Getting service done this weekend as got the cup to remove the filter housing top.

Car has been on vairiable service and assume used VW507 long life oil.

I will be changing to fixed intervals and looking at changing to the oil every 8,000 miles as its used as a taxi. Im looking using Vauxhall Dexos 2 5w-30 fully synthetic which meets VW505 01, as I can get it on our trade account at £70 for 20Lts. Is there any reason not to use this oil in PD engines?

Its alot cheaper than VW507 as the cheapest i can get it for is about £40 for 5Ltrs, compaired to the £16 per 5Ltrs for the above if brought in case of 4.

Edited 30 January, 201214 yr by bryan350lc

Getting service done this weekend as got the cup to remove the filter housing top.

Car has been on vairiable service and assume used VW507 long life oil.

I will be changing to fixed intervals and looking at changing to the oil every 8,000 miles as its used as a taxi. Im looking using Vauxhall Dexos 2 5w-30 fully synthetic which meets VW505 01, as I can get it on our trade account at £70 for 20Lts. Is there any reason not to use this oil in PD engines?

Its alot cheaper than VW507 as the cheapest i can get it for is about £40 for 5Ltrs, compaired to the £16 per 5Ltrs for the above if brought in case of 4.

hi bryan

iam also a taxi driver with the same

superb (bpz)i only put 507 oil in mine

which seems to do the job.on offer on ebay at the moment

you should be able to get 10 to 12 k on a change

5ltrs for £30 inc pp

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/320823595760?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

john

Edited 31 January, 201214 yr by alfredjohn

I think you only need to use 507 if your on longlife service, as 505 01 is cheaper I dont mind changing it at 5,000 to 8,000 miles. If there was only a little diference in the price I would go with the higher spec oil.

One of my mates has used the Vaxhaull oil for over 110,000 miles in his AWX without any problems and car is now on 210,000 miles.

Edited 31 January, 201214 yr by bryan350lc

Getting service done this weekend as got the cup to remove the filter housing top.

Car has been on vairiable service and assume used VW507 long life oil.

I will be changing to fixed intervals and looking at changing to the oil every 8,000 miles as its used as a taxi. Im looking using Vauxhall Dexos 2 5w-30 fully synthetic which meets VW505 01, as I can get it on our trade account at £70 for 20Lts. Is there any reason not to use this oil in PD engines?

Its alot cheaper than VW507 as the cheapest i can get it for is about £40 for 5Ltrs, compaired to the £16 per 5Ltrs for the above if brought in case of 4.

Just notice this, there is alot of fake Dexos 2 circulating especially on the net. Make sure the bottles have a hologram on the front and a multilanguage booklet on the back or buy it direct from a Vauxhall dealer.