Have Audi changed longlife oil from Castrol to Shell?

[One Spoke]

Had my car serviced today. Had the interim £99 service as my S3 is on fixed servicing.

On the invoice it said Shell Helix longlife, so I asked about this and was told Audi have changed from Castrol to Shell but the viscosity, grade etc are the same. They told me I was fine to top up with the Castrol oil I have in the car.

Can anyone verify if Audi have changed to Shell oils, or is it just my dealer?

 

[pjmspeedy]

Some dealers use Shell and some use Castrol. They both are the same grade and conform to the same vw standard.

 

[mike foster]

Whilst I appreciate it might be nice to know about any change can I ask a further question please ?

If the grade is the same, does it matter what make it is ?

Oops - sorry - typing my question before the previous post came up !!!!!!!

 

[audicruiser]

My dealer was selling Mobil oil for a bit so they obviously use what they have at the time!!