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Great info. Thank you. Mine is a bit oily in that same spot. Can this be fixed by replacing PCV components or is it just the nature of the design? Think switching to 5w30 would help?

Thank you all for your replies. I’m glad to hear that my current situation doesn’t sound all that bad even without switching my oil. That said, in the interest of pursuing perfection, I still plan on trying a new oil for my next change. The finalists are M1 ESP 5w30 and Castrol LL 5w30, but by...

Hi all, I recently purchased a 2014 Audi A6 TDI (3.0L V6 CPNB) with 104k miles. Now, it has around 108k. I changed the oil myself immediately after purchasing and used the 0w30 507.00 Volkswagen/Audi brand oil from my local Audi dealer. Unfortunately, my new ride seems to be burning about 100...

Hi all, First off, thank you all for the replies. To resolve my question, I ended up returning the unopened black bottles and buying the Castrol Edge Professional OE 5w-40 for only $1 more per bottle ($7.71/bottle) directly from the local Audi dealership. VAG and Castrol collaborated to make...

Hi all, I bought Castrol Edge 5w-40 U.S. for my 2017 Volkswagen Passat. The car has the 1.8 TSI engine which requires an oil which "expressly complies" with VW standard 502.00. I follow the Volkswagen recommended 10,000 mile or 1 year OCI. Here's the deal: I have Edge 5w-40 U.S. (black...

Thanks for the replies, all! I follow the owner's manual and use an OCI of 10K miles or 1 year, whichever comes first. TheU owner's manual also insists on either 5w-30 or 5w-40, so 0w-40 is out of the question. When was ULSG introduced? Should I count on the ACEA C3 oil being able to last in...

Hi all, I'm not exactly an expert when it comes to oil, so please go easy on me. Anyhow, I drive a US-market 2017 Volkswagen Passat with the 1.8L TSI engine and seek a very good 5w-40 for my beloved Passat. I've narrowed my choices to these three, all approved and licensed for the mandatory...

Originally Posted By: Piston_slap Glad this worked well for you. Where were you able to order this from? Sounds like something I'd like to keep on the bench. Originally Posted By: TurboDieselPoint Thanks for the advice, all. When I looked up the products you all recommended, I stumbled upon...

I am here to report that my Mobil Polyrex EM has arrived and works wonderfully. This was definitely the right choice for the application. Thanks to everyone who helped me figure this out.

That was my goal. Overfill it, then let it it fling out the extra grease it doesn't want. If it makes a mess, that is ok; I can clean it up. I just don't want it to have it underfilled. Just curious, how does one determine how full a bearing is? What would constitute 50% full, for example? Thanks!

And, for that matter, do you guys have tips for stuffing as much grease as possible into that little drawn cup, caged needle bearing (J-65)? I want to fill it as full as possible, then just let the extra leak out as the motor runs. The bearing has no grease hole, so I just scooped grease onto a...

Thanks for the advice, all. When I looked up the products you all recommended, I stumbled upon this stuff called Mobil 1 Polyrex EM, designed specifically for electric motor bearings. This one seemed like a no-brained, but I still wanted to get a second opinion here. Although it is for electric...

Hi All, I am restoring an old Hoover vacuum cleaner. One end of the motor shaft rides in a K-65 caged needle bearing. I have replaced this bearing with an identical new one (link below) but would like to know what would be the best LIFETIME grease for this bearing and application--I don't want...

This may be against the spirit of this forum, so please forgive me... ..but, why not just follow the manufacturer's recommendations for oil? I mean, their engineers would know better than we do which oil should be going into their engines and under what conditions. That's why they provided us...

Hi All, I have a "Weed Eater Featherlight" 25cc 2 cycle, much like the one in the link below, which I will be converting to run on compressed air for my controls project. Have a quick question for you all: When it is running properly on gasoline, approximately how fast will the engine be...