<VV> Oil change-no vair

[4carbcorvair]

I had heard they go 10-15k miles. First I have heard of the 5k change....

Ron


On 8/30/06, Ron <ronh at owt.com> wrote:
>
> I understand that in Europe they commonly go more than 10K miles between
> oil
> changes and also commonly drive much faster than we do.  I haven't heard
> that they have any premature wear problems.
> RonH
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "4carbcorvair" <4carbcorvair at gmail.com>
> To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 6:10 PM
> Subject: <VV> Oil change-no vair
>
>
> > Just got off the phone with a brother a few minutes ago. He went in to
> the
> > dealer to get an oil filter for his VW, only place he can get one, and
> the
> > parts guy, an older gentleman who has been around the block a few times
> > and
> > at this dealership since 1980 told him to ignore the owners manual. The
> > owners manual suggests 10k mile oil change interval. He HIGHLY suggested
> > to
> > him to not go more than 5k using the VW recomended Castrol Synthetic. He
> > said he has seen way too many wear issues due to the extended oil change
> > intervals. He also mentioned he didn't care if he bought the oil etc...
> > there or from a parts store or where ever. He wasn't trying to make more
> > sales.
> >
> > --
> > Ron Tinkham
> >
> > 66 Corsa Convertable, 140, 4sp.
> > Maine
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-- 
Ron Tinkham

66 Corsa Convertable, 140, 4sp.
Maine