[Vwdiesel] Fwd: SPECIFIC 505.01 5W40

[Nate Wall]

I should add that the Pella 6000 WILL NOT work on the
older IDI VW diesels. Their dip stick tubes are too
small to accept the Pella suction tube. I know, I
tried it on my '85 Jetta TD.

--Nate

--- Nate Wall <natewall1 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> That beats the VW dealer for their Castrol 505.01
> oil
> by about a dollar or so, figuring in the shipping
> cost. I just bought some of the Castrol at the
> dealer
> for my 04 Jetta TDI's first oil change.
> 
> Hayden, here's a tip: Get yourself a Pela 6000 oil
> extractor for your oil changes. See:
> 
>
http://store.yahoo.com/globalridershops/plpel60oilex.html
> 
> The folks on Fred's TDI Forum speak so highly of
> them
> I bought one. Sucks the used oil right out of the
> dipstick tube, preventing the need to remove that
> cumbersome belly cover on the TDI's to drain the
> oil.
> It took me over an hour to remove and replace it on
> Mom's 2000 TDI. The Pela cost about $50 with
> shipping.
> The best $50 I ever spent!
> 
> --Nate
> --- Hayden Chasteen <dieseltdi at earthlink.net> wrote:
> > Here is the information I have on Motul Specific
> > 505.01 spec oil for 
> > all of the PD TDI VW engines.  Remember to ask
> > specifically for 
> > shipping cost to your place.  This was for
> shipping
> > to Texas.  Was 
> > asked so thought I would pass it along.  Obviously
> > this would work just 
> > fine in the older TDIs and lord knows ANYTHING is
> > better than that 
> > Castrol Crap.  Hayden
> > 
> > Begin forwarded message:
> > 
> > > From: Linda Adler <sales at motorspot.com>
> > > Date: Wed Mar 10, 2004  11:49:43 AM US/Central
> > > To: Hayden Chasteen <dieseltdi at earthlink.net>
> > > Subject: Re: SPECIFIC 505.01 5W40
> > >
> > > Hello Hayden:
> > >  
> > > A case of 4 5liter containers of the Motul
> > Specific 505.01 5w40 is 
> > > $119.80 plus $10.00
> > > for shipping.
> > >  
> > >  
> > > Thank you,
> > > Linda
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Hayden Chasteen
> > > To: sales at motorspot.com
> > > Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 6:54 PM
> > > Subject: SPECIFIC 505.01 5W40
> > >
> > > How much for a case (4-5L bottles) of SPECIFIC
> > 505.01 5W40. Shipped to 
> > > Texas. Thanks, hayden
> > > Visit my website at
> > www.home.earthlink.net/~dieseltdi
> > > Proud owner of:
> > > 2004 Passat TDI GLS, 2.0l, 16 valve, 134 HP, 247
> > lbs/ft of torque, 
> > > Blue Graphite, Grey leather interior, now being
> > built and on the way 
> > > to me! :^)
> > > 1998 Jetta TDI (Wetterauer Chipset, 2 1/2"
> > exhaust, K&N Filter, 
> > > propane dual fuel system, 109K+ miles, and
> running
> > biodiesel)
> > > 1981 Rabbit Pickup ( with a freshly rebuilt
> turbo
> > engine), Will burn 
> > > biodiesel and WVO with a propane injection
> system.
> > > One, yet to be finished, Caddy trailer (the back
> > end of the truck that 
> > > gave its life to my just completed Rabbit
> Pickup).
> > > And many, many, many VWs; from a 1946 Beetle (11
> > Beetles total), to 
> > > Vans (5), Rabbits (3), Karmen Ghia (1), Jettas
> > (5), Passat (1), Dasher 
> > > (1), New Beetle (1), and Rabbit Pickups (3) most
> > now gone but not 
> > > forgotten.
> > >
> > >
> > Visit my website at 
> > www.home.earthlink.net/~dieseltdi
> > Proud owner of:
> > 2004 Passat TDI GLS, 2.0l, 16 valve, 134 HP, 247
> > lbs/ft of torque, Blue 
> > Graphite, Anthracite leather interior, ABS, ESP on
> > the truck and on the 
> > way to me!   :^)
> > 1998 Jetta TDI (Wetterauer Chipset, 2 1/2"
> exhaust,
> > K&N Filter, propane 
> > dual fuel system, 109K+ miles, and running
> > biodiesel)
> > 1981 Rabbit Pickup ( with a freshly rebuilt turbo
> > engine), Will burn 
> > biodiesel and WVO with a propane injection system.
> > One, yet to be finished, Caddy trailer (the back
> end
> > of the truck that 
> > gave its life to my just completed Rabbit Pickup).
> > And many, many, many VWs; from a 1946 Beetle (11
> > Beetles total), to 
> > Vans (5), Rabbits (3), Karmen Ghia (1), Jettas
> (5),
> > Passat (1), Dasher 
> > (1), New Beetle (1), and Rabbit Pickups (3) most
> now
> > gone but not 
> > forgotten.
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