Pre-long distance TDI checks

[aristo92]

Thanks aristo

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No problem bud

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[smoke.machine]

I buy my oil from vw or Audi....its about R90 a liter ...its castrol magnetec 5w40 505.01spec... use it on my 1.9tdi and 1.6tdi...

[casperjjordaan]

My car is all TopTec'ed and fresh filtered up! Thanks guys!!

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[Howie-WP]

[VAG Fan]

Marc,

Not all TDIs are created equal. This thread started with a PD-type TDI ("Pumpe-Düse" = unit injector). If your Jetta 4 is not a PD , but a VE ("Verteiler-Einspritz" = distributor injection pump) engine, then you don't need these fancy 505.01 oils. The VE engine is a "normal", old-school diesel engine that doesn't have the extreme-pressure, high-shear conditions on the camshaft. The LiquiMoly 4100 would actually be overkill. A 505.00 such as the Shell Ultra will do just fine.

To my knowledge, most (if not all) the Mk 4 Golfs and Jettas sold in South Africa were actually VE, not PD. Have a look at the engine code (listed on your licence disc). If it's AHF, then it's the VE engine. You can also recognise the VE by its cam-belt-driven injection pump with steel injection lines going to the four injectors.

[casperjjordaan]

Hi guys. So, after all checks and oil and filter replacement, new cambelt, brakes ect, I did the long haul to Dbn from Jhb today. The traffic was a fkn nightmare. I left my home at 02:48am, when I hit the N1 off Gordon, the traffic was already bad, but by the time I got to Vosloorus it was bumper to bumper.

Anyway, the ASZ 9N ran great! 631Km = 31.2L Diesel = 20.2Km/L. Not bad in my books.

What was your consumption?


Here is a couple of pics

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[MarshallGTi]

Thanks Marshall.

Where can I buy this oil?

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There you go, I bought some now.
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Which GW was this? the ones near me all charge R680

[Reegz]

On the topic of oils and diesels, what oil should I be looking at for my Touran? It's the '12 2.0.

[panic-mechanic]

read the owners manual. See what spec oil it requires and match that to an oil.

[Reegz]

The manual had two options based on whether the engine has a particulate filter or not.

With filter:-
Oil:- 507 00
Engine codes:- cayb, cayc, cfhc, cfja

Without filter:-
Oil:: 505 01
Engine codes:- Cayc

[panic-mechanic]

2012 will have a particulate filter.

[Reegz]

Ok thank you Panic. I shall purchase accordingly.

[smoke.machine]

My 2014 polo tdi doesnt have a dpf....cause sedans are made in India. ..engine code CLNA

[Reegz]

So just checked the sticker in the rear (haha); the engine code is CLCA. Can that be right? This particular code isn't listed in the manual?

What am I missing here?

[panic-mechanic]

DPF or not 507 is fine. You don't need a special oil for them like the PD motors. IE. there is no special lubricant requirement for lifters like the PD motors. So if it is common rail, which CLC is then even something like shell ultra 5-40 will make it quite happy.
it's really the PD motors which has a specific requirement and DPF equipped cars need a 507 oil and 507is also fine even if there is no DPF as 507 supersedes or can be used for 505 needy engines ( except the PD which must have 506 and which yours isn't)
Don't over complicate things.

[Reegz]

Cool. That makes life easier for me. Thanks again.