Re: Oil Change

[Matt Zajac <mzaj99@yahoo.com>]

John,
You mentioned that "VR6's before this had problems
blowing off the spin on oil filters." Can you please
elaborate on this? I think that having plastic oil
filter insert isn't a very good idea.
I have '98 GLX like you, and I've been running Mobil
Syntetic oil for quite a while. Sure enough I was
loosing a lot of it, since it didn't leak it must have
burn it. Now I switched back to dino and it doesn't
take any oil. 


Matt Z 
'98 GLX


--- M5E28@aol.com wrote:
> I ran conventional oil until 10K then switched over
> to synthetic.  Have been using Valvoline Synthetic,
> and most recently Mobil One.  I don't know about any
> leaks.  I have never added any oil between oil
> changes.  Maybe you have a leak or are burning some
> lightly?
> 
> The oil filter I think is a piece of cake to get
> off.  It's very easy to get to and a lot easier than
> all VW 4 cyls. where the oil filter is between the
> oil pan and radiator support!  Although, if you have
> a very large socket, it is recommended to get the
> filter housing off with this thus not damaging the
> plastic housing.  Sometime in 97 I think, they went
> to the new cartridge insert.  VR6's before this had
> problems blowing off the spin on oil filters.  You
> can get these inserts on-line from GPR or somewhere.
>  The dealer can charge up to like $20 for these
> filters where you can get them on-line for less than
> $10.
> 
> -John
> 98 GLX
> 


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