[Vwdiesel] Rabbit droppings # 66 ----- ( a matter of choice )

[TexasTDI]

There are several people at Fred's ( www.tdiclub.com ) that have had their
oil analyzed.  Most could easily go 15k between changes, and some even 20k
miles between changes.  But these were people that had completely stock
engines and drove conservatively.  People like me with chipped TDI's and
people like me that tend to drive more aggressively aren't always able to
extend their drain intervals as much, mainly due to soot levels and
different driving conditions.

I plan to have my oil analyzed when it's changed at 100k miles.  I'm curious
to see how well AMSOIL 15w-40 does with the soot suspension.  I'm chipped
and running a little rich.  And I'm curious to see how well my engine is
being protected using a thicker oil than is recommended by VW.  Some believe
that I'm damaging the engine by not using 5w-40.  I hope to prove them
wrong.  };-)

Christopher J. Thornton
1991 VW Jetta 2 Door 1.6 Diesel - 241k miles
2000 VW Golf 1.9 TDI (turbo diesel) - 99k miles
AMSOIL Synthetic Lubricants Dealer #1098500
http://www.amsoil.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Hansen" <jhsg at sasktel.net>
To: "VW-Diesel List" <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Sent: Friday, April 23, 2004 12:13 PM
Subject: RE: [Vwdiesel] Rabbit droppings # 66 ----- ( a matter of choice )


> Chris, any oil test result available for early tdi with soot recirculator
> (egr) running extended drain intervals?  Wondering how far it has been
taken
> with that engine. I know of a few that have run industrial engines 1-2000
> hrs on a change using oil analyses as a guide.  These were older direct
> injection, but not egr equipped engines.
> -James