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I changed out the factory fill today at 2,347 miles. I could not find any VW 502 oil in 0w30 locally, so I used Valvoline MST 5w40 which is certified for VW 502, so no warranty concerns. I also used an OEM VW filter which was 15 bucks delivered also on line, but I hope to find those locally for a bit less in the future. I could see small shiny specs of debris in the creases of the old filter, which is why I (and many folks) don't like to run factory fill oil very long.
Pros: OEM quality
Cons: expensive
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Passat
Mileage: 2347 km
I always recommend using a genuine VW oil filter.
Pros: genuine VW filter
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Golf
I have used both on our 1.8T and my GTI without any issues.
Pros: no issues
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
I service mine @ a local vw tuning shop NGP. Pan drop, filter change @31000mile, the old fluid came out red`ish
Cons: old fluid red`ish
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
Mileage: 49889 km
Original owner of a mk6 R here :wave: my R has ~50k miles on the clock. lightly modded (see sig) and I have never had any issues other than normal wear stuff. plugs/oil/filters u know. car still feels very close to new.
Pros: car still feels new
Cons: normal wear stuff
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Golf
Mileage: 50000 km
I am running an STP filter on it.
I have purchased a new genuine plug, crush washer and oil filter and plan to change the oil and parts together
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Phaeton
Das original VW öl bekommst du für 10€/l auf ebay und den ölfilter wahrscheinlich für um die 10€.
Pros: günstig auf ebay
Cons: massiv überteuert
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
Put some normal oil and an STP filter in it. Got it all back together, runs great. Ran around the block, noticed the oil light flashed when over 2500 RPM . Back in the drive way, let it cool down. This morning, put motor flush in, idle it for 5 minutes per instructions, and drained the oil and changed the filter. Looking at the filter, it seems collapsed. It doesn't seem horribly clogged - there is a bit of silt in the crevices, but that was expected. Is it just because of the cheap filter?
Cons: filter collapsed, oil light flashed
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
I just changed the oil on my TDI at 15,000 miles and when I pulled the engine cover it looked factory fresh under the cover. Meaning there was no evidence that the dealer even made an attempt to change the cartridge filter. I was very, very careful not to spill oil on the engine components but still managed to get oil on the white mesh heat shield next to the filter housing. When I removed the cartridge filter it looked extremely dirty and gunky.
Cons: filter extremely dirty
Mileage: 15000 km
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