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Originally Posted by oil_film_movies Originally Posted by MilesToEmpty Whats TBN and TAN? TBN is the capacity left over for the oil to fight acid build-up, and TAN is the amount of measured acids actually present. TBN should be high (2 to 12) and TAN low. TBN is commonly reported, TAN less...

The VW GTI forum guys tell me to do 3500-5000... which I think is nuts since VW recommends 10k, which is what I go by. I was considering doing 7500, but the blackstone tests have come back good not indicating any reason to. My wife drives about 20k a year and its usually highway driving, or...

Originally Posted by gathermewool What makes you like Amsoil in your STI? There are much cheaper options that will likely protect just as well. I havent tested the oil yet in my STI since I only do about 3-4k miles on it a year, but the engine just runs better. Even my butt dyno can tell the...

Originally Posted by Virtus_Probi It looks like the GTI engine is direct injection, so I wouldn't worry too much about oil color. DI engines tend to produce soot, and the oil in my DIT is dark very soon after I change it. I doubt that any oil is going to change this tendency... Believe it or...

Originally Posted by Gubkin Which one ? Liqui Moly Leichtlauf High Tech 5W-40 (SN, A3/B4, 229.5) Liqui Moly Leichtlauf HC 7 5W-40 (SN, A3/B4, 229.3) Liqui Moly 2332 Leichtlauf High Tech... not sure the difference between the two

Originally Posted by gathermewool I always assumed that it would contain more Moly, too! A few other nit-picky things: 1. The oil is brown, not pitch-black. 2. 50k-40.2k != 10k 3. TBN and TAN would help Yea yea, I didn't notice that so 10,200ish miles lol. Whats TBN and TAN?

Originally Posted by FordBroncoVWJeta Originally Posted by kschachn Originally Posted by FordBroncoVWJeta Try some Pennzoil 5w-40. If he does "try" it, what should he look for to find out if it is worth a higher price than another oil with 502 00 approval? Its not that much more. You can get...

30K mileage was the last oil change that I had done at the dealer for free, so I sent it in at the 40k. Im assuming it was Castrol something or other. 50k from LiquiMoly. For being named LiquiMoly... I would have expected significantly more moly in the oil? When I sent my Crosstrek Hybrid oil...

I just upgraded from a 2014 Crosstrek to a 2019. Before my 2014, I DD a Prius and had (still have) an STI. And my wife has a GTI. I dont think the Crosstrek was ever "terribly slow" - its be no means fast, but it does what I expect it to do. Handles great, rides great. My only complain is the...

That's why Im trying to research it.

2017 GTI and Im approaching 60k miles. Been running LiquiMoly and got less then mind blowing results form the last 2 test labs I had done on them. I run Amsoil in my STI and really like it... so I was considering Amsoil for the GTI as well, but I'm hearing mixed results? I haven't seen any...

Originally Posted By: JC1 Originally Posted By: MilesToEmpty Car groups on Facebook sadly. There's the problem right there!!!! Facebook..... What do they recommend on FB? Fram Ultra's are one of the best. Only using the OEM filters. Or using a Royal Purple (I wont touch anything RP.) As...

Car groups on Facebook sadly.

I run Mobile 1 High Mileage in my Prius and my Tacoma. In both I change the Fram Ultra Synthetic filter every 7-8k miles. Ive been reading that they're basically garbage filters... Is there something better I could use for the 15-20k oil change?

T6 for a WRX. All my Subaru's have always drank M1... I dont know why, but T6 is rock solid.