Nick1994
$100 site donor 2024
I've been wondering how many miles I should go on this oil change on the Beetle. I changed the oil August 19th (1 1/2 months ago) and about 2,300 miles ago. It's coming up on 161k miles. My commute is 50 miles round trip per day, sometimes more not counting what I drive on the weekends, occasionally out of town too. No short tripping, 20 miles of highway in the morning and 20 miles in the afternoon wits 5 miles of city driving in the morning and afternoon. Stop and go traffic is only in the morning for ~10 miles.
I've got Pentosin High Performance II Synthetic 5w40 oil in it that meets VW's 505.01 spec and a VW dealer filter. It's always done 10-12k on dealer bulk synthetic it's entire life. But I usually get the itch to change oil sooner rather than later. I'm thinking 7,500 miles but I might be able to let it stretch to 10k. I'll do a UOA afterwards and see the TBN too.
How long do you guys think I should go?
I've got Pentosin High Performance II Synthetic 5w40 oil in it that meets VW's 505.01 spec and a VW dealer filter. It's always done 10-12k on dealer bulk synthetic it's entire life. But I usually get the itch to change oil sooner rather than later. I'm thinking 7,500 miles but I might be able to let it stretch to 10k. I'll do a UOA afterwards and see the TBN too.
How long do you guys think I should go?