johnsantaclaus

[johnsantaclaus]

Hi Everyone and Merry Christmas!
I bought a new Passat diesel wagon in October. I am a bit surprised that I do not need to have the first service on this car (oil change etc) until 15000k. This seems a lot of kays for a FIRST service on a new car. I questioned the dealer and they assured me that this is indeed the case. I have done 4000k and the oil on the dipstick is black!
Would appreciate any thoughts.
BTW I love the car and continue to have my expectations exceeded, except for one thing - the metallic inserts on the dash and centre console can occasionally reflect bright sunlight into the driver's eyes. This has happened only once in 3 months but it was annoying at the time.
Cheers

[Guest001]

Got mine done at 8000k but was 12 months old at the time.
Never noticed the reflections and would usually be no different to any other car with metal inserts.

[gldgti]

Welcome.

The oil being black is perfectly normal for a diesel. Diesel engines will dirty the oil with soot within 1-2000km depending on the usage.

Read your service manual and you will see that the 15000km srvice interval is also normal. Dont put too much creed in the dealerships advice - if you search around the forums youwill soon realise that the dealers give out a lot of bad information.

The best advice I can give you is to do a good read of the fuels and lubricants and diesels sections - you should find some good info about owning a VW diesel.

[johnsantaclaus]

Thanks all. I feel reassured. Totally agree with the comments re dealership advice.

[cru22z]

yes my first service from 0 kays was at 15000km with a very black oil. The reflection is normal also..it was annoying at first but learnt to live with it by using sunnys.

[gldgti]

Thanks all. I feel reassured. Totally agree with the comments re dealership advice.

I guess I would also point out that I dont see any problem if you want to change the oil sooner yourself. Personally I do it every 7500km, but thats another story really (there have been threads on that!).

I change the oil that often because of my own experiences with diesels and the way I drive.... I wouldnt let it concern you.