Here we go again,
I agree that Delvac 1 is the best synthetic for my =
Passat
TDI. Unfortunately, it is too expensive and hard to get, so I use =
Mobil
1. Now, I am starting to hear that Mobil 1 15W-50 full synthetic =
is also
not good enough because of soot removal properties! I know that CF =
is not
as high as CH, but I thought it was still good enough for a TDI! =
Even
Shell Rotella T dino oil is only CF, right? So what's the real =
story
here? (I change every 5K miles).
Thanks,
Michael Townsend
P.S. I have put Rotella T in my gas 2.1L =
Waterboxer
before, because it is SJ or something like that. I wonder if there =
is any
huge reason to not do that?
Dear Karl,
Mobil 1 =
is NOT
rated for use with modern Diesels. For that I believe you need an =
oil rated
CH-4 or better. Mobil Delvac 1 is the way to go (also good is =
Amsoil). You
can find a lot of info about this on the TDI forums
at:
http://www.ufies.org/~fred/forums.html
also try =
another
excellent Diesel forum
=
at:
http://www.vwvortexforums.com/forums.html
Cheers,
MJ=
S
At
02:30 PM 5/10/99 -0400, Karl Mullendore wrote:
>Well, as soon =
as I
began to drain the oil from the engine today (or tried =
to
>drain!), it
became very apparent why it died! In the 7000 miles I drove it =
,
>to
Oregon and back (fresh Mobil 1 oil at departure), the oil became SO
thick
>from soot that it now looks like nasty black
molasses.
Michael J. =
Sullivan
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Catalog Design
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