Kerry, you make a good point there, but I've been doing frequent oil changes with lots of flushing (but without the lifting of the rear), so my soot was already quite diluted before today's oil change. Now that I got my oil totally clear, I'll extend the drain intervals a bit. If your oil is totally black, it may take more than one oil change to clear it up completely.

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2004 VW Jetta TDI (manual)

Past MB's: '96 E300D, '83 240D, '82 300D, '87 300D, '87 420SEL