Hello,
I have been reading these forums for almost a year, daily, and this is my first post because you guys answer all of my questions before I ask them. The oil obsession bug has bitten me. I feel like I know you all, and when my wife's friends complain about spousal internet porn addiction she tells them this is worse because I make her sit with me. Whoa!Too much sharing,sorry
My question has to do with viscosity and wear, specifically if using a thicker or thinner oil than recomended can result in shortened engine life despite good UOAs. Could there be a problem that doesn't show in these tests?
My car is a Passat 1.8T, and there have been many exellent reports with both 5W30 and 0W/5W40 oils for this engine. This year VW sent out a TSB recomending 5W/10W40 for fill, and 5W30 for top off only. Is it reasonable to think a 5W30 with a good analysis is bad for my car? Am I overthinking this, is it nothing? I have 5W30 ASL in it right now.
Joe
I thought I knew, But I had no idea - The Pebble
I have been reading these forums for almost a year, daily, and this is my first post because you guys answer all of my questions before I ask them. The oil obsession bug has bitten me. I feel like I know you all, and when my wife's friends complain about spousal internet porn addiction she tells them this is worse because I make her sit with me. Whoa!Too much sharing,sorry
My question has to do with viscosity and wear, specifically if using a thicker or thinner oil than recomended can result in shortened engine life despite good UOAs. Could there be a problem that doesn't show in these tests?
My car is a Passat 1.8T, and there have been many exellent reports with both 5W30 and 0W/5W40 oils for this engine. This year VW sent out a TSB recomending 5W/10W40 for fill, and 5W30 for top off only. Is it reasonable to think a 5W30 with a good analysis is bad for my car? Am I overthinking this, is it nothing? I have 5W30 ASL in it right now.
Joe
I thought I knew, But I had no idea - The Pebble