The engine is the heart of the car and if the heart is not functioning properly, then the entire

body will be paralyzed. Car engines always need good engine oils in order to operate smoothly. When your car mechanic suggests an engine oil, its important to know the oils viscosity, a property that corresponds roughly to its thickness. The best engine oils have a viscosity that is neither too high (thick) such that it will barely flow nor so low (thin) that it will slip through the engine. As oil changes its viscosity with temperature, it is advisable to choose synthetic oils for your car engines as they are less affected by temperature variations and do not thicken unduly. Are you facing instances when the car engine takes several minutes to respond to the ignition? This calls for an immediate understanding that dirt and sludge have built up in your cars engine and are hampering the ignition system and there is an urgent need for car servicing. The simple task of changing the oil is not the solution to the problem; its the sludge that is getting deposited in the cars engine that requires cleanups on a regular basis. Just because oil appears darker in colour by no way impedes it from performing the normal function of lubricating and protecting the metal surface inside the engine. Obviously, oil change is recommended when the oil becomes saturated for quite a long time. Due to daily hectic schedules and sometimes due to constrained budgets many car owners skip regular car servicing. The simple procedures listed below will help them to check the cars engine oil from time to time. Park the car on a leveled surface and make sure that the engine is cooled down before checking. Take the dipstick and wipe the oil off the dipstick with a paper towel or shop rag. The location of the oil dipstick depends on whether your vehicle has an in-line engine (rear-wheel drive) or a transverse engine (front-wheel drive). Insert the stick back into the pipe and make sure to push it all the way in. Now pull it out, but don't turn it upside down to look at it, this makes the oil run upward and ruins your reading. If the oil on the dipstick is below the line marked full, add a small amount of oil. Many dipsticks simply have 2 lines with a cross hatch design in between. The oil level should be halfway between these 2 lines. Never add more than a quart at one time without driving and taking a new reading of the oil level. Overfilling the engine can be messy. Your car mechanic may suggest an oil change after every 3000miles but in recent times, modern detergent oils, improved synthetic oils and upgraded auto engineering allow cars to go about 7500miles (12,070km) between oil changes. These oils already contain additives and hence putting in more may actually dilute whats already there and lessen the oils effectiveness. There is the availability of a full range of mobile engine oils those are suitable for your Audi, Skoda, SEAT and Volkswagen cars. During car servicing, advice your car mechanic to use the right kind of oil that satisfies the requirement of the most exotic high-performance engines of these plush cars. Here we are providing you with the most common approved oils by the VW group (Volkswagen, Skoda, SEAT and Audi.)

Oil specification

Types of VW engine

Viscosity

VW 500.00

VW engines built before model year 2000 (up to August 1999).

SAE 5W-X/10W-X viscosity.

Suitable for some VW engines built before MY 2000. This is an "old" oil specification and is applicable to

VW 501.01

This is an "old" oil specification and is applicable to engines built before model year 2000 (up to August 1999).

VW 502.00

Oil for gasoline engines. Successor of VW 501.01 and VW 500.00 specification. Recommended for those engines that are subject to arduous conditions. It must not be used for any VW engines with variable service intervals or any which are referred to under other specifications.

VW 503.01

This specification is specifically for Audi RS4, Audi TT, S3 and Audi A8 6.0 V12 models with outputs of more than 180bhp, running with variable service intervals (30,000km or 2 years). Now superseded by the VW 504.00 specification.

VW 504.00

The VW 504 00 specification supersedes the VW 503 00 and VW 503.01 specifications. VW 504 00 oils are suitable for Volkswagen engines meeting the demands of Euro IV emissions standards.

VW 505.00

Passenger car diesel engine oil specification, minimum performance level CCMC PD-2.

SAE 5W-50, 10W-50/60, 15W-40/50, 20W-40/50 requiring 13% max. Evaporation loss and SAE 5W-30/40, 10W30/40 requiring 15% maximum evaporation loss.

VW 506.00

Suitable for diesel engines with extended service intervals of up to 50,000km / 2 years. Not for use on engines with a single injector pump. Oil change is indicated by the electronic service indicator.

SAE 0W30.

VW 507.00

Suitable for Euro 4 engines and almost all VAG diesel engines from 2000 onwards with extended service intervals, unitary injector pumps and also Pump-Diesel ("PD") engines. Not suitable forV10, R5 engines and VW commercial vehicles without fitted DPF (diesel particulate filters).