Author Topic: thinner oil? (Read 5999 times)

farkman · « **Reply #15 on:** December 21, 2004, 11:32:25 am »

BlackTieTD

Every month and a half :shock: . This stuff will do 10,000km in it's sleep. You can push it to 15,000km, but you should change the oil filter halfway.

Peter

VWRacer · « **Reply #16 on:** December 21, 2004, 01:58:30 pm »

Yeah, it was 63F here in the San Francisco area this morning. The old diesel light went out on schedule and the engine fired right off. But dang!, it took at least 2 minutes before I could feel the seat heater on my backside! :shock: :lol: :wink:

RAMMSTEIN · « **Reply #17 on:** December 21, 2004, 02:57:45 pm »

I change mine every 20 000 km, oil and filter.

Analysis were beautiful, so I won't change that routine.

srivett · « **Reply #18 on:** December 21, 2004, 10:06:30 pm »

Who in Canada does the oil analysis? I want to start doing this instead of laying on my back under the car. Are there any shops that do a drive through oil analysis? I believe I'll do a check on the oil @ 10K km and change it. Then keep changing it @ 10-15K without checking.

Cheers, Steve

RAMMSTEIN · « **Reply #19 on:** December 22, 2004, 12:09:43 am »

I go to my regional Caterpillar dealer, they do analysis there.

You have to pay extra if you want the TBN to be measured.

Costs me 47$ with TBN.

I sleep well at night though... :wink:

chrissev · « **Reply #20 on:** December 22, 2004, 10:54:44 pm »

Quote from: "BlackTieTD"

...just fired up the TD first time since i changed the oil yesterday... started like summer time... granted its only about -10C now. oil light went out immediately... used to take 10 seconds with summer weight..

same with mine with the 5w40 Castrol synthetic. Oil light goes out immediately. But the synthetic oil is weird. It doesn't seem to react to temperature like the dinosaur oil does. It stays at around the same thickness no matter if cold or warm. I'm thinking of putting the redline synthetic in my transmission and seeing what that does for rough shifting when it's cold outside.

chrissev · « **Reply #21 on:** December 22, 2004, 10:56:06 pm »

Quote from: "VWRacer"

Yeah, it was 63F here in the San Francisco area this morning. The old diesel light went out on schedule and the engine fired right off. But dang!, it took at least 2 minutes before I could feel the seat heater on my backside! :shock: :lol: :wink:

sounds like June weather in Toronto. Seat heater?

srivett · « **Reply #22 on:** January 03, 2005, 01:13:22 pm »

Detroit Diesel analysis' are 20 bucks here in Sudbury, plus a few stamps to mail the oil. I didn't ask about TBN but I should have...

Steve

Rat407 · « **Reply #23 on:** January 04, 2005, 03:01:06 pm »

BlackStone Laboratories will send free oil sample kits and it cost $1.52 US to mail it to them. The cost for an analysis with TBN is $30 US. Usually takes a week turnaround time, mail it on a Monday and get the results by Friday. Some times sooner. http://www.blackstone-labs.com/

VWRacer · « **Reply #24 on:** January 09, 2005, 02:03:27 pm »

Quote from: "chrissev"

sounds like June weather in Toronto. Seat heater?

Yep, seat heaters are an option on TDI's, though for sure my old Q-ship doesn't have one!