# VW Passat engine oil sludge failure results in no love from VW

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/vw-passat-engine-oil-sludge-failure-results-in-no-love-from-vw/82017>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** volkswagen, passat\
**Created:** [October 30, 2013, 10:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/vw-passat-engine-oil-sludge-failure-results-in-no-love-from-vw/82017 "2013-10-30T22:26:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![UncleTurbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e9a140/32.png) [@UncleTurbo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/UncleTurbo)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2013, 1:44am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/vw-passat-engine-oil-sludge-failure-results-in-no-love-from-vw/82017/4 "2013-10-31T01:44:08Z")

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I really don’t think a decent oil would turn to sludge in 5000K miles or 6 months. Some info is missing here? In a low mileage car you still need to change the oil at least every 12 months.

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