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Originally Posted By: krismoriah72 Early warning signs of coolant in oil. Suspect the head gasket. I've been mulling the same. Sure hope I'm wrong. Time will tell. I'm going to change the oil in 2000 miles at 5k and get another UOA.

Originally Posted By: Sunnyinhollister What year of TD!? Some have the EGR cooler which are known to fail. 2010 Golf TDI Originally Posted By: spasm3 Strange, the potassium has to be coming from somewhere. Could they have been aggravated enough with you that someone there dumped some...

I haven't added any coolant since the intercooler/radiator was changed fall of 2013. I was rear ended and pushed into the car in front of me. USAA had it towed to their contracted repair facility, a BMW dealership. Not happy with eir service at all. The car was apart for weeks in their dusty...

Not sure what is going on. Did have the intercooler/radiator changed fall of 2013...30K miles ago. I'll go ahead and change at 5k and retest.

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/f28/dpf-wash-out-rebuild-80813.html The above link details an Australian DPF wash/rebuild. Appears that that we'll see the same done in the USA soon, imho.

1st UOA was done on factory initial oil fill, unknown type of oil. Refilled with LubroMoly TopTec 4200 5W/30. I did not do a UOA after the second oil change. Refilled with LubroMoly TopTec 4200 5W/30. 2nd UOA was done on the 2nd run of LubroMoly TopTec 4200 5W/30, obtained by the dealer and...

3rd UOA Castrol SLX Professional LL03 5W/30. Note I did not UOA the 2nd oil change.

2010 Volkswagen Golf 2.0L Turbo CR (TDI), CJAA engine code. Replaced Factory Fill. 1st Oil Change @ recommended 10K miles. Replaced 3rd Fill. (Lubro Moly TopTec 4200, used B2-B5 w/OptiLube). Dealer refilled with Castrol. Note: I Changed the oil early since I was at the dealer and wanted a UOA on...

Originally Posted By: david_ES2 ive vaccumd the one on the 04 honda dozens of times but i think its about time to get some new ones....its starting to have a weird smell when the a/c is turned off and fans are on high. Checked mine the other day, 17K miles after 17 months of use. Driven a lot...

Originally Posted By: BobFout Originally Posted By: Audi Junkie Runaway aluminum. Brand new engine. Originally Posted By: Doug Hillary Hi, Bob - You are correct - as well, many people also think that Alusil construction may shed some aluminium and/or silicon. IME with Porsche engines I have...

2010 Volkswagen 2.0L Turbo CR (TDI) Replaced Factory Fill. 1st Oil Change @ recommended 10K miles. MI/HR on Oil - 9,963 Miles MI/HR on Unit - 9,963 Miles Make Up Oil Added - 0 qts MAESURED/UNIV AVG ALUMINUM - 174 / 6 CHROMIUM - 4 / 1 IRON - 80 / 39 COPPER - 24 / 5 LEAD - 1 / 4 TIN - 0 / 1...