Date:         Wed, 17 Jun 1998 17:50:12 -0700
Reply-To:     David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
Subject:      Re: Oil change intervals
Comments: To: Sorin Bejenaru <CaliforniaCampers@COMPUSERVE.COM>,
          Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
In-Reply-To:  <199806171224_MC2-407F-DBBE@compuserve.com>
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I change my oil on the turn of the season.  I use the cheapest 20w50 "brand
name" oil I can get my hands on and a Bosch oil filter.  Cheap insurance!

At 12:23 6/17/98 -0400, Sorin Bejenaru wrote:
>Looking through the VW Vanagon Maintenance booklet I was surprised to see
>that VW recommends changing oil at every 7500 miles and changing the oil
>filter at every 15000 miles.  All mechanics that service cars say that oil
>should be changed every 3500 miles together with the oil filter.  Is this
>simply providing more work for the mechanics or can the oil really work OK
>up to 7500 miles?
>Also if using syntetic oil, should that make it OK to increase the mileage
>between oil changes?
>
>Thanks for your input.
>
>Sorin Bejenaru
>
>

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