In a message dated 9/1/99 9:47:39 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
thewestyman@MINDSPRING.COM writes:

<< What is the general concensus regarding the initial oil change? The engine
 in question is a new (not rebuilt) 1.9 turbodiesel. It now has Rotella dino
 oil, and has less than 100 miles. At the end of tomorrow, it will have 500
 miles, and I will have a place to change the oil, on my way to BBTA. The
 question is whether it is too soon to change it to Delvac (Mobil) 1
 synthetic, or should it run a while longer on Dino? Thanks for your input.
  >>

its never to soon to run synthetic, if youre using the proper grade. i run
mobil1 20-50 in all my vw vans and audi turbos. most of them are close to or
over 100k, but my gf runs synthetic in her '97 Jetta since pretty much new.

chris