Engine Oil: Capacities And Specification Through My 2020

A new VW engine oil standard 508 00/509 00 is used in most VW engines. It is characterized by the ability to lower fuel consumption and CO₂ emission.

The most important facts:

• VW 508 00/509 00 is a combined product where the gasoline specification is given with the 508 00 and the diesel specification with the 509 00.
• Volkswagen recommends to not use the new specifications in older engine generations. The recommended specifications are assigned to the engines in this article.
• While servicing, engines with particulate filters (gasoline and diesel) may also be filled using engine oil specifications VW 504 00/507 00. This can lead to higher fuel consumption and CO₂ emissions.
• Engines without particulate filters may also be filled with engine oil specifications VW 502 00 or VW 505 01 while servicing. This can lead to higher fuel consumption and CO₂ emissions.
• The new oil can be mixed.
• Engine damage can occur if the oil with Volkswagen engine oil standard 508 00/509 00 is used in engines that are not designed for it.
• From MY 2018, engines that may not use the new oil have an information label (lock carrier/engine compartment), which indicates the oil specification to be used.

Refer to FLUID CAPACITY TABLES