vairox
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eljefino - nah, they wanted $19 something for the inspection thing, topping off fluids etc... $17 was supposedly for new oil, thats it... i too wonder if re-refined oil is any good to use, atleast for 3k OCI
Any recommendations for a n00b?quote:
Forget the oil for a minute...
What about the FILTER they're using?
Yeah, I don't get why people freak out either unless it's just the perception of "filtered" oil. The oils that come out of your crankcase at an oil change is already much more refined than crude oil......quote:
I don't see how crude could be any cleaner than used, pre-hydrocracked engine oil?
Champ I believe.quote:
Originally posted by akuska:
I'm using what my VW dealer is putting in. He is using Mobil1 0w40 (VW 502 00) as he should, so I suspect he is using an OEM filter. Any idea who makes it?
I think AndyH is correct. Bosch is usually the OEM filter for VW/Audi/Porsche. In North America currently Champion makes Bosch branded filters.quote:
Champ I believe.quote:
Originally posted by akuska:
I'm using what my VW dealer is putting in. He is using Mobil1 0w40 (VW 502 00) as he should, so I suspect he is using an OEM filter. Any idea who makes it?
Certainly WalMart sells re-refined oil. Earlier in this thread is a link to the Evergreen site. Evergreen *appears* to be brand name for Safety Kleen re-refined/blended motor oil. If you do enough digging around on the net you'll find info about other brand names that are either re-refined oil, or that use re-refined oil in their blends. Some of the big well known oil companies supposedly buy some of the re-refined base stock product. Mercedes claims that it uses re-refined oil as a factory fill in some of their vehicles.quote:
Is there any place that offers the rerefined oil for sale to the public? As for the industry, you'd think there'd be enough used oil recycled to make a lot of this stuff...