Re: VR6 oil change

[deecee@exit109.com]

At 02:16 PM 8/26/97 -0500, you wrote:
>Don,
>
>I noticed when I bought my car that the service schedule recommends oil
changes
>every 7500 miles.  This is double the industry standard recommendation of
3000
>miles.  I also noticed that the car holds significantly more oil than most.
>Something like 6 or 7 quarts, if I remember correctly.
>
>I'm just curious, why does VW recommend this length of time between oil
>changes??  Do you recommend changing the oil every 3000 miles or 3 months??
>
>Thanks,
>
>Joe
>
>
>
>deecee@exit109.com wrote:
>
>> >>
>> >>At 08:17 PM 8/21/97 -0700, you wrote:
>> >>>My dealer didn't care - but they made me pay for a new oil filter at
>> >>>the first 5k oil change.
>>
>> Under all scheduled maintance the oil filter is replaced. Only Audi doesn't
>> change their filters at the 22,500 and 37,500 services.
>>
>> Don
>
>Joe, According to VW there has been a an improvement in the filtration of
their oil filters there for lengthen the service interval. I believe in the
product and stand by their recommendations.

Don
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