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#320 of 370 Passat Oil Consumption by Austin_S Jan 04, 2009 (9:32 pm)
I have a 2001 Passat SW, 1.8T. I change the oil every 5000 miles and I don't check the oil level between these changes. Last time, I run 6000 miles and was about to go the service but the oil pressure light came on before. Rapidly, I added a 1 lt of oil and run few miles. The oil pressure light came on again, rapidly I lost the power and got the car towed to the service. They changed the oil pump ($800). Now, the car is running ok but there is a funny sound coming from the engine, like a whistle, when the RPM increases during the acceleration. In addition to that, the oil consumption has considerably increased. I can observe the decreasing level with the oil dipstick almost every week.    Any thoughts? Is the sound serious problem? or did I burn the engine?   All the best,
#321 of 370 How much oil is left when the dip stick is dry?? by rudyv Jan 26, 2009 (6:03 pm)
Some two weeks ago I had my 2008 Passat Wagon in for the 10k service. I took the car home (about 13 miles), parked it in my drive way and left for an overseas business trip. This Sunday after my return, I took the car and after about some 12 miles of driving the Low Oil pressure warning light came on and I immediately stopped car and engine. When checking the oil stand, I found that the dip stick was totally dry. The car was towed and upon coming home, I found a huge oil puddle in the drive way where the car was parked for some 10 days. We had a bit of talk with the dealer today and asked what could have happened to the engine with too low oil. We were assured that even the dip stick showed any sign of oil, at least three quarts were left in the engine, enough to provide even emergency lubrication. Is this true?? Are there three quarts of oil left below the dip stick?? I am not sure how much oil leaked in my drive, some seems to be leaked into the ground, right off the asphalt. The leaking came form a supposedly faulty O-ring on the oil filter.  Any help would be appreciated. Replies to this message: Austin_S (Jan 26, 2009 11:14 pm)
#322 of 370 contact VoA by krzyss Jan 26, 2009 (7:21 pm)
and ask them about their stand. Will possible future engine failure be covered by the warranty? Ask dealer to buy you extended warranty.   It is definately not good.   Good luck.   Krzys
#323 of 370 Re: How much oil is left when the dip stick is dry?? [rudyv] by Austin_S Jan 26, 2009 (11:14 pm)
Replying to: rudyv (Jan 26, 2009 6:03 pm) Hi: According to what I did hear from the dealer and find on forums, the generation of my passat has a design flaw involving the oil pump and the turbo. The problem follows the same pattern for almost every case, (1) the oil pressure light comes on although there is enough oil. Next, (2) they change the oil pump (would cost ~$800). Next, (3) the oil consumption increases and the turbo or some other related pieces blasts and (4) the car blows some white smoke consuming the whole oil. The latter is a sudden incident. The solution is to change the turbo and other pieces. Well, I am not going to repeat all of the technical details here, you can check forums. The dealership covers this problem within the warranty if you can provide service logs that states that you changed the oil every 5000 miles with the appropriate type (5W 40 something like that). Otherwise, they don;t cover this. To fix the turbo etc. costs a fortune. A lot of people launched a law suit against VW etc. The strange thing with your car is that yours is a brand new one. Please contact me in private if you need more information about my case...
#324 of 370 All Passat's by DON__FLORIDA Feb 08, 2009 (4:08 pm)
The Passat is such a nice car to drive. What a shame there are so many problems. The same problems seem to go on year after year. I wonder why German engineers cannot find solutions? I would love to buy another one but just can't take the chance. They must be losing many sales because of poor reliability. I am looking at the new Toyota Venza.
#325 of 370 Did I get taken by the dealer? by jle4 Feb 11, 2009 (12:31 pm)
I took my 2002 Passat Wagon in to dealer for work to be done on a recall. While there I asked them to change the oil. They came out to get me in the waiting area and showed me the drain pan nut that they state had been stripped by the person who did the previous oil change. Their only option for a fix was to change the entire drain pan for $800.00. When I went back to the previous person they told me that VW could have offered other fixes to the problem like re-threading and that VW most likely took the nut out with the drain pan cold and stripped it themselves. Any thoughts on this? Replies to this message: altair4 (Feb 12, 2009 8:44 am)
#326 of 370 Re: Did I get taken by the dealer? [jle4] by altair4 Feb 12, 2009 (8:44 am)
Replying to: jle4 (Feb 11, 2009 12:31 pm) I think the comment about removing the drain plug cold is bogus. You drove to the delaer to have the work done, right? How long were you there before they came out with the drain plug? It takes a good while (hours, if the engine was hot went you got there) for the oil in the pan to go cold.   Hard to say if using a helicoil would have been feasible, but certainly would have been worth a try.
#327 of 370 VW Passat Oil Sign by srgcvs7 May 01, 2009 (8:33 pm)
i have the same problems as the number 320 any solutions that you want to tell me or tips about the problem
#328 of 370 2002 Passat 1.8T, oil recommendations by vwdawg May 11, 2009 (10:36 am)
Hi All: I have an '02 Passat 1.8T with 77,000 miles. I didn't get a manual from the prior owner, but I change oil and filter about every 5,000 and use 5w-30 synthetic. I heard something recently that there have been some occasional "oil sludging" problems with that engine, which I had never heard of and found to be alarming. Does anyone have any solid recommendations on type of oil which should be used (brand and weight), and how often it should be changed. Thanks! vwdawg Replies to this message: altair4 (May 11, 2009 11:35 am) vwdawg (May 12, 2009 8:11 am) vwdawg (May 12, 2009 8:20 am) altair4 (May 12, 2009 11:35 am) and 1 more... charly77 (Aug 19, 2009 11:51 am)
#329 of 370 Re: 2002 Passat 1.8T, oil recommendations [vwdawg] by altair4 May 11, 2009 (11:35 am)
Replying to: vwdawg (May 11, 2009 10:36 am) VW has mandated that the 1.8T use synthetic oil that meets VW Spec 502.00. The most readily available over-the-counter stuff you will find at your favorite auto parts store would be Mobil 1 0w-40 European Formula and Valvoline's Synpower 5w-40. You might also find 0w-30 Castrol Syntec that meets 502.00, but it's more difficult to find in my part of the country.   Basically, if it doesn't say it meets at least 502.00 on the bottle, I wouldn't use it. And use the larger oil filter that VW mandated later. It's the one for the old diesel engine (you'll need to search the web for that number - I don't have it handy). That will increase the total oil capacity of the engine.   And stick to the owner's-manual-recommended maximum oil change interval of 5,000 miles with a brief two minute cool-down of the turbo at idle after hard driving and you will have done much to avoid the sludge issue. Replies to this message: vwdawg (May 12, 2009 8:11 am) vwdawg (May 12, 2009 8:20 am) altair4 (May 12, 2009 11:35 am) vwdawg (May 12, 2009 1:45 pm) charly77 (Aug 19, 2009 11:51 am)

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