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| '73-914kid |
 Jan 25 2014, 01:26 PM
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Today I planned on doing the first oil change in my car after doing the 6. The front cooler was always leaking, so I had kept adding enough oil that kept it relatively clean... the leak was fixed, and I had driven it for another 1,000 or so miles, no big deal, oil is dirty, time to change it.
Get a Mahle Filter yesterday, figure I'll go and get a case of Brad Penn like I always do from VW Paradise here in San Marcos. Apperantly, they aren't selling it anymore because they have to buy it in 80 case lots from Brad Penn. Fair enough, that's not very economical for a small shop. So I've been driving around all damn morning to 4 or 5 different auto parts stores to try and find enough Valvoline VR1 to fill up this engine... Not happening. I've ended up with 8 quarts of the stuff. Need 6 more. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) So here I stand, 6 quarts of oil short, trying to do an oil change because with the local Brad Penn source nonexistant, I'm assuming everyone else who ran BP is buying up all the VR1 now. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/hissyfit.gif) Anyways, rant over... and for those of you local to me, be warned, VW Paradise no longer sells the good stuff, so don't drive all the way here only to find out they don't have any. |
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| r_towle |
Jan 26 2014, 06:32 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,705 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States 
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Rotella diesel oil
Shell product, easy to find Fills the need with additives. |
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| OU8AVW |
Jan 26 2014, 08:25 PM
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QUOTE(r_towle @ Jan 26 2014, 04:32 PM)  Rotella diesel oil Shell product, easy to find Fills the need with additives. Really? We sell this stuff by the gallon at my marina.... |
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| r_towle |
Jan 26 2014, 08:44 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,705 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States
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QUOTE(OU8AVW @ Jan 26 2014, 09:25 PM) QUOTE(r_towle @ Jan 26 2014, 04:32 PM) Rotella diesel oil Shell product, easy to find Fills the need with additives. Really? We sell this stuff by the gallon at my marina.... Yup... I can't remember the exact version, but I have a case in my front trunk of the 911. Read the labels or search pelican.... Works fine, and you can get it just about anywhere...so that is why I went with it. Rich |
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