I recently purchased a 2007 VW Jetta and took it for its first oil change. I was planning on using the synthetic oil for the change but Firestone informed me that VW recommended the Synthetic EURO blend that was formulated for my car. I was about to acquiesce when he informed me that the oil change …

I am meticulous about maintenance and following manufacturer recommendations. Then you should enjoy your Jetta for years to come!

Then you should enjoy your Jetta for years to come! I plan to. I am completely sold on VW’s so they have a customer for life. Amazing vehicle.

"Synthetic Blend " One thing. Don’t be taken in by the word Synthetic in front of the word blend. It’s not a full synthetic with synthetic base oils and should be given the respect of regular oils and not a full synthetic. Most other car manufacturers donot extend oil change intervals with blend…

@VDCDriver Yes, the intervals are insanely long. I rented a Vauxhall non turbo in England and the intervals was 20,000 MILES!!! or one year. European oils have a very large additive package and are premium all round. I would not use anything lese, but would change oil twice as often.

If you Jetta is the 2.5L you likely have 6qts of motor oil not the typical 3-5 the $55 oil changes are. So you get charged for the extra quart. Also a special oil in the brand line they have was acquired for your vehicle costing them a lot from parts delivery likely. I do know Mobil 1 meets special…

Yeah, euro cars require special oil...GM requires DEXOS. Most synthetic oils meet the Dexos standard without any change in their formula. The only difference is the licensing fee they pay GM to put the Dexos label on their oil containers. And that cost is passed down to the consumers. It’s total ma…

If warranty is an issue, I’d use exactly what they specify. The euro-spec oils are better. If it’s to satisfy your personal worries, any full-synthetic should be fine as long as you stick to a reasonable oil change interval like 5K-6K miles if you have a turbo. Mobil-1 is good oil (though my car …

European cars hve been doing this for years. Cutting edge technology requiring cutting edge maintenance including special additive packages and still, they can’t outlast many American, Toyota, Honda and Nissan components including engines running on American API certifide oils of the correct viscos…

“It’s total marketing cr@p”. I disagree. It is total garbage, but it is also a good chance for the dealers to make money by luring less knowledgeable owners into the dealer service bays. GM is not alone in this. All the auto manufacturers try to do it.

EURO Synthetic Blend of oil?

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meanjoe75fan March 10, 2015, 11:47pm 13

Yeah, euro cars require special oil…GM requires DEXOS…Ford and Chrysler have proprietary standards of their own, I hear.

The “good ol days” of merely choosing the “API S [whatever] DONUT” seem to be fading fast!

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EURO Synthetic Blend of oil?

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