Is This The Correct Oil?

[Diaman]

I called into the local dealer today to pick up some oil to top up my car. Ive a ibiza fr tdi. Told the guy my car details and he gave me a litre of castrol SLX Longlife 2 506/01. (0W-30) I asked him if this is the correct oil cos i thought this is for the variable servicing, but he said no, the fr uses the 506/01. Just wondering if this is fine to put into my fr before i use it?

 

[stoneyfordNI]

will do no harm , normal stuff is 505.01 , tho for cars over 150bhp seat use the longlife kind

 

[dmjw01]

he said no, the fr uses the 506/01

He's wrong. The FR TDI uses 505.01. But I don't think 506.01 will do any harm - you may even notice a slight improvement in fuel economy, from what I've read in various places.

 

[Diaman]

I read that the economy might increase somewhere, but when the guy said that the fr uses the 506.01 alarm bells started ringing!!

 

[muddyboots]

Have you checked your manual to see what it specifies ?

AFAIK 505.01 is still the norm for PD 100/130 engines, the 506.01 is generally only used for 150+ bhp motors and for variable servicing.
It shouldn't do any harm though.

 

[Robsport]

when i had my car serviced last month I asked them to use the 506.01 in my car and was told they were using it in all of the TDIs now.

 

[muddyboots]

IIRC toXXin (or techie) said they just use the one type, as it saves having multiple types on pump...