Originally Posted by BurntMusic
Originally Posted by NewEnglander
So lo and behold inside the glove box was a flyer for....Castrol Edge Professional Full Synthetic.
Is that what VW Dealers are using, and for the factory fill as well?
Castrol Edge Professional and Castrol Edge are the exact same thing, with the exception that Edge Professional has UV dye in it to make it easier to spot leaks.
If you don't care about the dye (new car shouldn't have any leaks), then Walmart Castrol Edge will do fine. Make sure to get 5w40 though. It's what the manual calls for.
The manual doesn't call for 5W40, it calls for either a 502 or 504-rated oil. The OE oil that comes as factory fill is a 504 5W30.