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this is from my new (used) 2000 Golf 1.8T GL and sample was taken at 4200 miles. My sample Average Aluminium 4 3 Chromium 0 1 FE 16 14 copper 13 8 lead 1 0 Tin 0 0 Molybdenum 15 33 Nickel 1 1 Managanese 1 1 Silver 0 0 Ti 0 0 Potassium 0 0 Boron 0 66 Silicon 6 11-good ol VAG air filter...

the results are in the UOA section. took me long enough but finally got it! They say that ive bought a good engine as wear is all perfect. i drained this oil at 4200 miles and they said sample again at 6500 miles!! anyways go check it out.

yep, put in the 0w-40 lubro-moly in the 1.8T Golf GL today and drained out the 4000miles old castrol german 0w-30 and by its colour, it prolly couldve went longer (whats colour tell us anyway-nothing right. except the filter is doing its job at least). i WILL be testing this sample of german...

Well, for those of you whom are waiting on M1 0w-20 to arrive here in Atlanta, its here. I found it at the Advance Auto Parts store on the corner of Buford Hwy and Pleasant Hill Rd. It seems that they also have added M1 0w-40 to their shelves as well as they had it too. This store only had...

anyone have all the viscosity specs for this engine? is 15w-50 to high? i just bought a used one w/ 29,000miles on her and i LOVE this engine!! bummer is that i had JUST changed my old car's oil (a 02' Protege5) with german syntec and traded it in with less than 200miles on the oil! oh...

Just thought id let everyone know that its gonna be done this weekend and then sent off to be analysed. THe oil will have (car's at dealer right now so cant remember exact mileage) around 4,000-4,500 miles on it. Wanted to go 6K but, got the only chance ill have to change it for a while and well...

Have y'all seen the new Castrol website? WAY better than the old one-WAY BETTER! Anyways, read what i got off their site. Question: How does SYNTEC bond to engine parts? Answer: SYNTEC's unique chemical esters bond to engine parts. A thin oxide coating exists on the surface of metal...

Hey, i can get some GL-5 spec 75w-90 (what my gearbox requires) for $5 a quart. Is this a good gear oil to use and can I use it ok in a car? The gear oil is specc'd out to what my car's gearbox requires. Thanx, Chris J.

Hi all, ive got a 02' Mazda as listed above and my flywheel and clutch pack was replaced at 13K miles due the fact the flywheel was cracked and warped (clutch going too due to flywheel) and now its starting again. its attributed to a poor heat tempering process and doesnt afflict all Protege's...