On Fri, May 7, 2010 at 7:17 PM, Samantha <yfsami@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Changed mine about two/three weeks ago, checked it recently (in the last
> week) and its blackened already.
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> Is this common with the Vanagon group, or something I should look further
> into?
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Yes, the oil will start showing black very quickly.
As for how often, I run Mobil 1 15/50 and change every 6,000 to 8,000 miles,
about once a year for me, my '90 2.1L WBX w/155,000 miles is not my daily
driver, virtually all miles are on long trips.  But I do change filters at
least once, usually twice, during that period.  And I'll use maybe a quart
of oil on a 3,000 mile trip.

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