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Originally Posted by Kidasters View Post
Just a question - I thought the mainseal problem would be taken care of by now. From what I remember reading, it was due to mis-machining of the case halves. They would leak on the showroom floor!

But - that should all have been done under warranty by now, right?

The only thing that would scare me would be the 0W40 oil the factory recommends. That's right - 0 W!
I would not worry about the Mobil 1 0W-40
It is recommended by VW for the 1.8 Turbo's that meets the 502 spec.

I been using it since day one in my 05 GLI.

Mobil 1 0w40 VOA - Bob Is The Oil Guy
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