MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: monte on January 11, 2010, 12:24:38 pm
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Well I went into my local VW Dealers the other day to book my car in, so they can diagnose the rattle from my engine when cold.
I was waiting aroung and I noticed that all the shelves that used to have Castrol on, have now been replaced with Quantum Oils.
The longlife 5-30 was £35 for 5L. When I enquired they said it was as good as the Castrol Edge 5-30, just alot cheaper. I then asked that when I have my next service, can I have Castrol or supply my own Castrol. The guy said no, and that was that.
Has anyone heard of this Quantum? Is it any good? Do you think I should go elsewhere that does Castrol, or should I see the service manager and ask him to use Castrol?
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our own T_T says good things about it. take that how you will, but im a bit of a brand whore, i dont mind paying a bit more for castrol.
Quantum has probably only been brought in to make a bigger margin for VW, as they will be buying it a lot cheaper. Hence lining their pockets further.
Wow, that was cynical wasnt it?!
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Well I went into my local VW Dealers the other day to book my car in, so they can diagnose the rattle from my engine when cold.
I was waiting aroung and I noticed that all the shelves that used to have Castrol on, have now been replaced with Quantum Oils.
The longlife 5-30 was £35 for 5L. When I enquired they said it was as good as the Castrol Edge 5-30, just alot cheaper. I then asked that when I have my next service, can I have Castrol or supply my own Castrol. The guy said no, and that was that.
Has anyone heard of this Quantum? Is it any good? Do you think I should go elsewhere that does Castrol, or should I see the service manager and ask him to use Castrol?
quantum has something to do with VAG, its their official oil. At the end of the day however its your car and if the dealership mugs wont do it for you take it to another dealer that will. Cant believe some stealers, run by complete imbecieles.
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TT's link on gtiforum.co.uk (http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=65779.0)
(in fact TT states it is Castrol oil anyway ...)
no problemo :happy2:
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weve been using quantum products for ages with no problems in varied performance/ standard cars, like what tt has stated i think its made by castrolanyway. if vw have gone to the extent to provide this oil and even more so put there name to it them im 100% sure its up to the job.
But its all down to what the customer wants, its stupid that they are willing to push customers away for something as minor as oil. well it alls plays in our favor so im not complaining. :signLOL:
If its castrol branding that you want and they wont do it then take your business to a company that will. :happy2:
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As said Quantum is Castrol oil.
Oddly mine has removed a lot of it and is selling Mobil instead...
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It has to meet the same standards as the Castrol branded stuff, so where's the issue? If you're worried about the quality of the oil, just have it changed more often.
I'm all for using quality products but when something has to be tested to conform to a standard before any claims can be made, there's little to worry about. And you dont get much more stringent the VW's standards when it comes to oil grades.
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Yep Quantum is in all my local VW Trade parts place and my two local dealers.
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And again....Quantum is made by Castrol. :innocent:
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Oddly mine has removed a lot of it and is selling Mobil instead...
Before you buy any, make sure that that Mobil oil is fully synthetic and conforms to the VW 504 and 507 spec
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Well its good to know its decent stuff then, especially if it is Castrol. Thanks for your replies, I see what some of you are saying about passing VW's tests etc,etc, but not all oils are the same just because they have the same 504/507 stamp on. :ashamed:
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Oddly mine has removed a lot of it and is selling Mobil instead...
Before you buy any, make sure that that Mobil oil is fully synthetic and conforms to the VW 504 and 507 spec
Indeed, it seems to be the ESP stuff which is apparantly the only VW approved version of Mobils stuff.
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Well its good to know its decent stuff then, especially if it is Castrol. Thanks for your replies, I see what some of you are saying about passing VW's tests etc,etc, but not all oils are the same just because they have the same 504/507 stamp on. :ashamed:
But if it has the correct VW rating on it, it doesnt make any difference? They dont have to be exactly the same in terms of weight and ACEA rating so long as they still meet and/or exceed the required minimum 50X standard. It doesn't matter how or why they are different or who makes it, as long as an oil meets VWs' 50X standards (depending on it's intended application) - thats the whole point of the system.
The only time different weight/grade of oil will effect it's VW rating is whether it is multigrade or not. Some oils meet more than one VW standard and can be used in different engines with no ill effects. Others, are only fit for one type of engine. It's all to do with the quality of the base stock and the additives, or lack of.