Oljeskift Vw California, 2.5 tdi (axe)

[@anidabinaak6344]

Isn't this the wrong oil for 2006 AXE engine? As far as I know AXE engines don't have DPF and there fore 5007.00 is wrong oil and you should have used 506.01 which prevents premature camshaft wear.

[@emilsilenhag]

Yes, it is the wrong oil for that engine. Nicely spotted. I’ve forgotten that I had that video on KZbin. I think I have a shorter version that say to use correct specification according to the owners manual or something. That said, I still use 507 and now driven over 100 000 km. No damage engine so far. I’ve used the same oil now for 5 years and approximately 10 oil changes. But I also add Redline Break inn additive, which is zddp additiv. I don’t know if this is good for my engine, but I will find out...

[@anidabinaak6344]

@@emilsilenhag It's been researched that the 507.00 oil has better specs than 506.01 but never ending debate is still going on that you should only use 506.01 AXD/AXE engines without DPF, because it has some additive to coat the camshaft and tappet for long term wear protection. I'm not expert and don't know id this is true. Fact is that 2007 onward the newer engines with DPF have different camshaft and are not so prone to wear as in the older engines.

[@emilsilenhag]

anidabi naak Agree again. If I could do it over again I would have chosen 506.01. I always use that oil when doing oil changes on friends cars. But for my car, I go with the 507 + Redline Break inn additive, just for the fun of it, to se if it works/how long the cam, tappets etc will last...