Hey all,You may recall my belly pan sob story. Well, I got it fixed today, and while I was there I had them do the 10K service, which of course includes an oil and filter change. Now, the manual sez that an '03 Passat V6 (actually both engines) should be fed 5W-40 oil, meeting VW 505.01. The oil they used is part number ZVW-352-530. Anyone know what grade that is? My sneaking suspicion is that that "530" at the end means 5W-30... does it?Thanks,--Mike Smith

I would not worry. Even if you now have 5W30 it should be fine for the next six months. It is just a little lighter weight in a hot engine and in North America, you should not be experiencing too much hot weather over the next six months.

Oil change - did I get screwed?

Jan 05, 2005 21 Replies

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Mike Smith 21 years ago

I'm not whining. Timothy Lee asked a question, and I answered it.

-- Mike Smith

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Peter Parker 21 years ago

Incredulous you might say, regarding your manual and the actual work of the dealer. Thank your lucky stars that you actually got oil in your oil change. Did they change the filter?

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