Reply to:   Re: Audi 5-cly turbo diesel Vanagon- on it's way to Alaska

mike wrote:
>Remember to change that Synthetic oil every 2500-3000 miles - them
>turbo's love to burn it up.

Mike, 
I just had a mechanic swear up and down that synth oil should go 7000.  He even advocated just changing the filter after 3500 to drain less oil and just top it off to go all the way to 7000.

Sounds crazy to me but I've heard of people doing it.  I wouldn't mind getting 5000 out of a synth change though.  Thats how far we're travelling in a couple of weeks and I wouldn't mind eliminating the oil change enroute.  
Does the list have an opinion about this?

Jim in Iowa
91 Passat Wagon GL
89 Westy
66 Beetle
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