Re: Tech: Oil Change Frequency and Weight

[Daniel Bairos <glxjetta97@yahoo.com>]

Does the dealer use a good oil filter?  That is where I change my oil
at(every 3000miles...  Is this good or bad and should I use synthetic
oil...  I live in Boston MA)  What is a good place to change the oil
besides the dealer?  They use Quaker State at the dearler that I go
to..  Dont know if it is good or bad..


   Thanks for your help

- ---Marker510 <Marker510@aol.com> wrote:
>
> In a message dated 97-12-23 02:53:49 EST, coolidge@tidalwave.net
writes:
> 
> << Hi All,
>  	I noticed that VW has changed oil change frequency from 7500 miles
to
>  10,000 miles on '98 VR6s. Being that they pick up the tab for
earlier oil
>  changes in the life of the car, I am wondering for what reasons
this was
>  done.  >>
> You hit the peverbial nail on the head- reduced costs.  The engine
will last
> 100K miles using this interval, but how much longer after that?  I
reccomend
> to all of my customers (THIS ASSUMES THEY WANT TO KEEP THE CAR A
LONG- i.e
> 150K miles or more) TIME, OR JUST TAKE CARE OF IT LIKE THEY WERE
GOING TO)
> that the oil gets changed every 5,000 miles with SYNTHETIC and a TOP
quality
> filter (No, for you 4 cyl guys- a Fram filter isn't).  Most of my
customers do
> it themselves and run the car fairly hard, so it's not terribly
expensive.  As
> for weight, depends on where you live.  In the NE, I run Mobil1
15W50 in the
> late spring to early fall then 10W30.  For my next changes, I'm
going to try
> Mobil1s new 0W30(?).  That should be slick for all of those -20F
nights at the
> office.
> 
> We are truly blessed by a great filter design and large capacity on
the VR6
> engines.  Yes, it makes oil and filter changes more expensive, but
any racer
> will tell you that a large capacity sump and a filter design
reminicient of a
> Mecca filter sure keeps the temps down and the particulates out.
> 
> I practice what I preach, and it does work out in the long run. 
Some of my
> customers are waiting until the warranty period is all but over
before doing
> cams, etc.  If they ran thier cars they way they do and didn't do
frequent
> synthetic oil changes, when 100K miles came around, we'd be doing a
whole head
> rebuild instead of just cams and springs.
> 
> Mark Rosenkrantz
> Marker510@aol.com
> 

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