{"id":8088,"date":"2019-05-09T02:03:55","date_gmt":"2019-05-09T09:03:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogv2prod.wpenginepowered.com\/blog\/?p=8088"},"modified":"2023-07-03T00:38:57","modified_gmt":"2023-07-03T07:38:57","slug":"back-school-checklist-2001-volkswagen-passat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/back-school-checklist-2001-volkswagen-passat\/","title":{"rendered":"Back to School Checklist: 2001 Volkswagen Passat"},"content":{"rendered":"\nReading Time: <\/span> 3<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>\n

I have been enjoying my Summer Vacation away from school with my family, seeing old friends and going to as many Angels’ baseball games as I can. My senior year at San Diego State just around the corner I have started a checklist for my trusty VW Passat. I will average over 400 miles a month shuttling around town and trekking from school to home on the weekends so I want to make sure my car is up to the challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My Dad and I have done the basics on the Passat since I bought it my freshman year, including changing the oil. We recently switched to Valvoline MaxLife to help combat the well known sludge problems that affect some older Passats. I bought the car with over 100,000 miles on the odometer from the original owner and now it shows 132K. The VW was very well maintained by its first owner and I have continued to take good care of her and hope to make it through my last year without any costly repairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nothing is worse than breaking down on the 5 in between Orange County and the outskirts of San Diego so my Dad and I have developed a checklist to make sure my car is safe and ready for the round trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n