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Maintenance & Repair Engine Oil - A slippery subject Part 2
3505 messages, Last post on Mar 18, 2009 at 6:13 PM
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Replying to: tired_old_dave (Apr 20, 2008 11:35 am)
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Replying to: shipo (Apr 20, 2008 11:40 am) 
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redline is good oil. the valvoline was the oreilly's free after rebate. bought a jug of valvoline syn at wmart-some of free oil left from the case-for next change, and even though it works better than the mobil 1, really felt under max throttle fully loaded, the redline was noticeably better. ~2+ gals of gas (today)equals 1 qt of redline, but by the cases the SI-1 was discounted quite a bit by a local performance shop. engine warranties seem to gnaw at some peolple (starburst, approved), even for products sponsored at bob's - the famous first syn oil.
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Replying to: tired_old_dave (Apr 22, 2008 8:51 am)
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Replying to: wtd44 (Apr 23, 2008 1:26 pm) |
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Recently changed motor oil in 2000 VW bug. Engine contained standard (regular) motor oil, and it hadn't been changed in 2+ years. I put in a 5W40 synthetic. Car is now running very sluggish and knocking a little. Any thoughts?
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Replying to: paulco (Apr 25, 2008 8:24 am)
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Replying to: shipo (Apr 25, 2008 9:02 am) More information: after changing the oil, I checked and re-checked the oil level. While doing that, I cracked and broke a part of the dipstick tube, which is plastic. We got that replaced the next day at the VW dealership. While at VW dealership, we also asked them to check on why "check engine" light was always lit. They did check on that and fixed it so it was no longer on all the time. Then, next day after leaving, engine became very sluggish all at once. Because of this sudden onset, I'm thinking it wasn't just a coincidence of long-time neglect. Your thoughts?
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Replying to: paulco (Apr 25, 2008 10:44 am)
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Replying to: jeffyscott (Apr 25, 2008 10:51 am) I emphasize that engine was very sluggish, but not knocking. Spun bearing? In any case, it's at the garage and will have a diagnosis soon.
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