I believe there's a different sump and breather design per each engine;
hence the differing propensities to accumulate sludge.  The folks
installing these engines in Vanagons are claiming that transverse
applications are the best donors for this reason.

On Fri, May 4, 2012 at 5:02 PM, Sudhir Desai <sudhir.desai@gmail.com> wrote:

> Aren't they the same engine? (1.8T vs 1.8T, or 2.slow vs 2.slow)
> Sudhir
>
> On Fri, May 4, 2012 at 7:41 PM, Hector Zapata <hlzapata@gmail.com> wrote:
> > The engine that suffers from the sludging is the Passat's, bot the
> Jetta's.
> >
> > Hector
> >
> >
> >
> > On Fri, May 4, 2012 at 7:40 PM, Pat <psdooley@verizon.net> wrote:
> >> 500K on a 1.8T?
> >> Go figure.
> >> I guess there're not so sludgy after all when you do the proper
> maintenance.
> >>
> >>
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> >> Subject: 2001 Volkswagen Jetta Hits 500,000 Miles, VW Tears It Apart
> >>
> >>
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