Oil for 1.8T?

Hi
VW dealer says my 1.8Turbo 20v (APU) Passat B5 needs fully synthetic
oil.Is this true or will semi-synth do the job. Car has 124,000miles.

thanks
Al

VW dealer says my 1.8Turbo 20v (APU) Passat B5 needs fully synthetic
oil.Is this true or will semi-synth do the job. Car has 124,000miles.

He's telling the truth.

http://www.vw.com/vwcom/content/obje...t/oilchart.pdf
Using the proper oil should reduce sludge and increase engine and turbo
life!

you can also join the Passats group
http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/passats/join
tell them I sent you! ;-)
--
later,
dave
(One out of many daves)

"Al M" <amoorcroft (AT) googlemail (DOT) com> wrote

Hi
VW dealer says my 1.8Turbo 20v (APU) Passat B5 needs fully synthetic
oil.Is this true or will semi-synth do the job. Car has 124,000miles.

thanks
Al