Hi there

 

I saw the above oil reccomended on CP4L for my 2.0TDI Octavia II. This oil supposedly meets VW's 507.00 spec so should be OK for my DPF etc.... But has anyone used it? Or is it worth spending a bit more and getting a better known brand - e.g. Shell Engine Oil (Helix HX8 ECT 5W-30 - 5Ltr) ?

 

Given that I aim to change my oil yearly (rather than 2 yearly / at x miles) it probably doesn't make too much difference!

 

Cheers.

Get VW 507 00 so 5w 30 FS Long Life from anyplace, Asda, Comma, Quantum etc etc.  its Engine Oil for a VW TDI, makes no difference.

Cheers. Went for the Shell in the end as it was only a smidge more expensive. Cheaper than Asda's equivalent!

Secret is or was that you looked at the ASDA oil on the self,  they must have used it to undercut Tesco and their Oil, as often it sits a day or a few hours dead cheap, then next day at the usual good value price.

Proper oil produced by an Oil producer obviously.

10 hours ago, Offski said:

Proper oil produced by an Oil producer obviously.

 

Now that's something to debate.

 

I wonder which motor oil brands actually produce the main ingredients as oppose to buy them in from a supplier or a distributor (which may have more than one supplier) and just blend and bottle it?

 

Some brands eg supermarket, halfords, etc obviously are third party branding which complicates things, especially if they are in the habit of shopping around for and changing suppliers regularly.

 

And where does this all take place, in the UK, some near or far EU country, or further afield? 

 

Do all these brands have accredited testing labs?

 

 

Edited 19 September, 20187 yr by xman

Hi sandspider I've used it when I bought my Octavia at first, bought one got one 1/2 price, as it used to list the oil specs on the info section of the web page but I've noticed since then that this information is no longer given and they're recommending the oil based on your registration but as there's so many different " flavours" of both 5/30 & 5/40 oils and not all meet the VAG spec I've stopped buying online unless I can actually see it meets either 505.01 or 507.00 spec 

On the C4PL website, if you open the specific oil page without entering numberplate details it will tell you the spec, 507.00 etc. If you put the numberplate details in it hides this info and just tells you that engines need oil! Dumbing it down perhaps? I like to know exactly what spec oil I'm using too.

On 20/09/2018 at 00:09, xman said:

 

Now that's something to debate.

 

I wonder which motor oil brands actually produce the main ingredients as oppose to buy them in from a supplier or a distributor (which may have more than one supplier) and just blend and bottle it?

 

Some brands eg supermarket, halfords, etc obviously are third party branding which complicates things, especially if they are in the habit of shopping around for and changing suppliers regularly.

 

And where does this all take place, in the UK, some near or far EU country, or further afield? 

 

Do all these brands have accredited testing labs?

 

 

 

Not many make everything from start to finish. The Raw base stock oil is only made by a hand full, such as Exon Mobil and Shell. The additives are made by other companies such as Lubrizol. These are purchased and then blended by a manufacturer such as Fuchs, Millers, Castrol and they all have their own R&D depts to come up with their own specific blends. A lot of Fuchs is blended in the UK, Millers blend in the UK, Motul is made in France, Gulf in Antwerp and Castrol have a R&D facility in Pangbourne but the blending is a bit all over the place, but mainly Europe (this is for oils intended for the European market). depending on the brands global presence they may have blending plants all over the world, or do a deal to use someone else's.

 

Some oil brands, usually the more no name ones are often off the shelf oils by a toll blender, you can walk into one of these and have a complete range of XMAN labelled oils with all the right approvals and you dont have to invest in anything.

 

Most do not make their own brake fluids, or coolants. They are all made by other chemical based companies.

 

Cheers,

 

Guy