Long life oil?

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  • Monkeymagic
    S2Forum Possessed
    • Mar 2012
    • 3419
    • Country: England

    #16
    Agree with K Simmonds on this the PD 150 ARL engine on the longlife plans suffer with cam gear wear.
    Human nature being what it is most people would n't open their bonnet and check fluids for the 2 years.

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    • 4WheelDrifter
      S2Forum Zealot
      • Oct 2004
      • 5773
      • Country: Devon

      #17
      I use Longlife 5-30W oil in the derv, but I change it every ~9323 miles regardless.
      SS

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      • K Simmonds
        S2Forum Zealot
        • Dec 2007
        • 7627
        • Country: Wales

        #18
        Yep, I don't have a problem with the Quantum 5W 30 fully synthetic long-life oil, a couple of customers like me to use it but drop it out after 10K like a regular oil, naff all difference in cost so why not. I really don't like the idea of leaving oil in a car for two years +, especially if doing a lot of short journeys as the oil doesn't get hot enough for contaminants like diesel and condensation to be burnt off via the breather system.
        1990 B3 2.0 80 quattro.
        1992 C4 2.8 Avant quattro
        1994 MTM RS2.
        1998 B5 TDI quattro Sport.
        2000 B5 TQS.

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