Engine Oil, Capacities And Specifications
From now on, a new VW engine oil standard 508 00/509 00 is used in 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.
- 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.
- Engines for which the new oil is not suitable have an information label (lock carrier/engine compartment), which indicates the engine oil specification to be used.
| Taos | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline Engines | Oil capacity with filter (l) | With fixed service | ||
| Engine codes | Displacement/output | VW Standard | SAE Class | |
| CWLA | 1.4L / 110 kW | 4.0 | 508 88 | 5W-40 |
| DSJA | 1.4L / 110 kW | 4.0 | 502 00 | 5W-40 |
| DNKA | 1.5L / 118 kW | 4.3 | 508 00 | 0W-20 |