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Originally Posted By: Merkava_4 Originally Posted By: Red00Jetta Admittedly I did run an 8000 mile OCI this time. That's it right there. You went 8000 miles on an O'Reilly oil that's very bland. Then you switched to a spicy synthetic by Conoco-Phillips that cleans very well. Maybe I'll let...

Originally Posted By: Delta Originally Posted By: Red00Jetta Have you seen the humble mechanic's video on the vac pump? He describes how it fails Yup, subscribed to him on YouTube along with ThomasEXOVCDS. He's got a video of resealing the outer seal that fails. I really enjoy ThomasEXOVCDS'...

Originally Posted By: Delta Remember, Volkswagens don't leak oil, they mark their territory Lol I say that about that old 7.3. Back when I first met my lady I would drive that big monstrosity to her house and she'd complain about a few drops on her driveway. I'd say well, it's marking its...

Originally Posted By: Delta I don't have an exact mile, but when I bought my MKV Jetta I was cleaning up the previous owners crud with a high detergent oil and it got dark quick. Now, not so much. I ran Rotella T6 to clean it up, nothing unusual. Went to a 0W40 after that. EDIT: Btw that...

I typically run Motorcraft Powerstroke 15w-40 oil in the F250 in the winter and it calls for straight 30w in the summer, but surprisingly here it's in the 20s right now, and we've had a few days of below 0 lows and single digit highs. Is Rotella T6 502 00 compliant? Is it full synthetic?

Wow. I am soooo glad I joined this forum. I had no idea about any of this stuff. I'm an extremely mechanically inclined person, but never paid much attention to oil. I just tried to avoid the garbage.

O'reilly doesn't stock M1 0w-40 but can get it from a bigger store. I am definitely gonna get that stuff out of there and run some Mobil 1. Which has been my preferred oil for years anyway. Also my owner's manual does state that 5w-40 is preferred but 5w-30 will be fine in subtitution.

Originally Posted By: kschachn That's not what your owner's manual specs, is it? What are you running in your wife's Beetle? I was actually about to ask about this one, I'm running Valvoline SYNPower, which is on the list of 502 00 BUT says nothing at all on the bottle about it. I'm thinking...

Originally Posted By: threeputtpar Have you always been running a basic 5W-30 syn oil in this engine? And when you say your timing chains will be rectified soon, does that mean that the tensioner is going out and that could be the source of your glitter? If you haven't been using a VW 502.00...

Originally Posted By: Falcon_LS Originally Posted By: Red00Jetta Originally Posted By: mpersell That engine has some pretty specific recommendations from VW. Their spec 502 00 5w-40 oil is what I'm finding on the lookup. Actually I looked that up too, and the Havoline Pro DS meets VW 502 00...

Originally Posted By: ARCOgraphite Havoline was good more than a decade ago around the Andretti Family Indy cars era Havoline seems to be coming back fairly well in the last few years. They're not quite to the level they were at in that era, but they are definitely improving.

Originally Posted By: mpersell That engine has some pretty specific recommendations from VW. Their spec 502 00 5w-40 oil is what I'm finding on the lookup. Actually I looked that up too, and the Havoline Pro DS meets VW 502 00 and 505 01, but in my climate the owner's manual says 5w-30 is fine.

That's my hope as well, but I am worried about sludge and cleanliness, along with the bits of metal I saw. I really really want to see it go 300k. At 183k now and still climbing the mountain but I've heard the VR is more likely to hit it than not if properly maintained.

Not black, but noticeably darker than new. Like raw honey. or the color of bourbon whiskey I think. I don't know for sure on the whiskey because I don't drink, but I believe it's about that color.

Originally Posted By: 901Memphis Sparkles aren't good, i did some UOA's after my engine started showing sparkles and it is showing 32 ppm copper and 40 ppm lead. So was that bearing material?

Hey if you're carrying a Glock, use Loctite anti seize paste to lube it for the next 250 rounds. I kid you not, they use it as break in lube from the factory. That will get rid of the grittiness you feel. As for excellent lubrication, I have used axle grease in the past and it does great, but I...

Originally Posted By: SilverC6 . I'd also be thinking about trading that Jetta. About to let go on me?

Thanks guys. Timeau you're right I don't hear the rattling anymore (except my timing chains, but that's about to be rectified) I didn't cut my old filter apart but I did spread the pleats and look inside for large particles. Nothing there, but as I said I did notice some tiny tiny sparkles in...

Hi everyone, new here. I just changed my oil the other day with Havoline Pro DS full synthetic 5w30, and due to some snowfall, the vehicle has less than 25 miles on the change. The oil is already darkening noticeably, and the last oil change I used O'reilly store brand 5w30 full syn, and it...