I just bought a used 2002 VW Passat with the 2.8l v6. I need to do my first oil change. I looked in the owners manual and it calls for 5w40 or I can use 5W30 if I cant find 5w40. In my Subaru which has over 85k I have used Valvoline Max life 5W30. Had great luck with it and with blackstone oil analysis I was getting 9000 miles between changes. Now I have read somethings that the VW engines are very finicky about their oil tastes. Does anyone know if the Valvoline High Mileage 5W30 will work in the VW or is there some other oil that I need to use that meets the VW 502.00 specs.
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