tinny22 11 Posted November 22, 2004 Report Share Posted November 22, 2004 i know the oil change is every 10,000 miles my vr has 108,000 miles now with fsh is it waste of money if i change it every 5,000 what do other members change theirthanks tinny22 Link to post Share on other sites
jaysVR6 2 Posted November 22, 2004 Report Share Posted November 22, 2004 Depends if your gonna keep your motor for a long time I reckon. I'm gonna change mine every 5k, seeing as its only done 57,000 miles. Only thing is, is I've only done 4,000 since May! Link to post Share on other sites
acf8181 0 Posted November 22, 2004 Report Share Posted November 22, 2004 although 10k is said in the service book, 5k is actually a much better idea on all vw's. in fact, the service book for my girlfriends polo has a sticker on the front saying just that! Link to post Share on other sites
Eat this 2 Posted November 22, 2004 Report Share Posted November 22, 2004 i change mine every 3k Link to post Share on other sites
nickg123 0 Posted November 22, 2004 Report Share Posted November 22, 2004 What oil do most of you use? My car's due a service, but we're probably going to do it at home (Thanks Dad) lol Link to post Share on other sites
acf8181 0 Posted November 22, 2004 Report Share Posted November 22, 2004 synta silver from vw or gsf Link to post Share on other sites
antera309 3 Posted November 22, 2004 Report Share Posted November 22, 2004 Synta Silver in a 10W-40 viscosity is a safe choice for a high-mileage VR6, although Castrol Magnatec works well too.After you fit the new filter element into the black plastic "pot", be sure to fill the pot with oil before refitting it to the car. This will prevent the engine from running without oil for the first few seconds after startup. This is an important step to the oil change procedure that is often overlooked.How often you change the oil depends on how the car is driven. For normal "fast road" driving, I'd say every 6,000 miles is about right, maybe a bit less if you REALLY like caning it.[ Edited Tue Nov 23 2004, 12:03AM ] Link to post Share on other sites
MK2R32 0 Posted November 23, 2004 Report Share Posted November 23, 2004 What manufactures have done in recent years is to increase the sump carrying capacity on there cars, this then increases the service intervals between oil changes.Afew years ago a normal recomended oil change interval was 6K, which was with a 5litre sump. Now adays 6/6.5litre sumps are common, this then means that the service intervals has increased to an average of 10-12k. Link to post Share on other sites
nickg123 0 Posted November 23, 2004 Report Share Posted November 23, 2004 That explains where all the extra weight comes from on newer cars too then Link to post Share on other sites
tinny22 11 Posted November 23, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2004 thanks for all the help i am going to change it every5,000 miles with synta silver.tinny22 Link to post Share on other sites
acf8181 0 Posted November 23, 2004 Report Share Posted November 23, 2004 new vectra's are 20k/2 years intervals...the oil they use is mega thin as well. Link to post Share on other sites
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