[Vwdiesel] Amsoil

[TexasTDI]

In a gasoline powered vehicle (no turbo) Amsoil recommends 1 year or 25k
miles as long as you use their oil filter, changing the oil filter at 6
months / 12,500 miles.  No oil-bypass system necessary.

Gasoline powered vehicles (with a turbo) can go 6 months or "up to 3 times
as long as factory recommendations".  For example, the VW 1.8T is every 5000
miles.  By using Amsoil and an Amsoil filter you could extend it to 15k
miles.  No oil-bypass system necessary.

Diesel powered vehicles (turbo and non-turbo) are 6 months or "twice the
factory recommendation".  But Amsoil also recommends oil analysis just to
make sure these extended intervals are safe in your situation.

The oil by-pass system is a separate issue that can extend drain intervals
even longer.  For example, there are people out there that routinely go 50k
miles between oil changes in their diesel vehicles thanks to the oil-bypass
system.  I system that incorporates a separate by-pass filter that filters
out even smaller particles and soot compared to the standard oil filter.

Chris Thornton
1991 VW Jetta 2 Door 1.6 Diesel - 238k miles
2000 VW Golf 1.9TDI (turbo diesel) - 84k miles
Amsoil Synthetic Lubricants Dealer #1098500
http://www.amsoil.com

----- Original Message -----
From: <LBaird119 at aol.com>
To: <vwdiesel at audifans.com>
Sent: Monday, July 21, 2003 10:17 AM
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Amsoil


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> [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ]
> Amsoil does make a filter for the VW IDI.  Part number LF517.  But I
> honestly don't trust aftermarket filters.  I only use OEM filters.
>
>
>   Generally when Amsoil recommendes the long interval for oil change they
> recommend using their bypass filter.  They don't (or didn't anyway)
recommend the really      > long intervals without it.
>      Loren