[Vwdiesel] changing oil on a 2001 Golf??

[LBaird119 at aol.com]

In a message dated 8/20/2009 1:02:23 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
tadc at europa.com writes:

> I guess you missed the several times in the thread where it's been 
> mentioned
> that you can't get the approximately 1/2 quart of oil trapped in the 
> cooler
> without doing a topside change?
> 

  Guess I missed it too.  Didn't see ANY mention of it.  So how does 
sucking it out of the pan vs, draining it out the drain plug, get 
oil out of the oil cooler?  
(I don't think too many here would take serious offense to calling a 
"suck out" oil change the "lazy" way to do it.  Nobody here seems 
to really be lazy, it's an opinion and if opinions offend people, then 
I guess it's proof of humanity)  :-D

  Question on the oil:  Dad's owner's manual ('02) says nothing 
about using synthetic.  So, is the 10K interval only for when 
using synthetic or both and is it somehow supposed to be 
having synthetic put in it rather than 15W/40?  I know the PD 
engines have a very specific requirement but the others?
  (since we're on the subject)
    Loren


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