Re: More on Synthetic Oil

[Jeff Newton <Jeff_Newton@pmc-sierra.com>]

Bullshit.  My dealer sells/installs Castrol synth.  I bring my own
Mobil 1 and they don't have problem with putting it in.  If its good
enough for Porsche, its good enough for my GLX.

Cheers,

> My 98 GLX is due for it's 10K check-up. I called the dealer to tell 
them
> I'd like to start using synthetic oil and said I would supply my own
> synthetic for the oil change. When I asked the service adviser if he 
had
> any recommendations concerning brand or viscocity, he said VW does 
not
> recommend synthetic oil of any type. He also warned me about 
possible
> gasket leaks and the possible voiding of my warranty at some later 
date
> if engine problems are determined to be caused by the synthetic. I 
don't
> think he actually refused to put it in for me, but he was, in 
general,
> pretty negative about it. Has anyone else gotten this kind of 
reaction
> from their dealer and, if so, did you go ahead and use synthetic 
anyway?
> 
> Brian Wanamaker
> 98 GLX

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Jeff Newton
Unix Systems Administrator
PMC-Sierra Inc.