[Vwdiesel] Synth vs Dino Oil... yet again

[Terry Briggs]

I agree with you 100% the extended drain interval is what hooked me, I 
too change the golfs oil about every 5k, but for me that doesn't take 
long driving 104 miles round trip to work every day. So every month and 
a half the oil gets changed. Mines low mileage at only 245k on it so 
far, can't wait to break 300k on it ! {17.6 months away !}
On Sep 4, 2006, at 9:56 PM, mikitka wrote:

> Sorry if I miss read the post. I just wanted to make sure that if one 
> does
> extended drains to make sure to do an analysis.
>
> Soot/solids are part of an analysis. This is an area that tells you if 
> your
> filter is doing its job or not. It is especially important on diesels. 
> Here
> is why you see mostly diesels running the bypass filter set up, mainly 
> on
> larger sump vehicles like the Cummins and power stroke that hold 4 
> gallons
> of oil as well as the big rigs. Cummins did a study on soot in oil and 
> came
> to the conclusion that if the soot can be controlled it greatly 
> enhances the
> life of the engine.
>
> Synthetic is a really good cleaner so it will help keep the inside of 
> your
> engine clean compared to conventional oil. It helps to keep the soot in
> suspension a little better than conventional can.
>
> It is up to the individual as to what oil they want to run. I know a
> gentleman that has a 91 ECO just like mine and it has 312k miles on it 
> and
> he never had any problems with it other than normal wear items. He has 
> had
> it in the family since new and all he has ever run in it is Shell 
> Rotella
> 15w-40 with 5k oil changes. It still runs strong and he has informed 
> me that
> it never has had any problems with the head gasket and that it is 
> still the
> factory gasket on there today. The car is in great shape and you can 
> tell
> they have taken great care of it.
>
> In my situation I do not have the time to be under my vehicles every 
> two
> months changing oil, so extended drains are worth their weight in gold 
> to
> me. Between my one daughter's therapies, and my other daughters, dance,
> piano, and voice lessons, there are only so many hours in a day after
> getting home from work to get things done. Weekends I try to make 
> family
> time, kids grow up way to fast.
>
> I have a 1965 Impala SS sitting in the garage that I bought back in 
> 85. Not
> much has changed on it since then. I guess when I retire maybe then I 
> can
> finally get it restored. :)
> Nick
>
>
>
>
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