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April 10th, 2017, 12:28
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#106
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Member
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: seattle washington
Fuel Economy: @ 2 Months: 45.53 combined. 04-02-2017 Vancouver Wa. Trip After Flash: 54.8 mpg Hiway 38.6 City
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Now THIS is funny stuff!
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Originally Posted by McSpiffy
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I LIVE in Auburn, Washington!
And this is the dealership Me and My Wife bought our 2015 Jetta TDI from.
The other funny-NOT-is when I took it in around 2 mo. ago for the Part 1 of the settlement to get my Computer Flashed.
As we were doing the paperwork before they took it out back, the service lady told me it had been around 5000 miles since my first year maint. (August of 2016) and that I was due for an Oil change.
Uh, no, I'm not due until August. She said VW recommends it,
I said, Uh, NO. The Scheduled Maint in the book says an Oil Change EVERY YEAR OR 10,000 miles.
She said, 'well, it's there, and they buried it, you have to look to find it.
I then said, Well, we paid for an extra 2 years of maintenance so as long as it's covered go ahead and do it.
She said "Well, it's Not. You'll have to pay for it".
At this point I'm ready to explode, I am not embellishing this at all to make it sound more dramatic. What a bunch of Bull F ing Sh*t!
See, you really can't trust anybody anymore. They're all just liers.
So that's my Auburn, Washington Volkswagen dealership story.
Oh, and here's the punchline.......
I actually DID find a 'note' buried in one of the maintenance books, and sure enough it was there...."VW recommends for 'severe' driving (city) an Oil Change every 5000 miles" next to miles was a 'note' number.
Found the note number and it says that recommendation applies to the Jetta 2015 Gasser models, Not the Diesel TDI.
Flat out liers........... 
the beave
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April 13th, 2017, 07:48
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#107
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Member
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: seattle washington
Fuel Economy: @ 2 Months: 45.53 combined. 04-02-2017 Vancouver Wa. Trip After Flash: 54.8 mpg Hiway 38.6 City
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Well, I might have to eat the 'Liars' word, here's an update from this past tuesday:
Started the TDI and got the 'Wrench' symbol and 5000 in the odometer.
So, I figured 'ah, it is telling me to get an oil change'. And then my wife said something that made sense: 'You know when they flashed the computer with the new software, they probably upped the frequency of Oil Changes cause the engines working harder'.
It makes sense.
Although VW should have stated that to me/us. But they didn't.
So my Auburn VW dealer was right, but they presented it to me the wrong way and I took it the wrong way.
So, now it DOES look like they want you to get an Oil change every 5000 instead of once a year/10000 miles.
I still love my 2015 Jetta!!! 
the beave
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April 15th, 2017, 00:04
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#108
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Veteran Member
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Omaha NEEEBRASKA
Fuel Economy: Never high enough but always trying for more.... (See signature)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by the beave
Well, I might have to eat the 'Liars' word, here's an update from this past tuesday:
Started the TDI and got the 'Wrench' symbol and 5000 in the odometer.
So, I figured 'ah, it is telling me to get an oil change'. And then my wife said something that made sense: 'You know when they flashed the computer with the new software, they probably upped the frequency of Oil Changes cause the engines working harder'.
It makes sense.
Although VW should have stated that to me/us. But they didn't.
So my Auburn VW dealer was right, but they presented it to me the wrong way and I took it the wrong way.
So, now it DOES look like they want you to get an Oil change every 5000 instead of once a year/10000 miles.
I still love my 2015 Jetta!!! 
the beave
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Maybe the "fix" has increased the post injection cycle which in turn increases the oil dilution.
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April 15th, 2017, 00:14
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#109
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Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: maine
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They probably just reset the service reminder so they could fleece more money from customers on unnecessary oil changes.
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May 1st, 2017, 14:09
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#110
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Member
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: seattle washington
Fuel Economy: @ 2 Months: 45.53 combined. 04-02-2017 Vancouver Wa. Trip After Flash: 54.8 mpg Hiway 38.6 City
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Quote:
Originally Posted by turbobrick240
They probably just reset the service reminder so they could fleece more money from customers on unnecessary oil changes.
