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Not the turbo, but the iron block from the A3 era. Does this engine require VW 502.00 as well now that it has been resurrected?
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'14 Jetta 2.0 S, oil requirements
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Yes... all VW engines call for some kind of a VW oil spec, the most basic one for gasoline engines being VW 502.00.
Even the old 2.slow was back specced to VW 502.00.
Even the old 2.slow was back specced to VW 502.00.
Yes, my buddy's work use Castrol syntec 5w-40.
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I guess its done to keep things uniform. My '93 A3 8v ran great on GTX back in the 90's. As did my G60 and VR6.
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Originally Posted By: wemay
I guess its done to keep things uniform. My '93 A3 8v ran great on GTX back in the 90's. As did my G60 and VR6.
It's also done in order to enable the current 10K miles OCIs. A GTX back from the 90s ran at 10K miles would probably turn to sludge.
I guess its done to keep things uniform. My '93 A3 8v ran great on GTX back in the 90's. As did my G60 and VR6.
It's also done in order to enable the current 10K miles OCIs. A GTX back from the 90s ran at 10K miles would probably turn to sludge.
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I guess its done to keep things uniform. My '93 A3 8v ran great on GTX back in the 90's. As did my G60 and VR6.
I also used GTX with OEM filter on my 8V Fox.
I guess its done to keep things uniform. My '93 A3 8v ran great on GTX back in the 90's. As did my G60 and VR6.
I also used GTX with OEM filter on my 8V Fox.
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Originally Posted By: Quattro Pete
It's also done in order to enable the current 10K miles OCIs. A GTX back from the 90s ran at 10K miles would probably turn to sludge.
Yeah, never went 10K back then.
It's also done in order to enable the current 10K miles OCIs. A GTX back from the 90s ran at 10K miles would probably turn to sludge.
Yeah, never went 10K back then.
Originally Posted By: wemay
Not the turbo, but the iron block from the A3 era. Does this engine require VW 502.00 as well now that it has been resurrected?
I doubt that this engine really needs a VW 502.00 oil and the 2.5 probably doesn't either.
No turbo in either case and pretty lackluster specific output.
If either of these engines had the specific output of our '12 Accord, they'd make for reasonably quick cars.
They don't, though.
If an owner were going to run the oil as long as VW allows, then a quality syn 5W-30 like M1, PP, Ultra or API spec Edge would likely be sufficient.
If I bought a VW with the 2.Slow, I'd probably stick to VW's recommendations while under warranty and then venture off the reservation.
Incidentally, was this engine really resurrected?
I didn't think that it had ever gone away for the base VW models.
Not the turbo, but the iron block from the A3 era. Does this engine require VW 502.00 as well now that it has been resurrected?
I doubt that this engine really needs a VW 502.00 oil and the 2.5 probably doesn't either.
No turbo in either case and pretty lackluster specific output.
If either of these engines had the specific output of our '12 Accord, they'd make for reasonably quick cars.
They don't, though.
If an owner were going to run the oil as long as VW allows, then a quality syn 5W-30 like M1, PP, Ultra or API spec Edge would likely be sufficient.
If I bought a VW with the 2.Slow, I'd probably stick to VW's recommendations while under warranty and then venture off the reservation.
Incidentally, was this engine really resurrected?
I didn't think that it had ever gone away for the base VW models.
quite frankly the vw 502 requirement was to extend the oci to 10k miles, you could easily use a sm 5/30 dino and change it every 5k without any problems (with analysis probably even longer)
502 is now obsolete
http://www.oilspecifications.org/volkswagen.php
502 is now obsolete
http://www.oilspecifications.org/volkswagen.php
Originally Posted By: 2004tdigls
502 is now obsolete
It is not obsolete. It is still a current VW spec that is listed in 2014 VW owners manuals.
502 is now obsolete
It is not obsolete. It is still a current VW spec that is listed in 2014 VW owners manuals.
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