite happy to be here; I would phrase it the other way around.
Originally Posted By: dparm
Old stuff; was replaced/rebranded as Castrol SLX Professional.
IIRC, that only happened after the 505.01 reformulation.
I only recall seeing it as Castrol SLX Professional OE 5w30. Extremely weak sauce in PDs!
Sucks your in chicago.
Quite happy to be here; I would phrase it the other way around.
Originally Posted By: dparm
Old stuff; was replaced/rebranded as Castrol SLX Professional.
IIRC, that only happened after the 505.01 reformulation.
I only recall seeing it as Castrol SLX Professional OE 5w30. Extremely weak sauce in PDs!
Lol thanks scurvy.
Btw that friend of mine is running VWB right now. Seems he got tired of paying for the castrol syntec 5/40 he was running. So its definitely a step up.
Btw that friend of mine is running VWB right now. Seems he got tired of paying for the castrol syntec 5/40 he was running. So its definitely a step up.
A lot of 2004-06 TDI owners would pay $10 a quart for your oil. If it's a 5w-40 weight. It's rare and hard-to-find 505.01 in the states.
Rather than waste it on a gas car, I'd sell it on ebay, collect $180 and then buy Twice as much Mobil 1 or Pennzoil Pltinum or QSUD.
Rather than waste it on a gas car, I'd sell it on ebay, collect $180 and then buy Twice as much Mobil 1 or Pennzoil Pltinum or QSUD.
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Well if they will pay shipping I sell it for $8 a qt.
Originally Posted By: electrolover
Well if they will pay shipping I sell it for $8 a qt.
You could very well find a buyer at that price, especially if they were local.
I'm dead serious. 1st-gen 505.01 oils were very, very good.
Well if they will pay shipping I sell it for $8 a qt.
You could very well find a buyer at that price, especially if they were local.
I'm dead serious. 1st-gen 505.01 oils were very, very good.
Really? I would also trade it for 3 jugs of PP or PU 5/30.
one thing I find funny is it says on the bottle not for extended drains but the vw interval is 10k. Whats an extended drain in Germany? 20k
one thing I find funny is it says on the bottle not for extended drains but the vw interval is 10k. Whats an extended drain in Germany? 20k
Originally Posted By: electrolover
Whats an extended drain in Germany? 20k
Nope...
31k miles / 50k km.
Yes, really!
Whats an extended drain in Germany? 20k
Nope...
31k miles / 50k km.
Yes, really!
Wow!! Just wow!!!
I was going to buy this from you, but then I found some equivalent 505.01 oil for $6.70 a quart.
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