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Originally Posted By: Artem The changes of probability are that you'll crash or sell the car before it reaches 100-200k so engine longevity isn't really that much of a concern to the manufacturers in today's time. That's just my opinion on the matter. Yeah its not when Im going to crash it...

OK here is another report 7200 miles in between oil changes which I only did because I didn't know my work status when I got back from Germany. During this oil fill which is Mobil 1 ESP I have ran the Nurburgring for 5 laps and drove the Autobahn over 115mph for about 1500 miles or so. I drive...

The oil will eat away at the seals as mentioned before. I have a "friend" who puts JP-8 in his ram Diesel all the time.

Originally Posted By: robertcope Is ESP the right choice for the fresh oil? I thought it was not? robert It is an approved oil from VW. I dont use Castrol because it has to much Saltwater in the oil. I am in the USAF and not buying Castrol cost me about 3x more money than if i went on base...

Originally Posted By: CougarRed OP - why would you choose to drive 9400 miles on factory fill oil? VW says change it at 10k. Ive read 100 different things on when to change the oil so I changed it as close as 10k as I could and then shipped it to Blackstone to see whats up. I refilled with...

Car pretty much red lined since 4 miles on it 9400 miles when I changed it. Factory VW oil