Volkswagen Passat parts reviews

I had Blackstone do a Virgin Oil Analysis of Red Line 5w30 This sample of Red Line 5W/30 looks good in testing. The viscosity is just a little above our \"should-be\" range for unused 5W/30, but that's common to see with some brands, and it doesn't show any sort of problem or deficiency with this oil. The additive package is typical of Red Line. They use a lot of molybdenum anti-wear additive. There's also some silicon, which is good to know about since silicon can also show dirt in used oil samples. It's an anti-foaming additive. No moisture or solids were found. This oil is in serviceable condition.

Since I was in the area, and needed to swap out the cabin air filter, I opted for one from K&N. I have upgraded to the B5.5 filter housing so that is why this should work. There is a slight length difference but it does fit.

For this project I used Bilstein HDs and the freshly powder coated H&R lowering springs.

With winter weather has been here for a week now, and they have been great, millions of times better than the junk X-Ice I had on the Passat, and comparable to any other good winter tire I've used in the past.

The wr g3 has great grip in the snow and ice

Bilstein B6 is for stock springs. The B8's were noticeably firmer than the B4 (sport, which was available for my Passat, due to the available sport package on the car).

If they are the same sizes as the B6 Passat, you can get Bosch Aerotwin set for a decent price off of Amazon.

Akebono euro ceramic are good, but I didn't like the lack of a linear feel to them

Vw has used crappy American Goodyear Eagle LS-2 back on the mk4 and b6 passat days. So crappy VW issues a TSB for abnormal wear rates.

Riding on Pirellis Cinturatos P7 now. IMO best tire for the Passat. The hankooks had no grip even in very light snow. Rain driving was scary, loud on highway. I couldn't risk driving my family with them.