Motor oil for Volkswagen Lupo

Type the engine variant of your Volkswagen Lupo to see the right engine oil and the manufacturer approvals.

Which engine do you drive?

Fuel and model year are enough - only the matching engines stay.

The power is on your registration certificate, field P.2 (in kW).

Both numbers are on the German registration certificate part I, fields 2.1 and 2.2.

Oils for Volkswagen Lupo

Fill quantity and viscosity by engine of the Volkswagen Lupo

EngineModel yearsViscosityFill quantity
1.02003–20050W-30, 0W-40, 10W-40, 15W-50, 5W-30, 5W-403.2 L
1.42003–20050W-30, 0W-40, 10W-40, 15W-50, 5W-30, 5W-403.2 L
1.4 16V (55 kW)2003–20050W-30, 0W-40, 10W-40, 15W-50, 5W-30, 5W-403.2 L
1.4 16V (74 kW)2003–20050W-30, 0W-40, 10W-40, 15W-50, 5W-30, 5W-403.2 L
1.7 SDI2003–20050W-30, 10W-40, 15W-50, 5W-30, 5W-40, 5W-504.7 L
3L 1.2 TDI2003–20050W-30, 5W-303.8 L
1.42001–20030W-30, 0W-40, 10W-40, 15W-50, 5W-30, 5W-403.2 L
1.4 16V FSI2000–20040W-30, 0W-40, 10W-40, 15W-50, 5W-30, 5W-403.2 L
1.6 16V GTI2000–20050W-30, 0W-40, 10W-40, 15W-50, 5W-30, 5W-403.2 L
1.4 16V (74 kW)1999–20030W-30, 0W-40, 10W-40, 15W-50, 5W-30, 5W-403.2 L
1.4 TDI1999–20055W-30, 5W-403.8 L
3L 1.2 TDI1999–20030W-30, 5W-303.8 L
1.01998–20030W-30, 0W-40, 10W-40, 15W-50, 5W-30, 5W-403.2 L
1.0 AHT1998–20000W-30, 0W-40, 10W-40, 15W-50, 5W-30, 5W-404.4 L
1.4 16V (55 kW)1998–20030W-30, 0W-40, 10W-40, 15W-50, 5W-30, 5W-403.2 L
1.7 SDI1998–20030W-30, 10W-40, 15W-50, 5W-30, 5W-40, 5W-504.7 L

Fill quantity including an oil filter change, taken from our vehicle data. The change interval is set by your service book, not by the oil.

Other fluids for the Volkswagen Lupo

FluidRequirement
Automatic transmission fluid (ATF)API GL4, Dexron III
Axle & differential oil70W-75, 75W-90, VW 501 50, VW G 005 000
Brake fluidVW 501 14 (TL 766-Z), FMVSS 116 DOT 3
Coolant & antifreezeASTM D3306, G12
Power steering fluidZF TE-ML 02K

Which viscosity does a Volkswagen Lupo need?

We cover 16 engine variants of the Volkswagen Lupo. The most commonly approved grades are 5W-30, 0W-30, 5W-40 and 15W-50. Fill quantity ranges from 3.2 to 4.7 litres depending on the engine.

Which approvals does Volkswagen require?

Volkswagen mostly calls for the approvals VW 504 00, VW 507 00, VW 501 01 and VW 502 00. An oil without the right approval can cost you a warranty claim.