Dear Karl,

Mobil 1 is NOT rated for use with modern Diesels. For that I believe you need an oil rated CH-4 or better. Mobil Delvac 1 is the way to go (also good is Amsoil). You can find a lot of info about this on the TDI forums at:

   http://www.ufies.org/~fred/forums.html

also try another excellent Diesel forum at:

   http://www.vwvortexforums.com/forums.html

Cheers,

MJS

At 02:30 PM 5/10/99 -0400, Karl Mullendore wrote:

>Well, as soon as I began to drain the oil from the engine today (or tried to

>drain!), it became very apparent why it died! In the 7000 miles I drove it ,

>to Oregon and back (fresh Mobil 1 oil at departure), the oil became SO thick

>from soot that it now looks like nasty black molasses.

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