castrol edge 5w 30 or mobil 1 esp 5w 30

[stu_no_1]

Whats better for your car both are 504.00 507.00 approved just i can get 5l mobil 1 for £32 in asda dunno how much castrol is but ive heard its the oil for this car

[gazbutS3]

do you have a Costco near you, I picked 4 litres of Edge up for 26ish quid I think at the weekend, think it was plus VAT though

[gulfstream11]

do you have a Costco near you, I picked 4 litres of Edge up for 26ish quid I think at the weekend, think it was plus VAT though

I picked up 5 litres of the VW approved stuff for £23 yesterday at the dealer.

And some washer fluid,whats the recommended mix anyone??

[xxx_mojo_xxx]

I've always gone for Castrol Edge - had no problems.  That's down to not knowing Mobil did a suitable oil for the GTI.  

I guess the important thing is that they are both VW spec in which case it shouldn't really matter.

P.S.  Personally, I would not mix oil from different manufacturers.  So if you go for one...I would use that for the oil service and then stick to top ups from the same brand.

[Norbreck21a]

I  noticed that my "old" stealer that used to service the car always used Castrol Edge, but the new one used Mobile 1.

Didn't know mobile 1 was VW approved until I asked ?

[S2 Ant]

It's odd when you consider that on the oil caps it says they recommend castrol.

[ub7rm]

They 'recommend' whoever they have a contract with at the time to supply their oil ... as long as its approved to the correct standard - thats the main thing.

Mobil 5w-30 ESP is the only VW approved Mobil oil.  (Or at least it was, things may have changed ...)

[gazbutS3]

I've always gone for Castrol Edge - had no problems.  That's down to not knowing Mobil did a suitable oil for the GTI.  

I guess the important thing is that they are both VW spec in which case it shouldn't really matter.

P.S.  Personally, I would not mix oil from different manufacturers.  So if you go for one...I would use that for the oil service and then stick to top ups from the same brand.

^^^^ totally agree ^^^^

[Gene Hunt]

They 'recommend' whoever they have a contract with at the time to supply their oil ... as long as its approved to the correct standard - thats the main thing.

Mobil 5w-30 ESP is the only VW approved Mobil oil.  (Or at least it was, things may have changed ...)

.........i got a top up bottle of this the other day & on the back says meets the high demands of vw.

[stealthwolf]

i got a top up bottle of this the other day & on the back says meets the high demands of vw.

Crucially, does it state "approved by Volkswagen/Audi to xxxx standard"?

An oil can state it "meets" the requirements, but unless it is "approved" I would stay well away. Needs to be approved to 504

[Gene Hunt]

i got a top up bottle of this the other day & on the back says meets the high demands of vw.

Crucially, does it state "approved by Volkswagen/Audi to xxxx standard"?

An oil can state it "meets" the requirements, but unless it is "approved" I would stay well away. Needs to be approved to 504

.........yes mate it's the long life with esp on the label or something. It's in the boot & i'm in work or i would copy it. 

[stealthwolf]

I read T_T's post in another thread. He states that the ESP stuff has been approved, but otherwise keep away from other mobil1 products.

[182_blue]

Castrol all the way for me

[kirkland]

do you have a Costco near you, I picked 4 litres of Edge up for 26ish quid I think at the weekend, think it was plus VAT though

I picked up 5 litres of the VW approved stuff for £23 yesterday at the dealer.

And some washer fluid,whats the recommended mix anyone??

£23 for 5 litres from a dealer sounds really really cheap what oil was it exactly?
The washer fluid, if the VW own brand, has the mix recommendations on the bottle ( picture symbols if I remember)

[owen lcr]

i got the mobil oil from OPIE for a decent price and i would say stick with the castrol stuff, the back of my candy white cupra seems to have afair bit more black speckles over that back, not sure if thats down to the oil but it happened at the same time i changed from castrol to mobil

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