[Vwdiesel] changing oil on a 2001 Golf??

[Tad]

Just goes to show you the power of advertising (and ignorance, and
uninformed good intentions).  Most people want to maintain their cars well,
but don't know squat about how to actually do so.  So they see the ads from
Jiffy Lube on TV telling them that changing the oil frequently will solve
all manner of ills, and so they think that frequent oil changes are a
panacea.

And then, as is human nature, some people think that if 3k is good, then 2k
must be better...

However I wouldn't say that ALL TDI owners are cool with 10k changes... many
do 5k changes because they "aren't comfortable" going to 10.  Of course some
of these are the same ones that won't use the correct oil.  Both stem from
the same basic ignorance of the physics/chemistry behind it all.

On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 12:48 PM, mikitka <mikitka at embarqmail.com> wrote:

> It is amazing that the owners of all TDI VW's have no issues with going 10k
> intervals. But you can't get the general public to extend their 3k
> intervals
> at all, even though today's oils can go a lot longer than 3k.
>
> Nick
>
> Changing oil in the Golf TDI is the same as on everything else.  Pull the
> belly pan, drain oil, replace filter, replace drain plug, fill with fresh
> oil.  Make sure to use 5W40 synthetic (Wal-Mart sells Shell Oil that meets
> the spec).
>
> I've done my own oil changes on the Golf since I bought it.  I'm about to
> do
> the 20th one.  My how time flies.  I really like the 10K mile interval.  It
> makes it a lot less of a hassle.
>
> -Matt
> http://matt_lisa.home.sprynet.com/
>
>
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