At 5000 miles I changed my oil to Mobil 1 0-40W also with a new VW
filter on my '03 Passat Varient with a 1.8T. I've noticed a 1 second
tappet sound much like an oil starved hydraulic lifter (does this
engine even have lifters?) when first starting in cold weather (I'm in
central Virginia). This didn't happen with the original dealer oil in.
Anyone else have this occur with Mobil 1 0-40W? Am wondering if I
should pull out a few quarts and put in some Mobil 1 10-40W to raise
the viscosity?



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Could be a lifter but more likely it's the cam chain adjustor under the
valve cover. If it goes away in a couple seconds I wouldn't worry as it may
just be because before the oil pressure builds up. BTW, I'm not too fond of
"0" oils.


"Rod" <rgjast (AT) msn (DOT) com> wrote

VW used to call that "normal" in the older 1.8 engines. My 99.5 new jetta
tdi does it also. But that oil sounds thin for Virginia. What ranges does VW
call for. I use 5-40 in my tdi and I'm in Ohio. Some tdi owners use 0- xx in
Canada but I'm sure it's colder there. I would use what you have in there
untill the weather warms up a bit then change it for a slightly heavier
grade.

Jo Bo
"Rod" <rgjast (AT) msn (DOT) com> wrote

Rod wrote:
Wrong oil ??

see:
http://www.ew2.lubesinfo.com/frameset.asp

click on PKWs and search for your car.
In Europe Volkswagen dealers only use Shell lubricants.

René

Hello
I would try the 10w40. 0w40 sounds way too thin for the type of weather
in Virginia. I have an 88 Fox that i run 10w40 (in Canada) for winter and
20w50 in summer to stop lifter noise. It works for me... Have a try and see
what it does.
Kelly

"Rod" <rgjast (AT) msn (DOT) com> wrote

For the 1.8T, VW recommends 5-40W. With the turbo, a synthetic oil is
also recommended. However, it's hard to find a true synthetic 5-40W
around here except for the Castrol from the dealer at over $8/qt. Many
VW drivers are using the Mobil 1 0-40W with no tappett sound problems.
In the spring/summer I'll mix 10-40 and 0-40 and see what that does.


Thanks

In article <e3d2a680.0402090542.7f9e173d (AT) posting (DOT) google.com>,
rgjast (AT) earthlink (DOT) net (Rod) wrote:

If that's true, then why does my dealer put non-synthetic 10W-30 in our
1.8T Passat?

However, it's hard to find a true synthetic 5-40W
For the last oil change, I brought my own 5W-40 synthetic that I got at
Wal Mart. I think it was Shell Rotella.

Bill
78 Rabbit...10/77 - 4/02 82 Convertibles(s)...since 93
95 Golf GL...since 11/99 02 Passat 1.8T Tip GLS...since 4/02
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William Maslin wrote:

I'd find another dealer. AFAIK all B5 Passats (both 1.8T and 2.8) are
supposed to get 5W40.

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Mike Smith

VW only specs synthetic oil for the TDI and not the 1.8t which uses
dino-oil. Yes I think the 1.8t should use synthetic oil but I think VW took
it's owners in consideration to only use dino-oil. Most VW owners would cry
having to step up and pay the added cost of synthetic.



"Rod" <rgjast (AT) earthlink (DOT) net> wrote

You're better off with the 10-40 only

"Woodchuck" <stv_euroski (AT) yahoo (DOT) comXXX> wrote