Re: Tech: Oil Change Frequency and Weight

[Daniel Bairos <glxjetta97@yahoo.com>]

- ---Daniel Bairos <glxjetta97@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> 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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