[Vwdiesel] PD cam

[James Hansen]

Well, I only have a sample size of two, but my friend and avid Amsoil user
has had to replace the cam in his PD jetta.
He isn't quite so avid now, since my Passat hasn't required the same
replacement, and I do not use Amsoil.  I have been using Motul and Elf, and
occasionally the Castrol product.
The thinking is that MLM companies are very concerned with the marketing
aspect of a product, and maybe not so concerned with product.
I would be interested to know if testing results from and independent
laboratory are available proving they meet the vw specifications.
Amsoil is absent from this list:
www.billswebspace.com/vw.tb.17-05-05_engine_oil_VW505.01.pdf
-James

-----Original Message-----
From: vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com [mailto:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com] On
Behalf Of William J Toensing
Sent: December-03-11 12:33 AM
To: VW Diesel Fans
Subject: [Vwdiesel] PD cam

One of the submitters to this blog said they were afraid of buying Amsoil.
They pioneered making & selling synthetic oil for automotive use back in
1972. I have used it since 1974 when I first found out about it. 


they are not a fly by night company but use primarily use a multi-marketing
system but also have an "on the shelve" program where auto parts houses &
garages can handle it. However, there are other synthetic oils out there
which, although they may not be as good as Amsoil, are probably still good
synthetic oils. ZDDP was removed from modern oils because it harms &
probably destroyed catalytic converters. Perhaps this is why VW specifies a
particular spec oil due to adverse effects on its pollution control system.
However, Amsoil does have a "European" spec oil which meets VW  TDI specs.
If you have any concern about whether Amsoil would have any adverse effect
on your VW TDI they have a technical division of which you can contact
directly to ask questions. Go to www.amsoil.com & get the phone number for
their tech division. The only problem I have had with Amsoil is that the oil
won't break down under extreme heat so if your engine overheats, it will
keep running till somethi
 ng else fails. In my case, the valve springs got so hot they lost their
temper so get to know your water temperature gage & if it starts running
hotter than normal, investigate. 
Bill Toensing, Nevada City, CA
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