VW Turbo Diesel Engines

Have you looked in the yellow pages or the internet?

uhmm
well, of course - that's what i'm doing right now, on the internet. i was just wondering what other people might have come across that i had missed, but thanks for insulting my intelligence.

Re: uhmm


You see this is an international website.

What would you think about my answer:

"every medium seized petrol station can do such"?

(Which they really can do - in Germany for instance.)


Welcome to A2K, btw :wink:

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Re: uhmm


Intelligence, yes. Location would be a start.

Something else: when you buy an auto, you should consider that sooner or later it will need to be serviced. The location of your nearest service station may influence your decision.

In answer to your question, an oil change on a diesel is no different than on a gas engine. You drain the pan, change the filter, and refill it. Make sure wherever you go that they use the right oil (which your owner's manual will tell you).

Its the exact same procedure, so just go where you normally go. If you want a dealer experience without the hassle of paying the VW prices, go to a GM dealer. They train at the same school, get the same degree, and use the same brand of tools. For that matter, go to a Ford or BMW garage

Although I don't recommend quick lube places, you could try one of the other chains like meineke or midas.

Alysshia,

I think Curtis is right. There is nothing different between gas and diesel engines, at least as far as oil changes.
And as Curtis said, make sure that the oil is correct for diesels.

Our 1996 Passat diesel with 250,000 miles, is starting and running very well. Parked outdoors at 10 below zero, with no warming devise of any kind, it took about 20 secs for the glow plug light to go out. No start. One more try and it was up and running.

Hi,

New to this site so please bare with me.

I have just purchased a VW Passat Turbo Diesel (1.9 L indirect inject not the TDi). The manual is generic for the petrol and diesel models. The oil that is recommended for the Canadian climate is anywhere from 5W30 (winter) to 10W30 (summer). I understand the grading, but is there special 10W30 oil for diesel engines? Is the filter the same style as with petrol engines?

Thanks,
Alex

Alex,
Regardng oil for VW diesels. I owned a 1987 Jetta non-turbo diesel.
I used "regular" oil designated for diesel engines. I believe I used 10-40
weight year round. Don's let anybody try to persuae you to use any oil not specifically marked "for diesels."

The1987 lasted 180,000 miles. I traded in for a 1996 Passat diesel TDI.
I have used and still use fully sythetic oil in all my cars. I use 5 - 30 weight year round.

The Passat turbo diesel TDI has 250,000 miles on it. It gets in the low forties mpg driven hard ( 80 milles an hour). iIt burns very little oil. It started riight up at 10 below zero this past winter. NO block heater or plug in devices. And parked out doors. With fuel prices what they are, I've been offered way above the book value.
By the way, I change oil about every 6 to 8 thousand miles. Sometimes, ten thousdand miles. That makes the price of fulliy syntheitic aliittle more tolerable.

Any quality name-brand oil, coolant fluid, and filters, meetin' your vehicle manufacturor's spec of course, will serve perfectly well. If you don't mind the work, you can do oil, fluid and filter changes yourself. The whole deal with 'em is not who does it, or how or with what brand of whatever stuff it is done (as long as specs are met and normal good practice is followed), but how regularly they are done.

Synthetic oils, while pricey, are very good, but still are no substitute for regular amintenance - you can stretch the interval a bit, but thats about it. Both diesels and turbos tend to be a little tougher on lubricants and coolant fluids than other types in similar drivin' conditions, so call for even closer attention to detail, but that's all.


BTW - if the turbo has been run hard, its generally a good idea to let the engine idle a couple minutes before shuttin' it off - gives the bearin's a chance to cool a bit before the lubricant depresurizes and drains away on engine shutdown.

Thanks guys,

I'm new to the whole diesel thing, but learning. I just wasn't sure if the oil has to be "for diesel" 5W-30 not just the regular stuff I buy for my gas vehicles.

BillyFalcon, originally I wanted a VW TDI, but the price difference from the TD to the TDi was more then I could afford. The TDi is head an shoulders better than the TD, but at double what I paid and 50,000 more kms it wasn't worth it. I plan on getting at least 5 years out of this Passat. Made in Germany cars are much better quality than made in Brazil / Mexico.

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Goto walmart tire and lube. You get your car cleaned, windshield wash, check air pressure, check lights, fill up all the fluid under the hood. Around $30 and you have to buy the oil if it's over 5 quarts.