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Re: Would love to get a Saab but considering a VW 1.8T.
Posted by George K [Email] (more from George K) on Tue, 19 Jul 2011 13:56:38
In Reply to: Would love to get a Saab but considering a VW 1.8T., Brian, Sat, 16 Jul 2011 05:06:28
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I had a 2000 1.8T Passat wagon that I liked a lot, but not as much as my 2006 9-5 wagon.
Does the car come with service records? These engines are a lot like the 2.3T in that if they had 5K oil changes with Mobil 1 0-40 there will not be sludge issues, but if the previous owner did not use synthetic there likely will be sludge issues, especially if combined with the long factory oil change intervals. I used Mobil 1 0-40 every 5K miles and when I sold the car at 170K miles it was clean - no sign of sludge.
VW made this worse by specifying dino oil, whereas Audi specified Mobil 1 for the same engine. (Audi claimed higher HP, but most reviews said this was just hype to justify higher prices - the VW 1.8T put out around 200 HP, not the stated 150.)
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Posts in this Thread:
- Would love to get a Saab but considering a VW 1.8T., Brian, Sat, 16 Jul 2011 05:06:28
- Re: Would love to get a Saab but considering a VW 1.8T., Carl, Mon, 1 Aug 2011 17:32:59
- Re: Would love to get a Saab but considering a VW 1.8T., George K, Tue, 19 Jul 2011 13:56:38 <-- Viewing This Message
- Google "VW 1.8 Turbo Sludge", JustinHiFi , Sat, 16 Jul 2011 20:25:18
- Re: Would love to get a Saab but considering a VW 1.8T., Ultimated, Sat, 16 Jul 2011 15:49:02
- Do a sludge check. No big deal., Mike Johnson, Sat, 16 Jul 2011 10:39:50
- One other thing, No Snaab, Sat, 16 Jul 2011 07:41:01
- I was a long time VW guy, No Snaab, Sat, 16 Jul 2011 07:29:24
- Re: Would love to get a Saab but considering a VW 1.8T., JMF, Sat, 16 Jul 2011 06:28:20
- Re: Would love to get a Saab but considering a VW 1.8T., EGD , Sat, 16 Jul 2011 05:28:44
- A VW 1.8T and 9-5 are very different, Noel, Sat, 16 Jul 2011 05:28:07
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