2008 VW Passat 3.6 4motion, M1 0w40, OEM Filter

[jddaigle]

I work from home and don't drive much so I never get to 10,000mi in a year (hence the low-mile OCI). I've had the car for 3 years since 67,000mi. My first two OCIs were with OEM VW 5w40 (Castrol); no idea what was in it for the first 67,000mi but it must have been good based on this. I know it's not a lot of data but I thought I'd post it anyway since I didn't see any other UOAs from VWs with the 3.6 FSI VR6 engine. I'll be back next year with another one!

- Jeff

 

[JC1]

You could probably go for a 14-16 month OCI if you drive that little.

 

[bigt61]

Originally Posted By: JC1
You could probably go for a 14-16 month OCI if you drive that little.

Agree. Or just change it every 8000 miles, that should be safe with that stout version of M1. Thanks for the post.

 

[jddaigle]

Thanks all. Agreed, the oil has a lot of life left in it but for me it's easiest to remember/schedule in if I change it annually since all the rest of the maintenance items are X years or Y miles. Hope to keep this one running like new for a good long time.