Club 80-90 Forums

Hello everyone.
How often should the old girl be serviced? I have always assumed that it should not only be based on the number of miles, but in what form. That is to say that, for example, 1000 mls covered in long motorway trips is entirely different to the same mileage covered nipping to the shops or picking up the kids from school ie., stop-start. In the same time-span obviously.

She had a recon engine fitted about 30,000 mls ago (5 yrs ago). The prop-shalft (drive-shaft?) has been disconnected by the previous owner due to "bind/wind?" and I shall be attending (not me personally, but some garage who know what they're doing) to that little problem in the Autumn when the vehicle comes back into my possession after 3 long years in the hands of a relative (long story).

Not only I am disabled, but (obvious to you guys no doubt) know sod all about the mechanics about vehicles, being a pen-pusher in my previous life.

Kind regards and thank you all for the wonderful topics/posts which I have found so interesting.

Eric Jonson.

Hi Eric - welcome to what I think is the most friendly VW club!

As many of the people here would say ... oil is cheap ... another replacement engine aint! So whilst service internals officially are 6000 miles, I prefer to do an oil change every 3000. Motorway miles are more demanding on the oil but short trips cause more carbon build-up. I would not differentiate between town and motorway use.

Hope this helps and have fun in your T25!

Hi EJ.

If your doing 6000 a year, then yearly should be fine.

'Know sod all' time to learn abit. Even if it just comes in handy when talking to the garage.

Whats the 'long story'?

Beat me to it...........

VWlewis wrote:... oil is cheap ...

Don't you listen to the news?

Welcome, you can go in the Syncro forum too.. lots of info and advice in there..

I use a 4-6k miles or if it looks dark approach in low milage cases then every 6 months just to remove the condensation that builds up..

Thank you for your kind replies.

Eric.
ps. Karl it is a L o n g s t o r y.

I Change oil and new Man filter every 4k on 2.1dj engine or after any long trip to europe its easy and cheap to do. Like said before engines are not cheap.

eric wrote:ps. Karl it is a L o n g s t o r y.

Sounds even better now!