0W-40 was: Re: [Biturbos4] Synth Oil in the 2.7t

[Quincy Chiang]

> Opinions vary on this.
> 
> >From what I have been told, Amsoil could last 10K miles, I have 
> changed however the Amsoil every past 5K miles (32K miles on 
> MY02), and currently on 6K miles. As I am scheduled to attend 
> driving event on April 22nd, I will change oil as close to event 
> as possible.
> 
> Curious to hear back from any others on this......
> 
> That being said, IIRC, in Europe, oil is changed every 15K to 20K 
> miles, is there a good explanation for as well ?!!??
> 

Even here, the official oil change interval by AoA is every 10k miles (16k km).  We all know synthetic is better, especially for turbo engines, and it should last longer but I just don't feel comfortable enough leaving it in for that long, so I change every 5000 miles (8000 km).  The other thing is can the oil filter last that long?  I'm not sure, so may as well change more frequently than less, besides it's relatively cheap insurance.

Quincy