5w-30 vs 0w-30 oil

[Mdm83]

Car is a 2015 vw amarok 2.0 bitdi 180bhp

Ok getting conflicting advice on oil manufacturers websites for which oil to use
some are saying 5w-30 which I assumed it would need and others are saying 0w-30

I’ve been using shell helix ultra for the last few years and they say to use shell helix ect 0w-30
Mobile 1 say to use 5w-30
And opie oils option for shell is to use helix hx8 ect 5w-30

None seem to advise shell helix ultra

Any advice?

[MJK 24]

Any 5w30 to VW standard 504 & 507

[Mdm83]

MJK 24 said:

Any 5w30 to VW standard 504 & 507

Thanks

[Mdm83]

That’s just it though the handbook doesn’t state which oil only that it needs to be vw 507.00 compliant

[M_A_S]

The 507.00 is more important than the difference between 5w/30 and 0w/30.

[ChocolateFrog]

The 0W will be the better oil but as mentioned above the VW spec is probably more important.

At operating temperature there's absolutely no difference between a 0W-30 and a 5W-30. The lower winter weight just helps with starting on very cold mornings.

[Mdm83]

So the shell helix ultra 0w-30 which is vw 507.00 compliant is the best?

[Belle427]

I don’t think you will ever get a conclusive answer on the viscosity.
Drop Opie an email and ask, they are very helpful. There used to be a thread running somewhere where you could ask for such advice but I can’t remember where.