Diesal Oil- Penzoil V Mobile

**stormshark** · 11-06-2009, 01:22 PM

Peoples,

After having some difficulty finding 5v 30 oil in the provinces, i can order Penrite 5l ($80) or Mobile 1 20l ($230) in preference to the Caltex from the dealer at $123 for 5 litres!.Ive "poured "through the Oils section but nonetheless my conundrum remains-Which of the 2 Diesal oils is "better" in peoples opinion and in terms of warranty. At moment just looking for a top up oil, but thanks to the good info on here i may be doing servicing( oil changes) myself after Service 1. Subjective opinions welcome as i want to avoid chopping and changing form 1 for top up and then one for servicing so i am leaning towards Mobil ? I drive an 08 TD GT

Thanks in advance for any tips

**jacob_1987** · 11-06-2009, 04:15 PM

The mobil is a far better oil, is a vw 505, and 507 I believe... also is used by most professional VW specialists...

That's not to say the penrite isn't a bad oil, but Mobil1 is the way to go, I do believe they sell them them in 5L also but it's nearly impossible to find.

**Transporter** · 11-06-2009, 04:18 PM

I stock on Mobil1 ESP for my rides (excluding T5 Transporter), Penrite brand doesn't look right IMO (for any positive comment about Penrite oils there is equally or more negative one on the internet).
Shell has VW504.00/507.00 oil - see Nissan dealers (around $80 for 5L)
If you order 20L of oil I'm sure it should last 2 years or more if properly stored.

**gldgti** · 11-06-2009, 06:40 PM

Originally Posted by Transporter

Penrite brand doesn't look right IMO (for any positive comment about Penrite oils there is equally or more negative one on the internet).

talking to people in real life, i've never heard a bad word about penrite... i started using it years ago on the advice of a mechanic that i had some respect for, but havent ever had a bad experience with it myself in 3 vehicles (and dad runs it in 3 aswell).

only having had good experience with it, and that a specialist porsche mechanic who works next door to me uses it for all of his customers vehicles, i thought it oughta be good enough for me.

just my sujective opinion...

i thought it was pretty good value too - supercheap sells the fully synthetic diesel stuff in 10L bottles.

**Transporter** · 11-06-2009, 08:41 PM

Yeah you're right the Penrite oils are good value, no doubts about it.
What I'm missing is the important information from the data sheets like: HTHS index, Noack Volatility Number and TBN, so one could compare it to other brands products.
So far the only oil suitable from their range for late model VW is HPR Diesel Enviro+5W30 approved for VW504.00/507.00 use.

**gldgti** · 12-06-2009, 07:18 PM

Originally Posted by Transporter

Yeah you're right the Penrite oils are good value, no doubts about it.
What I'm missing is the important information from the data sheets like: HTHS index, Noack Volatility Number and TBN, so one could compare it to other brands products.
So far the only oil suitable from their range for late model VW is HPR Diesel Enviro+5W30 approved for VW504.00/507.00 use.

I wonder if we should email them and ask? Might be worth a try - If I ran a specialist automotive oils company, i'd want to know what the people out there 'wanted to know'.

**stormshark** · 12-06-2009, 09:50 PM

Thanks Peoples, seems jurys out, have ordered 5l Penzoil for emergency top up, will keep researching and listening and will probably go for mobil after 1st service?