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Im replacing mine soon...though since switching to 5-40 oil (as per recent VW specs) my oil consumption is far less than before.
Pros: oil consumption far less
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Passat
Mileage: 207000 km
Once the oil temp reads the temp number, you're all set to do what you please.
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
I've changed my TDI's oil every 10K miles since it was new. It currently has 330K miles on it and runs like a watch.
Pros: runs like a watch
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Golf
Mileage: 330000 km
I bought a 5 Liter Bottle of Pentosin SAE 5W-40 Pento High Performance II Motor Oil from O’Reilly Auto Parts for $50.75. This API SN/CF and ACEA C3 Rated Oil complies with VW-Specification 502 00/505 00/505 01 and is Made in Germany.
Pros: meets VW specifications
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Golf
I've been using these docs for a while now, and am incredibly grateful for you sharing them. With that said, I just noticed something that's news to me. Both the \"Revised Oil Capacity Job Aid\" and the 2012 vs 2013 fluid capacity charts show a 1 qt decrease in engine oil capacity between 2012 and 2013 MY. I've always heard there were insignificant, minor changes between the model years. I've been putting 5ish into my 2012 and it's always been full according to the dipstick.
Pros: grateful for sharing them
Cons: 1 qt decrease in capacity
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Golf
I like pentosin and motul
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Jetta
I had the same problem with my 99.5 VR. I now use 5-50, problem solved.
Pros: problem solved
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Jetta
Pentosin is pretty cheap and good quality, thats what Ive been using the past couple years.
Pros: cheap, good quality
Well, just got back the test results on for our oil analysis, here are the comments: " Nothing showed up in this sample that's too much of a surprise, though aluminum and copper are perhaps a little higher than expected. New parts wearing in tend to leave a lot of metal in the oil and that's what we suspect is going on here. You ran this oil pretty long for factory oil (we realize you were probably only following the oil life monitor). So that's why aluminum and copper are on the high side. No matter--everything should improve now that you've changed this fill. The TBN read 1.9, getting low but still okay. Potassium is from the EGR system. "
Pros: TBN still okay
Cons: aluminum and copper high
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Golf
Mileage: 9979 km
My Mk4 Golf is at 146000. And I've religiously changed oil and filter every 4000. One time I let this synthetic oil go for 9000 miles, it caused pre-ignition and destroyed 2 sparkplugs, needed a tow, and a expensive sparkplug replace at VW.
Cons: caused pre-ignition, destroyed sparkplugs
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Golf
Mileage: 146000 km
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