Are 1.8T's JUNK????

[Tim Leonard]

Your using THE sludge oil. That is the problem. Every Pennzoil engine I have
had apart was terribly sludged and clogged. In my opinion Pennzoil is the
only bad/lousy oil. All others seem ok. Mobil 1 is very good as are all full
synthetics. Why would you use Pennzoil in a turbo motor? As the saying goes
pay now or a lot later. The 1.8t is a fine motor. It does require some
maintenance though as do most motors. It needs a timing belt at 80000 miles
max. Hydraulic tensioner will go bad and wipe the belt. Replace belt and all
tensioners.
Tim Leonard
ESCARGO
Michigan
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <JordanVw at aol.com>
To: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Friday, December 24, 2004 6:35 PM
Subject: re: Are 1.8T's JUNK????


> Subj:   [vwpassat] Sludge oil problem
> Date:   12/24/04 2:27:53 PM Eastern Standard Time
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> The dealer put in 5- 30 Castriol that was for the first 40k miles Then I
> used Penzoil 5 - 30 from then on.
> I live in the north east just outside of  DC.
> Every now and then the Stop engine lite comes on then the oil light.
> There is plenty of oil and the dealer just check the oil pressure. They
> said everything is fine and no problem found.
> Sounds like something is clogging the oil pick up. Probably sludge. Even
> VW admits to a sludge problem.
> I plan on taking it to a local mechanic  and have him drop the pan. I
> will let you guys know how I make out.
> With todays engines and modern oil this should not even be a issue.
> Sludge in the engine is a problem from the seventies. I can't imagine
> where VW went wrong. I suspect the turbo is cooking the oil.
> Have a great holiday
> Nando
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> gary hradek wrote:
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