You will discover during your EXHAUSTIVE quest for the answer:hi newbie here so the general conclusion is 507.00 for my v10 0r would this be only for v6?
also is there a bible on who manufactures the best 507.00
as only the best will do in my eyes
To be clear, 507 00 oil is for common-rail engines AND PD with DPF. VW stopped using PD injectors in their engines in I think 2009 and onwards. You should ONLY use 507 00 in PD engines that have a DPF, but that's not the ONLY engine it should be used in.2) 507 rated oil is ONLY for engines with PD (PumpDeuse) AND DPF.
I use only: Fuchs TITAN GT1 PRO C-3I can't help but to think, if our vehicles-3.0 TDI motors-are so special, so expensive and so exclusive, why do we need the magical VW 507 spec. oil? What is it in our motors that makes them so seemingly magical that they need this oil we can't just by at Vatozone, Advanced Auto, Walmart, etc. and have to pay about $10 a quart for?
Well, for awhile they were really researching it, apparently to deal with the issue that you cannot just walk into most auto parts stores or big box stores and buy 507 00 oil (at least in the U.S.). But apparently no one has been able to crack the 507 00 code. The good news is you can walk into your nearest VW dealer and buy 507 00 oil at a reasonable price. Well, that's good news if you have a VW dealer nearby (as I do).I don't think anybody was really researching it. Lol
It's not necessary for owners to "crack" the code.Well, for awhile they were really researching it, apparently to deal with the issue that you cannot just walk into most auto parts stores or big box stores and buy 507 00 oil (at least in the U.S.). But apparently no one has been able to crack the 507 00 code. The good news is you can walk into your nearest VW dealer and buy 507 00 oil at a reasonable price. Well, that's good news if you have a VW dealer nearby (as I do).
I think that's an easy answer - because diesel VWs and Audis are actually quite rare here, as are diesel passenger cars in general, despite the big deal our government has made about Dieselgate. That, and most motor oil is produced and consumed regionally.Perhaps you should ask those last four brands why their 507.00 isn't readily available in the US?
It is if 507 00 oil is not readily available, and you want to find a suitable substitute.It's not necessary for owners to "crack" the code.
I'm sure that's true. But no one here is looking to MAKE 507 00 oil. They're looking to BUY 507 00 oil, or a suitable substitute.I feel sure that any of the global oil companies can ask VW for the requirements of 507.00, have their oil chemists create an oil meeting that requirement and then have it certified by VW as meeting that requirement which they can market with the "coveted" 507.00 approval.
Of course the (still) unanswered question is whether 5W-30 ACEA C3 oil WITHOUT VW's 507 00 approval is really the same as 5W-30 ACEA C3 oil WITH VW's 507 00 approval?In the UK, I can go into Asda (owned by Walmart from the US) and buy Castrol 507.00 for no more than a 5W-30 ACEA-C3 without VW approval - I can use Opie Oil mail order and get 507.00 by Mobil, Amsoil, Red Line and Valvoline - all of which are US companies.
That would be interesting to know, but is ultimately irrelevant since their 507 00 oils are currently NOT readily available in the U.S.Perhaps you should ask those last four brands why their 507.00 isn't readily available in the US?
That's probably the answer. As I noted, the Castrol 507 00 oil says that it is made by BP Lubricants IN the USA (from domestic and imported components).I think that's an easy answer - because diesel VWs and Audis are actually quite rare here, as are diesel passenger cars in general, despite the big deal our government has made about Dieselgate. That, and most motor oil is produced and consumed regionally.
One possible explanation is that the MB Bluetec oil spec is satisfied by an existing oil formulation that has broader applicability, but the VW 507 00 oil spec has something different about it that is NOT satisfied by a broader applicability formulation.You can actually find MB Bluetec spec oil on the shelves at most major auto parts stores, and they sold even fewer here than VAG did. I wonder why that is?
I'd suggest they aren't the same - as in the UK we have available 5W-30 ACEA-C3 without VW 507.00 and often from the same brand, a 5W-30 ACEA-C3 with VW 507.00 approval.Of course the (still) unanswered question is whether 5W-30 ACEA C3 oil WITHOUT VW's 507 00 approval is really the same as 5W-30 ACEA C3 oil WITH VW's 507 00 approval?
