Polo 1.2tsi EA211 oil grade

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Polo 1.2tsi EA211 oil grade

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What grade oil should I get for my 1.2tsi CJZD?

Checked the manual, VW grade VW 504 00 or VW 507 00 listed.

Picked up 5L of Castrol Magnatec 5W30, but these VW standards not listed on it.
Is that oil and oil grade fine?

Just got back from a small trip (+-400km) only to find a dry dipstick. Dipstick wet right after running, but bone dry after standing.
No idea where all the oil went.

Horrible fuel consumption too. Used to get 5.5L/100km highway, but this time it was up at 7.5.
Gotta unstick that rear caliper again I reckon. :roll: Just 50K km on the clock too.
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Re: Polo 1.2tsi EA211 oil grade

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Are these engines not picky wrt oils? I'd return the Magnatec and get according to Castrol website:
EDGE 5W-40
Engine CJZD

Product Performance Claims
ACEA A3/B3, A3/B4
API SN/CF
BMW Longlife-01
MB-Approval 226.5/ 229.3/ 229.5
Porsche A40
Renault RN0700 / RN0710
VW 502 00/ 505 00

edit: I also normally get a 1l / 500ml bottle of topup oil from whatever the dealer who last serviced the car for incase....
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Thank you.

Will swing by Midas thus morning and swap it.
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Not to be a panic queen or anything, but where can I have oil tested/analysed in Cape Town? Or a used filter checked out?
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Howie-WP wrote: Mon Oct 18, 2021 9:52 pm EDGE 5W-40
Engine CJZD

Product Performance Claims
ACEA A3/B3, A3/B4
API SN/CF
BMW Longlife-01
MB-Approval 226.5/ 229.3/ 229.5
Porsche A40
Renault RN0700 / RN0710
VW 502 00/ 505 00
Stuff like this confuses me.
I went with Petronas Syntium 3000E 5W40 which, like the EDGE above, has ratings for VW 502 00 and also ACEA A3/B4.
However, in the manual it states that a ACEA A3/B4 can be used in emergency only, max 0.5L, until next oil change.
I'm going to assume this having a VW 502 00 rating means it is suitable like the EDGE.
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Thinking of switch to 5W30.
Fuel consumption is much higher than before the Petronas 5W40.

Got a leaking oil separator it seems so at some point going to ditch the oil sooner than expected.

Looking at:

https://www.shop.liqui-moly.co.za/produ ... _size=5LTR

Now this is marked VW 504 00, but also covers VW 502 00 but is to be expected.
Have done some reading and it's a mixed bag as to what is in and what is not in the oil. Not sure I should be messing with a 504 here, but at the same time not seeing a reported harm.

504 seems to be a long service spec and judging by own self I might overshoot service intervals a bit.
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Revisiting this again.

Looking at oils that API SN and API SN PLUS rated, all VW 502 00 approved.
API SN PLUS marked for dealing with LSPI (Low Speed Pre-Ignition) on small turbo engines.
Is that that critical to have on these engines?

Need to get a good oil in, but budget is tight this month. Wolf EssentialTech 5W40 is R385, Shell Helix HX8 5W40 is R460, and Ravenol VST 5W40 I would like to go with is R850. Only the HX8 is SN PLUS.
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