Recent content by Knight

MoS2 seemed to work well in the manual transmission in my A4. The car had only 25K miles on it when I bought it, but there was a "stickiness" in the 2-3 shift. It was present at all temperatures but felt much worse in colder ones. After replacing the original fill with new OE fluid & MoS2, I...

Sure! It's an incredibly safe car and a great value. You chose well, IMHO. :) Interesting detail: there is no other platform in history that is 20+ years and still meets today's much more rigorous standard of protecting the driver in a front collision. I tried a few different oils out...

Congrats on the baby! I remember test driving the '06 GTI when it first came out and being very impressed by it. VW sure does know how to build a FWD car that is fun to drive. The engine in it was a variant of the 2.0T FSI / EA113. I've owned a couple of Audi A4s over the years with that...

It's been great. Practical, safe and an excellent long-distance driver. I have 171K miles on mine and it's running strong, thankfully. Only real issue was a bit of oil consumption that was notably improved after a round of BG EPR and a few rounds of shorter OCIs. In terms of longevity, these...

Pardon, could have been better-worded on my end in the OP.

I think my post is being misread. There is a factory break-procedure (copied below) and I chose to change the oil at the conclusion of it. VW recommends the first oil change to be at 10K miles, which I disagree with. Owner's Manual called for a 2-stage break-in procedure.

First oil change was at the conclusion of the factory recommended break-in period, which was strictly followed. Nothing surprising in the sample, although I was a little surprised at Blackstone recommending another 1K OCI. Happy to do it, since I'm thoroughly enjoying this car and hope to...

Mixed city / highway driving. Shortest drive is 15-20 min.

Always a good call on this platform. I replaced the one on this engine as PM @ 30K miles. Some wear on the original, but nowhere near failure. It's an inexpensive part and easy to change, so I'm comfortable with a 30K mile change interval moving forward. That was my reasoning to continue...

Curious, what was your reasoning to use a flush product on an engine with < 40K miles?

I selected this oil based on a recommendation from a BMW specialist as a good option to combat consumption by keeping the piston rings clean. The oil level hasn't budged over these two tested intervals. Sticking with 5K mile OCIs moving forward.

Good info and clarification. Thank you. RM European also has this in stock for $9.30 / Quart. https://www.rmeuropean.com/Products/15E6EF-MFG1135-V6899.aspx Recent 10K UOA on it: https://www.swedespeed.com/threads/oil-analysis-23-v60-t8-10k-miles-factory-fill.671024/#post-8137027 First time...