Everything I've read suggests that the M1 5w40 I'm using in my 190D should be just fine in the Jetta. I'll do analysis but I'm expecting 10k oil changes based on my mostly highway flogging.
Its very speedy compared to my 2.2l 190D. MB should have made a turbocharged 4cyl... -Curt Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2013 08:19:04 -0700 From: Bob Rentfro <azbob...@gmail.com> To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Jetta TDI Message-ID: <CAKOy=fVX0xy1Vh=Ji1WWveS+NLDH68U0sbm6=t2jriuofva...@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 You'll be pleased with the TDI. I had an '01 Beetle and I now have an '06 Jetta that I am about ready to have the third timing belt put in (at 161K miles). It probably goes without saying, but make absolutely sure you use the correctly rated oil. I've enjoyed both of the ones I've owned. Bob R On Sep 6, 2013 8:05 AM, "Curt Raymond" <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote: > If the 240D was okay I wouldn't have bought the Jetta... > > Its back to square one, apparently the head was warped more than we > thought. I got about 40 miles out of it after we replaced the head gasket > before it was back to pushing coolant out again. I re-torqued the head and > it was fine for 100 miles. I re-torqued again but it didn't help. > > Fred wants to pull the head again and have it machined. I'm pleased that > the Jetta looks to require less work than I'd originally counted on > (although the battery is expensive, about $150 which is the same as a grp > 49 for an MB and a 49 won't fit, which is terrible as I have a spare) so > maybe... > > -Curt _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
