Originally Posted by Skatefast
My daughter just purchased a 2018 Tiguan MQB with the 2.0TSI engine. Do your research before you switch from the VW 508 / 509 oil spec. If you do some research on LSPI, the wrong oil will increase the propensity for LSPI to occur. The oil formulated to mitigate the LSPI will typically have a reduced level of calcium and an increase in magnesium.
LSPI is a newer phenomenon directly affecting the turbocharged gasoline direct injection engines.
The plan is to do an oil change every 5k miles. I have done only 1 oil change so far on the Tiguan at 5k miles, and used 6 quarts of Driven Racing DI20 oil. This oil is specifically designed for TGDI engines. My plan is to alternate the Driven with the factory VW Castrol oil each oil change. At the 10k oil change, I will use the Factory VW Castrol oil.
Why would you even use the DI20 at all? Their website reads like a joke and they don't even offer any MSDS, PDS, etc for any of their products.
This ad copy from their website would have me running for the hills. Just use Castrol at all times.
"Driven Racing Oil, born from Joe Gibbs Racing, is formulated specifically for all-out race and high performance engines. What makes our products different? In simple terms, our products are unique because we always put the "Motor ahead of the Molecule". While other oil companies are in love with chemistry and have no real world understanding of how the products are actually used, Driven keeps things in the proper order. The oil is for the motor, not the other way around. Our product development team looks at the motor and how it is used; then we design application specific products using a "zero compromise" approach that delivers a measurable performance advantage. "
What a bunch of nonsense.