VW Rabbit Basic Maintenance Questions

ok guys here goes. i would post this in the jetta/gti forums but i'm short on time.

We all know that newer v dubs need to be serivced every 10k. There is an inital 5k service, then its 10k, and then vw states that you go 10k more before your 20k service, then 30k, 40k etc.

Now here is the problem

My rabbits computer/maintanece minder is stating that i have a little bit more to go before i need service....like if i'm suppossed to get it done at 15k miles. The dealer told me every 10. The vw manual tells me every ten. Even the driver link on vw's own website has a feature that allows you to punch in your mileage and it tells you when you next service should be.

I have 13879 on my bunny. Guess what it told me? 20k should be the next one.

I called the vw dealer i've been going to (the one that said that my 10k would only be 'slightly' more expensive than my 5k and not double like it was, and has also quoted me a bit higher than other vw dealers around here. Well at least the very few that are anyway.) and the guy told me that i can follow vw's advice, or just come in at 15k to get the oil changed. He then said that when my oil pump goes out because of my sludged engine at 80k, vw wont be paying for it (duh) and i will have regretted my decision to do it every 10k.

He then proceeded to say,'heck, i would bring it in every 3k if i were you, i've seen it all before, trust me!'

I called the other vw dealer. The service guy told me i shouldn't need to have anything done until 20k and that maybe my computer was not reset properly. He said i could even reset it myself.

Thoughts? I know i know listen to vw over the dealer...but then why would my rabbit be telling me otherwise? I did notice that on the 10k service, the dealer is suppossed to to an 'adjustment' to the service computer, not a normal reset. Perhaps they failed to do this to make me come back more often?

Much appreciation to anyone who responds!

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kyfdx (Mar 30, 2007 11:21 am)
- eldaino (Mar 30, 2007 11:45 am)
fosterokc (Mar 30, 2007 5:03 pm)
- jbaustian (Mar 30, 2007 6:39 pm)
  - eldaino (Sep 24, 2007 9:50 am)
jbaustian (Mar 30, 2007 6:35 pm)

#73 of 99 Re: 10k or 5k?!!! [eldaino] by kyfdx HOST

Mar 30, 2007 (11:21 am)

Replying to: eldaino (Mar 30, 2007 9:31 am)

I'd stick with 5K, 10K, 20K.. .if that is what the manual calls for..

But, I'm not a VW owner.. so, there ya go..

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eldaino (Mar 30, 2007 11:45 am)

#74 of 99 Re: 10k or 5k?!!! [kyfdx] by eldaino

Mar 30, 2007 (11:45 am)

Replying to: kyfdx (Mar 30, 2007 11:21 am)

i figured much the same...could the dealer that seems to tell me something different every time be the reason my cars computer is asking me to service it now? Maybe they did it on purpose.

#75 of 99 air /fuel problem by ppvalentine

Mar 30, 2007 (1:31 pm)

my 92 cabbie starts choking and stalls after 20 minutes of driving. Ten minutes later it runs fine again. Does anybody know what it might be.
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#76 of 99 92 cabbie chokes and stalls after 20 min of driving by ppvalentine

Mar 30, 2007 (1:36 pm)

my 92 cabbie starts choking and stalls after 20 minutes of driving. Ten minutes later it runs fine again. Does anybody know what it might be.
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#77 of 99 Re: 10k or 5k?!!! [eldaino] by fosterokc

Mar 30, 2007 (5:03 pm)

Replying to: eldaino (Mar 30, 2007 9:31 am)

I suspect this does not help -- other than confirm the confusion. A long term test of a VW Golf reported in the 12/05 issue of Topgear (a UK Magazine) noted with concern that the car's computer should decide the time for service. The reviewer's colleagues at Topgear and his VW garage agreed -- wait for the computer message. He noted that "it seems like waiting for his dog to tell him when to go to the vet." He was told to look for the message for the 10K service betweeen 11K and 18K.

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jbaustian (Mar 30, 2007 6:39 pm)
- eldaino (Sep 24, 2007 9:50 am)

#78 of 99 Change at 5k, 10k, 20k, 30k, etc with synth 502.00 by jbaustian

Mar 30, 2007 (6:35 pm)

Replying to: eldaino (Mar 30, 2007 9:31 am)

To reset the service reminder:

1. With key off, press and hold the trip reset button.

2. Turn key to on but do not start.

3. While still holding trip reset, press the clock minute button. This resets the reminder.

#79 of 99 Ignore Euro info by jbaustian

Mar 30, 2007 (6:39 pm)

Replying to: fosterokc (Mar 30, 2007 5:03 pm)

RE: " A long term test of a VW Golf reported in the 12/05 issue of Topgear (a UK Magazine) noted with concern that the car's computer should decide the time for service. The reviewer's colleagues at Topgear and his VW garage agreed -- wait for the computer message."

Many VW models sold in Europe have a variable-service regimen, instead of the fixed-service system we have in North America. A sensor monitors the oil and alerts the owner when it is time to change. No VWs sold in North America have this monitor, so all come with an owners' manual that recommends changing at 5k miles, then 10k, then 20k, 30k, 40k, etc.

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eldaino (Sep 24, 2007 9:50 am)

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