Vette Boss
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For the sake of the engine, don't wait that long. :lol:
For the sake of the engine, don't wait that long. :lol:
Saying "VWAG will know what's best for the customer's car" may sound a bit naive, but how can obeying the onboard diagnostics for ze next service be bad for the engine? I'd understand it when people say that the manufacturer's intervals are too short to earn more money from the garages, or to be on the safe side for warranty - but I rarely hear people claim the opposite, that the manufacturer is recommending intervals that are too long and harm the engine.
Nah, that's just how the Hemi works, mate. Persevere.I have been hearing this loud ticking sound from the engine last couple off months, specialy on cold starts, also one of those little gages that isent the speedo keeps randomly wobbling about, and the last week or so there's a burning smell coming from under the hood and power has gone way down......think it's time to change the oil?
If you really want to have a VERY serious discussion about motor oils and change intervals, I suggest you go sign up at Bob Is The Oil Guy (http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/cms/). The people who frequent that place are nerds on an entirely new level, and if you come out of there without learning something you really did it wrong!
I wouldn't necessarily go by your VID/HUD, either. I know on my car it has no idea what the oil is or what it's doing, just a formula based on miles and driving.
"A formula based on miles and driving" (potentially also factoring in temperatures etc) is better than going by the miles and time alone. Obviously you can always chicken out earlier, but I'm pretty sure the manufacturer intervals are considerably shorter than what would be safely possible when inspecting the oil much more closely to see how long it may last.
Of course you should not switch off common sense in favor of the electronics. For example if the oil level is low, top it off - no matter if the computer tells you to or not.
Hey, that's not a bad idea! Any of you guys happen to use a 10W 30?Mhh... maybe one of you extremely short interval changing guys can save me a can of your 'old' oil :lol:
Not really. It's formulated on dino oil, so it telling me I need to change my oil every 7500 or so is rather useless. I just reset it and remember to check it again in about a month.
A simple change of oil won't fix significant loss of power or burnt smells as long as there still is oil in the engine now.
Your on board computer apparently ignores additional info to factor into the interval, and is not working with the manufacturer-specified oil.
Mine exactly knows what specification of oil is used - VW LongLife 503.01 or whatever it's called. If I were to use a different type of oil I'd have to reprogram it to a fixed 15000km interval instead of the variable 30000km interval.
Could you even pour a bit of oil in, just on top of it?
I'd never even think about anything concerning the Oil if the car isn't telling me. I'm still a year in warranty, so if theres a problem, thx for the new engine, VW