Use of long life oil in the GTI - THE opposite viewpoint !

[RedRobin]

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I change my oil every 10,000 miles anyway.

[Cass]

From Mk V Maintenance Section - straight form the horses mouth:

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=65779.0

TT may comment when he sees this !!!

 

Cass

[Cass]

Me too - I'd never go more than 12 months/10k without an oil change.

Cass

[Cass]

Interesting post here - just in - Glenn post number 3:

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=98307.0

Cass

[TagnuT]

Interesting post here - just in - Glenn post number 3:

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=98307.0

Cass

I wonder if the price is going to go up then?  I think I paid £5 - 10 more to have Long Life oil used at the 10,000 miles service rather than normal T&D oil.
I'm pretty sure that when I rang up the Seat dealer posing as a Cupra owner, they said that Long Life oil is all that they use with the Cupra even for a T&D 10,000 mile service........

[BradHarris]

There never was a question about the wisdom of changing oil at 10,000 miles.
I think everyone accepts that.

There never was a question about the spec of the long life 3 oil being the "best".

All I reported was that 2 VAG specialists who actually dismantle and rebuild engines,
and therefore see with mark 1 eyeball their condition,
have said that some of those that have used long life oil have been dirty and clogged,
those that haven't used it have been OK.

Now there could of course be lots of other reasons for each of these occurrences,
and we can all think of several,
and I don't believe that the cause-effect is in any way proven.

BUT, the first hand experiences of others who don't happen to frequent this site,
I thought, was at least worth knowing about.
It was my surprise at the initial comment from the first VAG specialist - see first post -
that prompted that post in the first place.

Sorry if all this challenges any deeply held beliefs.

[Merlinman]

I'd be more concerned about the use of 'Flushing Oil' in my engine, TBH. To me that sounds like an easy buck for  the garage?

I'm hooked on T & D and supply my own trade priced Fuchs LL oil 

[Cass]

Sorry if all this challenges any deeply held beliefs.

Brad,

No problem with the post or any of the comments. We're all here to share and learn from each other

There are some experts around the forum though and they have contributed greatly to various debates about which is better than what. They have some pretty strong and fixed opinions, based upon their own experiences. In my personal opinion, the dealers are not all singing from the same hymn sheet. Until they do, you just have to decide your own way to go. If you find a dealer you can trust, then I would say go with their advice. The Mk V is now at an age when some owners will be migrating from VW main dealers to specialists for service and repair work. There is nothing wrong with specialists, as many other marques have them (for example Porsche). It would be interesting to see what VW say on the subject as the opinion of 2 independent specialists may not be representative of the situation in their eyes.

Are you aware of any other forums highlighting this issue ?

Cass

[Glenn]

 i never asked if there was going to be a price rise, i was told by the branch service manager that the long life oil is going to be used across the board unless asked for by customer or not applicable to vehicle

[BradHarris]

Cass,
I'm not aware of this potential issue having been raised on any other forums.
I have found this to be the most informative forum, and I don't have time to spend on the others as well.

Like I said, it was my surprise at the comments from the VAG specialist
that prompted me to ask on here if anyone else had heard similar things.
Clearly not.

5 minutes phoning round though and another VAG specialist does say something similar.
And just because others haven't come across problems, doesn't mean they don't exist.
It's the sort of thing that probably won't be obvious until something goes bang.

Nothing conclusive though, but maybe food for thought.
Subject closed I think.