Reply to: Re: Audi 5-cly turbo diesel Vanagon- on it's way to =
Alaska
mike =
wrote:
>Remember =
to change that Synthetic oil every 2500-3000 =
miles - them
>turbo's love to burn =
it up.
Mike,
I just had a mechanic =
swear up and down that synth oil should =
go 7000. He even advocated just changing =
the filter after 3500 to drain less oil =
and just top it off to go all the way to =
7000.
Sounds crazy to me but I've heard =
of people doing it. I wouldn't mind getting =
5000 out of a synth change though. Thats =
how far we're travelling in a couple of =
weeks and I wouldn't mind eliminating the =
oil change enroute.
Does the list =
have an opinion about this?
Jim in Iowa
91 Passat =
Wagon GL
89 Westy
66 Beetle