Will any oil that meets VW 502 00 spec. be ok to top up my 1.2 TSI 86? Some are 0W30 and some are 5W30 (or 40.) I asked the parts dept. at the main dealer and they asked what oil was in the engine. I asked how I would know that and they said the service engineer will have noted it in your service book. I told him it was only a month old and won't be serviced for another 11 months! he said that the oil type should be stated in the pre-delivery service report - it isn't! There is no service book as such. Does anyone know what type and grade of oil will be my car's engine and what I should use for topping-up (assuming I ever need to)? 

 

VW502 is OK if you intend to service every year or 10k miles but for variable service you need oil to VW504.

 

Have a look in the site sponsors section for;

 

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/

 

 

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Have a look in the spare wheel well at the sticker and look for Q16   If it it on the sticker then it is variable so vw504. What i do is when i have it serviced in 12 months or 10,000 miles i have them change to fixed service so i use vw502