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    2018 VW Atlas 3.6L Oil Confusion and Issues

    this. I also dont think they truly did the head gasket because the oil analysis said it was super clean if they did. If they did cool but.....my oil test show no coolant loss , where else would it be, i got the extended warranty with them for unlimited miles and 10 years i think sooo, they are...
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    2018 VW Atlas 3.6L Oil Confusion and Issues

    yeah, its maybe 2 x a year and almost always when its the start of winter, they say its normal, im like what....its a closed system. i have 3 other vws 1.8T 2.0T 3.2 and none have the issue but they say "oh the 3.6 has a huge cooling system and its normal" im like "the 3.2 does also, it has an...
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    2018 VW Atlas 3.6L Oil Confusion and Issues

    whats api and oci? I just want an oil thats gonna not gum up anything in the vr6 3.6L , not towing, just driving around in towns mainly (sigh), some roadtrips here and there to another state, some 40 min trips lots of the time. normal driving i think. i dont care if its 3k changes. but the...
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    2018 VW Atlas 3.6L Oil Confusion and Issues

    that was the issue, they are conflicting on all 2018 models, my stickers were also replaced under the hood because they replaced my peeling grille and had me come back in for "new stickers" so now im not even sure those are right or from the 2022 models tbh (i dont trust the dealer already since...
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    2018 VW Atlas 3.6L Oil Confusion and Issues

    Thanks for all this, yeah I swore it could take the 6L, online it said 5.8 QUARTS and I felt odd putting 6.3 quarts (6L) in. I also read that 508 isnt backwards compatible and can cause irreversible engine damage. Yikes, glad i didnt listen to just 1 dealer and called a few others. The coolant...
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    2018 VW Atlas 3.6L Oil Confusion and Issues

    So I bought a 2018 VW Atlas 3.6L 4Motion which we use to just haul around the 2 kiddos for the extra space. We dont really tow anything but could, no garage yet lol. The VW dealers and owners manual all go back and forth as to which oil the 2018 atlas should have in it. Later they changed it too...
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