yes..
the transverse ( sideways engine ) ones don't have the problem.

the longitudinally  ( inline with the car ) mounted engines are the ones
with the problem.

On 5/4/2012 5:02 PM, Sudhir Desai 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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