My Camaro V6 was also VVT, and has four VVT Solenoids. I know how
it all works, do not think I don't. You can't sit there and tell me it will
set fault codes, because you are not here. You are wrong, because
I do it, and I don't get fault codes.
Please do not treat me like a novice, I know exactly what I am doing.
I have not had an engine fail on me since I bought my first car.
I work in a shop two days a week. What I do, works for me, or
it is the will of gods, whatever, I never have problems. Every
single car I have owned has had well over 150,000 miles on them
at the time of sale or when totaled (deer hits). This car will be
my ninth car in 9 years, lasting the longest of the prior eight. None
of which had to do with mechanical; failures, all animal impacts.
I had a 2013 Jetta TDI, and followed NONE of their certifications, and
the car had 243,000 miles on it when VW bought it back, in full working
order. I did not use VW 507.00 spec oil since day one. I used Castrol,
Rotella T6, or Delo400. DPF never clogged, NOx cat never clogged,
all was fine. Original timing belt, serpentine belt, not even a wheel
bearing. Just oil, filters, brakes and rotors.
I have had four other VW Jettas since then, and I bought whatever 5W40
was on sale at WALMART. I did not buy EURO oil, nor any 502.00
certified oils for them. I did not buy any any special oil filters, EVER.
Whatever I could find in bulk on eBay, where I was paying $2.50 a piece
for 12.
It's a well known fact that oil carrying certifications is a way to keep you
paying high prices for their recommended oil. Oil companies have to
PAY Chevy, Ford, and whoever else to put their certification's on it, and they
are getting sick and tired of that too. Castrol and other companies have
said this has driven up motor oil prices, because they have to pay the
carmaker for the certification. Yet, the oil was the same as it was before
the certification, their formulation has not changed just to satisfy GM or
any other carmaker. You cannot tell me what is IN the oil that makes
it certified for my car, and not someone else's car. The days of flat
tapped cams is over, and even then, the oil was the same, they just
put more ZDDP in it. I welcome ZDDP, which is why I use diesel motor
oil.
I will use whatever oil I see fit for the season. They can tell people
all they want with OIL certification's, but neither you, nor among else
can break down the oil by ingredient and tell me what is in there
that is different from any other oil on the market. I do not care, and
I do not pay attention to ANY certifications.
Until I see a chemical list, and a break down of molecules for a GM oil
-vs- a FORD certified oil, I won't care. It's all a lie to keep you buying
their oils, so you won't go buy some cheap motor oil that works just
as well, exposing their lies. I use SuperTECH oil when it's on sale at
Walmart, it's their brand. Any car I have sold, is still on the road
today... So, like I said, it's either a lie, or I have the power of the gods
backing me, because I use whatever is on sale, don't care...
