[ultimaniac]

i was at the dealership think i should change my oil every 5k miles.
however, it turns out that it's every 10k miles (no wonder they offer me free oil change for life).
anyway, how often do you change yours?

 

[Spiro SU]

Re: poll: how often do you change your jetta vr6 engine oil? (ultimaniac)

Every 5k. Though I think I should start changing it every 3k because of the aggressive nature in my driving. Also, I have the 1.8T, not sure if the service for oil changes are the same.

 

[ultimaniac]

Re: poll: how often do you change your jetta vr6 engine oil? (Spiro SU)

oil change for 1.8t is definitely every 5k miles.

 

[rmbalisa]

Re: poll: how often do you change your jetta vr6 engine oil? (ultimaniac)

For highway driving on a vr6, oil should be changed every 5k. City driving is 3k. BTW, go for 5w30 Mobil 1 Tri-synthetic. NICE!

 

[vr6Cop]

Re: poll: how often do you change your jetta vr6 engine oil? (rmbalisa)

Every 5,000 miles is fine with synthetic oil, especially Mobil 1 http://****************.com/smile/emthup.gif

 

[tcrboravr6]

Re: poll: how often do you change your jetta vr6 engine oil? (ultimaniac)

every 5 with 10w30 mobile 1 synthetic

 

[Obelix]

Re: poll: how often do you change your jetta vr6 engine oil? (ultimaniac)

Every 3000 miles for me.

 

[ultimaniac]

Re: poll: how often do you change your jetta vr6 engine oil? (Obelix)

i guess i should do mine at least every 5k then.
i know vw has confidence in its cars, but it's just too long, the oil is getting dirty and going through chemical changes.
thanks for the all the votes.

 

[catalytic]

Re: poll: how often do you change your jetta vr6 engine oil? (ultimaniac)

To be safe, you should follow the maintenance booklet and get it changed every 10k miles, no matter if you use synthetic or petroleum. More frequently than 5k miles for petrol oil and 7.5k miles for synthetic is a waste of money and bad for the environment. With the VR6, you don't need to change your oil as frequently because you don't have a turbo. The oil is not under much stress.

 

[Godlike]

Re: poll: how often do you change your jetta vr6 engine oil? (catalytic)

the change your oil at 3000 is a scheme thought up by the companies who benefit from it, and it is not required at all..

 

[catalytic]

Re: poll: how often do you change your jetta vr6 engine oil? (Godlike)

Exactly. Do you ever see car manufacturers (who have a financial stake in making sure their engines never need repair before the powertrain warranties run out) recommend that you change your oil every 3,000 miles? Never (at least not any of the German companies). If there was even the slightest chance you would hurt your engine by changing your oil at the intervals specified by the maintenance booklet, the booklet would be changed, and whoever suggested such an interval in the first place would be shot. In fact, I'm sure they build in a big safety margin into the suggested interval.

 

[TDI Vroom]

Re: poll: how often do you change your jetta vr6 engine oil? (catalytic)

A lot of the TDI guys do oil analysis to check if they need changes... and while it can be almost as expensive as an oil change, it gives a good idea of how often you should be changing your oil. Most of the guys found that a 10K interval (for a TDI with quality synthetic) is no problem at all. You guys should look into the results for 1.8T's/VR6's. I can't imagine changing mine every 3K. Actually, I bought a supplementary filter that should let me extend it to 15K/20K without problems.

 

[TDIHeater]

Re: poll: how often do you change your jetta vr6 engine oil? (TDI Vroom)

I change every 5,000 with Amsoil in my TDI. I like to change oil and keep tabs on everything under the car, so it's worth it to me.

 

[salvaterra]

Re: poll: how often do you change your jetta vr6 engine oil? (TDIHeater)

3500 to 4500 on my VR6. always mobil 1 since 20k miles....now with 88k miles.

 

[vdubfiend]

Re: poll: how often do you change your jetta vr6 engine oil? (sweetVR6ride)

5K for me. 5w-40 full synthetic http://****************.com/smile/emthup.gif

 

[wgriffiths2000]

Re: poll: how often do you change your jetta vr6 engine oil? (Spiro SU)

yah and when you get your oil change dont do it at a dealership the use cheap stuff i use syn in my car