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Oil filter Mahle or AMSOIL
motor oil: Valvoline 20W50 dinosaur oil with a Mahle filter
I run the 5w30 Amsoil 15,000 mile stuff in our 1.8t... it gets changed once a year. Every 4 months i put a new filter on it and top it off. The samples i've sent in and been returned all looked good if the car is just a driver with some occasional track time i wouldn't sweat running Amsoil or any other really good synthetic 10k or more.
Pros: samples looked good
Mileage: 15000 km
I'd go for the Mahle or VW oil filter. Most aftermarket filters (Not sure about K&N) dont' have the check valve thingy in them...it's good for a few psi if I recall correctly...
Pros: good for a few psi
Cons: no check valve
amsoil makes a filter that filters better than stock
Pros: filters better than stock
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
Part number: SDF-34
I just run Amsoil for 13000k, and change a filter in between. Seems to work fine for me.. and it's preety cheap if you buy the stuff from Amsoil!!
Pros: cheap, seems to work fine
Mileage: 13000 km
i have 107000 on my wolfie now amsoil 10-30 and their filter cleans better than stockers i change at 10000 miles no problem change sooner for short trips especially in winter redline mt 90 in tranny
Pros: cleans better than stockers
Mileage: 107000 km
Anyhow I would be interested in going longer drain interval, so I think that I will check out these new products Mobil is offering. Although I think the Mahle filter that has been in use is filtering well enough and the price is right at $5.
Pros: filtering well, price right
Using Amsoil 10-40 and an Amsoil filter, Blackstone said the oil looked clean and ready to keep going at 5.5k miles. Changed the filter and added a quart to replace what was lost to the test and filter change, and kept running it. They were still happy with the results that came at 10k miles. This test was on a a 93 octane APR 1.8T that's run hard constantly.
Pros: oil looked clean, good results at 10k miles
Mileage: 16093 km
I prefer Amsoil and their filter...I drive about 187 miles per day when training and the right oil makes all the difference. I tried Mobile 1 the first time but think Amsoil works better.
Pros: Amsoil works better
Vehicle:
Audi A4
I just bought 6 MAHLE filters for my 8v, at what I think is a damn good price. The guy I bought them from (a fellow Digifanter) says this brand is the OEM filters of the new VW/AUDI/SEAT cars in europe.
Pros: good price, OEM filters
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
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