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Volkswagen Passat Oil Changes & Issues

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Re: tire pressure [krzyss] by shipo
May 20, 2008 (4:32 am)
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Replying to: krzyss (May 20, 2008 4:16 am)

Twenty-eight??? Yikes, I haven't heard of a car with such low tire pressure since the Ford Exploder.
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Re: tire pressure [shipo] by altair4
May 20, 2008 (5:30 am)
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Replying to: shipo (May 20, 2008 4:32 am)

That's why on the '04 model, the tire pressure placard only gives one pressure, essentially what was the prior full load & >100 mph rating from the old placard. I have an '03, and I keep mine at 33 front, 32 rear. Tires wear very evenly for me.
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Re: tire pressure [altair4] by shipo
May 20, 2008 (5:43 am)
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Replying to: altair4 (May 20, 2008 5:30 am)

Yeah, 33/32 sounds way more acceptable than 28. Geez, I'm thinking a Passat with only 28 PSI in the tires would be more than a bit sloppy on twisty roads.
 
Best Regards,
Shipo
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Mobil 1 0w-40 by 600kgolfgt
May 21, 2008 (3:28 am)
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I heard it through the grapevine that Mobil 1 0w-40 has been reformulated (hydrocracked) and is no longer rated as 503.01 compliant after testing in Germany. Hopefully I can find more information on this in addition to this link:
 
http://lnengineering.blogspot.com/
 
If this is true, It looks like Castrol Syntec 0w-30 is the 503.01 oil to use....
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Re: Mobil 1 0w-40 [600kgolfgt] by shipo
May 21, 2008 (3:39 am)
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Replying to: 600kgolfgt (May 21, 2008 3:28 am)

That looks to be a very old thread (like late 2006 or early 2007), back when there was all of the Mobil 1 / Group III posts on BITOG, fortunately that nonsense has since been disproved. FWIW, Mobil 1 0W-40 has been SM rated for several years now and per both the VW 503.01 oil list and the Mobil 1 web site, it is still 503.01 rated.
 
Best Regards,
Shipo
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Re: Mobil 1 0w-40 [shipo] by 600kgolfgt
May 22, 2008 (6:31 am)
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Replying to: shipo (May 21, 2008 3:39 am)

Although I use Castrol Syntec 0w-30 on my wife's Passat, that's good to know that the Mobil 1 issue has been refuted. We need more choices of 503.01 compliant motor oils.
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Didn't use synthetic oil in this past oil change. Am I doomed? by jcas1
Jun 04, 2008 (5:02 am)
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For reasons I won't get into now, my 2001 Passat just underwent an oil change at a Jiffy Lube, and did not get synthetic oil. Will I be ok for the next 3000 miles until I can get it back to its usual mechanic and oil? (118K miles on the car) I do a fair amount of driving, and will likely get to 3000 miles in 2 months.
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Re: Didn't use synthetic oil in this past oil change. Am I doomed? [jcas1] by shipo
Jun 04, 2008 (5:14 am)
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Replying to: jcas1 (Jun 04, 2008 5:02 am)

I wouldn't chance it. While your engine will most likely not sludge itself during that period, the turbo bearings might start coking the oil (which can lead to their eventual failure, particularly in the "Hot-Side" bearing), especially if you don't let the engine idle for a while before shutting it off.
 
Me? I'd change that stuff out right now.
 
Best Regards,
Shipo
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Transmission problem after oil change by kris24
Jun 11, 2008 (6:53 am)
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I just bought a 2002 Passat 4Motion. I changed the oil yesterday. While driving after changing the oil, the transmission started acting really funny. First it would get hardly any power then all of the sudden it would surge and shift gears really hard. It was a little better when I shifted it manually, but this morning on my way to work the problem was worse. Any ideas?
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Re: Transmission problem after oil change [kris24] by joemama33
Jun 11, 2008 (7:27 am)
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Replying to: kris24 (Jun 11, 2008 6:53 am)

Don't take this the wrong way, but are you sure you didn't drain the tranny by mistake?

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