Originally Posted By: Delta
I don't have an exact mile, but when I bought my MKV Jetta I was cleaning up the previous owners crud with a high detergent oil and it got dark quick. Now, not so much. I ran Rotella T6 to clean it up, nothing unusual. Went to a 0W40 after that.
EDIT: Btw that rattling could be the plastic intake rudder thing, common on VR6's. I'd check that before someone drops the engine out of that thing for a timing chain kit.
Yes sir I hate those intake changeovers. 2 days after I bought the car I heard that thing rattling around 2000 rpm and my heart sank. I thought it was a knock, but after hearing it outside the car, I determined it was something up top. A little research pointed me to that and I changed the bushings out. But yea my rattle is definitely the chains. Coming from the back side of the engine. Which if I'm honest was a brilliant idea for them to put them there. So much more room on that side of the engine bay, and the transmission isn't really hard to get out. Plus its clutch is starting to let out close to the top so 2 birds with one stone. I like that approach. I see you have a MK5. If it's the 2.5 have you had any problems with your vacuum pump? I heard those suckers will pour oil when it goes bad. But I'm a little short on cash at the moment, so I'm hoping a couple week's driving won't hurt anything. Apparently I ran non 502 for 8k so maybe it'll be ok. But I am absolutely going to either M1 0w-40 or 5w-40. Whichever I can get my hands on in the store.
I don't have an exact mile, but when I bought my MKV Jetta I was cleaning up the previous owners crud with a high detergent oil and it got dark quick. Now, not so much. I ran Rotella T6 to clean it up, nothing unusual. Went to a 0W40 after that.
EDIT: Btw that rattling could be the plastic intake rudder thing, common on VR6's. I'd check that before someone drops the engine out of that thing for a timing chain kit.
Yes sir I hate those intake changeovers. 2 days after I bought the car I heard that thing rattling around 2000 rpm and my heart sank. I thought it was a knock, but after hearing it outside the car, I determined it was something up top. A little research pointed me to that and I changed the bushings out. But yea my rattle is definitely the chains. Coming from the back side of the engine. Which if I'm honest was a brilliant idea for them to put them there. So much more room on that side of the engine bay, and the transmission isn't really hard to get out. Plus its clutch is starting to let out close to the top so 2 birds with one stone. I like that approach. I see you have a MK5. If it's the 2.5 have you had any problems with your vacuum pump? I heard those suckers will pour oil when it goes bad. But I'm a little short on cash at the moment, so I'm hoping a couple week's driving won't hurt anything. Apparently I ran non 502 for 8k so maybe it'll be ok. But I am absolutely going to either M1 0w-40 or 5w-40. Whichever I can get my hands on in the store.
