On Mon, 7 Feb 2000 19:45:40 -0500
"Echo Industries, Inc." <echomhs@GIS.NET> wrote:

> Perhaps the "void" could be enforced if you don't use the "proper" oil.
>  (The oil spec for the A4 TDIs is a VW synthetic that I haven't been able
> to find commercially.)  If you don't use the oil they specify, then they
> may have a case.  Just a thought.
>
> Maynard
> '82 Westy Diesel "Reinhardt"
> '93 EV GL "Klinger"
> '00 Golf GLS TDI "WooHoo"

AFAIK, your manual should state that the correct oil is an oil that
qualifies with at least one of the following:

B3
VW 505
CF-4, CG-4

It doesn't have to meet all of the specs, just at least one of them.

They don't say anywhere in the manual that you must use a special oil
that only the dealer supplies. They could not do that, since that would
be illegal in both the US and in Canada. If a company is to do that,
they must supply the product for free. Its the law, otherwise companies
could force people to just use their own products and that would affect
competition.

The VW TDI version of Castrol Syntec that comes in 5w40 ( thats whats
special ) meets VW 505, thus it meets the minimum oil specs.

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