Hoon
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New GTI owner here, oil changes?
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ManInTheClouds
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15k is fine if you're doing highway miles.
What destroys oil life is city driving where your car doesn't get up to temperature.
Stronggside
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LMFAO
just joking guys jeez
srs business
why cant this fucker just google the question xD
just joking guys jeez
srs business
why cant this fucker just google the question xD
I was informed at some time in the past, that there is no documented example of an engine failing due to not changing the oil at any mileage.
Engine failure due to sludge, or not maintaining proper oil level, or some kind of blockage (like a clogged filter) yes, but just failure to change oil, no.
Engine failure due to sludge, or not maintaining proper oil level, or some kind of blockage (like a clogged filter) yes, but just failure to change oil, no.
GroceryGTIer
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I do 3-4K I don’t care what the manual or any “master tech” tells me.
imthanick_a
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Can you just make an account called "Owners manual" and make all your posts "<---" haha. I'll do the same but make my username "use the search function".
RichardCranium
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Uhh, well, oil sludges if you don't change it at a normal interval so.....
I change mine every 7k, usually with Castrol or M1. I do it myself, an oil change costs me under $30 that way, and I actually enjoy doing it so, ehh. My car doesn't burn a drop of oil and I check it regularly. With these cars, it's so easy to change the oil with the filter on top and nothing covered by an undertray, it's actually more time effective for me to do it myself than have someone else do it for me.
imthanick_a
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Op do whatever you want. You can go to 10k without issues but if it makes you more comfortable then do it at 6k or 4k or 1k it doesnt matter. I do mine at 7 or 8k usually. In my other car that uses conventional i always do it at 3500 even though the bottle says I can go 8k
But sludge can result from not changing the oil. I personally seen a new car where the camshaft lobes were gone. It had right around 30,000 miles. Dealer wouldn't cover it so she had my friend replace it. A woman owned it who didn't know any better. I happened to be at his shop that day and he showed it to me.
TroyI
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I can't believe people actually wait until 10K to change oil.
You don't need to shower every day, but we do b/c it keeps you fine tuned.... Change the oil every 5K. It's SOOO friggin' easy to do in the garage.
You don't need to shower every day, but we do b/c it keeps you fine tuned.... Change the oil every 5K. It's SOOO friggin' easy to do in the garage.
rahtx
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Agreed.
OP: here is the rundown of your OCI options (other than mileage, 1 year is the maximum duration if mileage isn't met):
- 10,000 miles: "By the book" per VWoA schedule and maximum OCI to maintain powertrain warranty.
- 5-7,500 miles: A lot of people here fall in this category. Semi-conservative, but you're not hurting anything by doing it a bit early.
- 3,000 miles: Old habits die hard, huh? Some will consider it wasteful (time, money, environment), but who are we to judge? It's your car...
- >10,000 miles: You are out of warranty and have done a UOA and have been advised you can go longer and you feel comfortable doing so.
- <3,000 miles: Who hurt you?
robmarktoo
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for you
robmarktoo
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Well that is just ridiculous. How do you think all the things you just described happen? BY NOT CHANGING THE OIL!
Wrath And Tears
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And proven for all cars when the correct oil is used.
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