Dear all,
I have a 2013 T3, 3.6 v6 (FSI) gasoline.
I'm looking at purchasing some pennzoil engine oil. Am a little confused as to which would be a better choice.
But leaning towards 5w40 at the moment.
Between this
Pennzoil Ultra 5W-40 European Full Synthetic Motor Oil:
Amazon.com: Pennzoil 550022576-6PK Ultra 5W-40 European Full Synthetic Motor Oil - 1 Quart (Pack of 6): Automotive
and
Pennzoil Ultra Euro L 5W-30 (Low Saps):
Amazon.com: Pennzoil 550023013-6PK Ultra Euro L 5W-30 Full Synthetic Motor Oil - 1 Quart (Pack of 6): Automotive
Background:
Mainly (80-90%) city driving. Quite a fair bit of stop and go traffic.
Perhaps a long drive once every couple of months, for a few hrs at about 100mph, up to about 120-130 mph for short spurts.
(not located in the US).
Ambient temperature is around 75 °F to 95 °F all year around (yes, hot!)
Reasons for confusion.
For 5w40:
1) I believe the VW specs for the 3.6 FSI are VW 502, while the TDI 3.0 require VW 505/507.
The PZ 5w40 should be the right oil, since as far as I know it is VW 502 compliant.
The PZ 5w30 on the other hand, is VW 505/507 compliant.
2) Moreover, as I understand, 5w30 is classified as being "low Saps"
And from some general reading, while "low saps" is required for euro4/5 diesel engines, some gasoline engines do NOT respond well to this.
For 5w30:
1) 5w30 is thinner, and more suited for city driving? and more fuel efficient?
2) My dealer (direct VW actually) uses Castrol SLX professional oils. Almost all the other VW gasoline models are filled with a 5w40 grade. However, after double checking on their system, my 3.6 FSI was filled with the 5w30 instead. Twice.
Please be gentle, but feel free to correct any of the above if I got it wrong.
Not much experience in VW cars or choosing engine oils.
And I need to buy quite abit of oil at one go to save on shipping, and thus would prefer to get it right.
I have a 2013 T3, 3.6 v6 (FSI) gasoline.
I'm looking at purchasing some pennzoil engine oil. Am a little confused as to which would be a better choice.
But leaning towards 5w40 at the moment.
Between this
Pennzoil Ultra 5W-40 European Full Synthetic Motor Oil:
Amazon.com: Pennzoil 550022576-6PK Ultra 5W-40 European Full Synthetic Motor Oil - 1 Quart (Pack of 6): Automotive
and
Pennzoil Ultra Euro L 5W-30 (Low Saps):
Amazon.com: Pennzoil 550023013-6PK Ultra Euro L 5W-30 Full Synthetic Motor Oil - 1 Quart (Pack of 6): Automotive
Background:
Mainly (80-90%) city driving. Quite a fair bit of stop and go traffic.
Perhaps a long drive once every couple of months, for a few hrs at about 100mph, up to about 120-130 mph for short spurts.
(not located in the US).
Ambient temperature is around 75 °F to 95 °F all year around (yes, hot!)
Reasons for confusion.
For 5w40:
1) I believe the VW specs for the 3.6 FSI are VW 502, while the TDI 3.0 require VW 505/507.
The PZ 5w40 should be the right oil, since as far as I know it is VW 502 compliant.
The PZ 5w30 on the other hand, is VW 505/507 compliant.
2) Moreover, as I understand, 5w30 is classified as being "low Saps"
And from some general reading, while "low saps" is required for euro4/5 diesel engines, some gasoline engines do NOT respond well to this.
For 5w30:
1) 5w30 is thinner, and more suited for city driving? and more fuel efficient?
2) My dealer (direct VW actually) uses Castrol SLX professional oils. Almost all the other VW gasoline models are filled with a 5w40 grade. However, after double checking on their system, my 3.6 FSI was filled with the 5w30 instead. Twice.
Please be gentle, but feel free to correct any of the above if I got it wrong.
Not much experience in VW cars or choosing engine oils.
And I need to buy quite abit of oil at one go to save on shipping, and thus would prefer to get it right.
