Recent content by VAG Mark

Thanks Steve, is that for the 2.8 engine filters? The price for the one that fits the 1.8T is ~ $11CDN, which sounds more in line with your $6 (US) price. I would buy them online if I could find a Canadian source. The problem with using US distributors is that duty at the border becomes...

Thanks guys, I think its unlikely that they didn't use my oil, but it made me curious. I will ask for the bottles back next time. BTW- this is the first oil change on the Passat (2.8) at 8070 kms, so it should still be very clean. I still don't understand how they overfilled it. VW dealers are...

Sorry if slightly off topic, but I have recently had GC put in my two cars: Audi 1.8T and VW 2.8V6. The VW oil was just changed yesterday by a local dealer. I left 7 litres of GC for them to use. They "used" only 6, even though the capacity of the 2.8 is supposed to be 6.3 or 6.5 litres. After...

Sorry if this is old news for the Canadian contingent but... Last night I saw a whole rack of german Castrol Syntec 0W 30 at my local Canadian Tire (Hwy 401 & Port Union) in the east end of Toronto. I had previously only found it at WalMart. Price was $6.99 cdn (vs. $6.66 at Wally's). I should...

I just had the oil changed in my chipped 2000 A4 1.8T yesterday. I had been using the Castrol Syntec 5W-40 "dealer only" oil up to this point. Its now past the warranty period, and I decided to try the Castrol 0W-30 German Syntec. Hopefully it will perform well. From reading here, while its...

Two Wal Marts in the East End of Toronto seem to carry it. I originally bought 5 litres at the Wal Mart in the Scarborough Town Centre about 5 weeks ago. It was all they had at the time, in addition to the older formulation. Wal Mart in Pickering at Brock Road also stocks it. I just bought 2...

VeeDub, I've read the endless discussion on both vwvortex and clubb5 on this topic and yes, there's lots of conflicting views. Some of the people on here seem much more knowledgable, and more importantly, have taken the time to do UOA's, like yourself. I saw your results for the Valvoline...

After reading this board on and off for a few months, I have picked up some German Castrol 0W30 for use in my chipped A4 1.8T. I found it at a local WalMart for $6.66 CDN per litre, which was slightly less than Mobil 1. The recommended spec as per the manual for this car is 5W40 dino or...