Correct Oil for W8 Passat? 10W30 or 5w40?

t0ddles, Jul 4, 4:52am
As in title, any knowledgable people able to help me out!

thunderbolt, Jul 4, 5:06am

smiller18, Jul 4, 5:14am
Mobil S 10W-40

t0ddles, Jul 4, 6:05am
Ok thanks, if the mechanic had already put 10w30 in, would this cause a problem! I sent it in for a service and he quoted x amout. then it was a bit more cos he said it took 8 litres not the 5 litres the computer said. His explination for this was it was prob the wrong submodel, ie a 4cyl.

Is the 10w30 suitable, or should i ask them to put the proper 10w40!

stevo2, Jul 4, 1:11pm
Try here for correct oil and quantities. http://www.datateck.com.au/lube/mobil_nz/default.asp

jasongroves, Jul 4, 11:47pm
10w30 is fine. Semi synthetic should be used with an API rating of SL or better;)
For future reference:
http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/1362/71885971.jpg

t0ddles, Jul 5, 5:47am
Thanks Stevo, But the W8 model is not on the list, probably what the garage used and where they went wrong. Handy site to save for future use tho. Cheers

t0ddles, Sep 2, 10:47am
:) a conclusive answer, thanks guys. Will give the garage a wind up in 5k time.