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Yes but they hold the cards here. Remember our TDI's used a specific oil. If we decline and something goes south then guess what?
It comes out to be $80 more per year, again, the car is worth it.
Beave
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June 26th, 2017, 14:27
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#111
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Veteran Member
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: maine
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Quote:
Originally Posted by the beave
Yes but they hold the cards here. Remember our TDI's used a specific oil. If we decline and something goes south then guess what?
It comes out to be $80 more per year, again, the car is worth it.
Beave
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Yes, that specific oil is 507, and can be found quite easily. Even shipped to your doorstep. If they have truly changed the interval to 5k miles for warranty purposes, that's one thing. But I'm quite skeptical of that.
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June 29th, 2017, 10:21
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#112
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Veteran Member
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: West Hill, Ont. Mexico mid October 2019 to end of April 2020
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This may be a dumb question. In the destructions for a 2015 Passat they want the air and snow filter replaced at 60k.
Where is the snow filter ???
I have to snicker because I do not see winter/snow.
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June 29th, 2017, 12:33
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#113
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not-a-mechanic
Join Date: May 2004
Location: central Ohio
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jetta_Pilot
This may be a dumb question. In the destructions for a 2015 Passat they want the air and snow filter replaced at 60k.
Where is the snow filter ???
I have to snicker because I do not see winter/snow.
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Isn't that just a piece a fabric layered over the air filter? I think it's optional.
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June 30th, 2017, 13:14
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#114
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Veteran Member
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: West Hill, Ont. Mexico mid October 2019 to end of April 2020
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BobnOH
Isn't that just a piece a fabric layered over the air filter? I think it's optional.
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Thanks. I'll pull the engine air filter and check it out.
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July 14th, 2017, 18:07
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#115
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Newbie
Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: ontario
Fuel Economy: 4.7l/100km. combined
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Wonderful resources here at Freds TDI. Thanks guys! Ur awesome to do all that work for us. CHEERS!!!
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August 19th, 2018, 07:57
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#116
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Member
Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: Space Coast FL (321 area code)
Fuel Economy: 50mpg@75mph, 68@50, 37@95
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Thank you! I was looking for that chart.
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August 31st, 2018, 06:46
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#117
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Veteran Member
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: grand rapids michigan
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i'm in serious search for the 2017 tiguan tsi gasser for usa chart.
you seem resourceful.... case of beer? pm me the link or post here. all i can find is the 2016 , which i'm sure might be identical, but itd be nice to confirm any differences.
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August 31st, 2018, 10:34
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#118
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not-a-mechanic
Join Date: May 2004
Location: central Ohio
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jason_
i'm in serious search for the 2017 tiguan tsi gasser for usa chart.
you seem resourceful.... case of beer? pm me the link or post here. all i can find is the 2016 , which i'm sure might be identical, but itd be nice to confirm any differences.
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Case of beer!! Michigan craft brew? I'm pretty good with the ol' interweb, I'll have to take a look.
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August 31st, 2018, 14:40
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#119
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Veteran Member
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Henderson, NV
Fuel Economy: Check my Fuelly Tag for most up-to-date numbers
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BobnOH
Case of beer!! Michigan craft brew? I'm pretty good with the ol' interweb, I'll have to take a look.
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Sorry already handled. LOL.
But I wont be taking the beer...
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September 7th, 2018, 10:13
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#120
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Newbie
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: Canada
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Canadian VW Maintenance Schedule-Generic
Thanks FixMyBug and others for posting the maintenance schedules. I found this site from VW Canada. It is not dealer specific and is generic for all of Canada. You select your year, model, engine type and current km. The site then shows you the next maintenance schedule which you can print. You can expand and view the maintenance schedules for future service too.
https://www.volkswagenplus.ca/en/maintenance/timeline
Note, the website seems to take quite a few seconds to finish loading, you see part of the page then the part you need to select year, model etc. comes up a bit later.
Some dealers have a similar online tools to look up maintenance schedules that include their price. Other dealer's sites don't show the service price.
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