so I'm going to change my pretty soon and I know I'm supposed to use 100% Synthetic oil... I was planning on ordering this oil (http://www.amsoil.com/storefront/afl.aspx) do you guys recommend another brand or is that fine? what do you guys use?

umm???

a bit expensive but if your picky, most guys here use mobil 1 synthetic, i dont even go that far and just use mobil clean 5000 in my high mileage 2.8. althouh if youve used synthetic in the past it probably a good idead to stay with it, but really you dont have to go as far as amsoil.

since you have a b6, only use audi approved oils, mobil 1 being one of them, as is castrol euro formula.. i like 0 40w for winter... also make SURE you get the BIG filter.. dealership has them for about $10, its about as tall as a 16oz energy drink and about 4" across... the small one is like one of those little miniature cokes (=i hope u like my analogies) i get a mobil 1 large filter M-301 i believe for $9.99 at autozone...

also to lessen your risk of sludge, change the oil and filter every 5k and drive easy your last few miles to allow the engine to cool, i also crack my door and wait till my car stops the dinging (about 1.5 minutes i think) to further allow the oil to cool

is amsoil an Audi approved oil?

no clue, but i doubt it...ive never ran that stuff but you are going to be doing 5k oil changes anyway.... ive used mobil 1 for 45k now (77k total, and no sludge)

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=is+amsoil+audi+approved+

I'm going in for my 70k service at a shop called QuattroHouse in Newark NJ. They said its going to be $215 total for the service...

I'm wondering if I should buy my own oil and oil filter and have them use it or just trust them to use good oil and a big oil filter...

I called and they said that they use 100% synthetic oil but I didn't ask what brand and how big the oil filter would be...

I heard about this place here on the forums, but you never know..

Im almost to 170K miles, and Mobil 1 the whole way. Best oil for the price hands down.

just use mobil 1. it's approved by the manufacturer. i bring my own mobil 1 to the dealership for the scheduled maintenance.

I use Royal purple right now. Next I'm going to use AMSOIL. I've heard that Mobil 1 isn't even a pure Synth. As far as I know the only oil in the US that is 100% synth is AMSOIL. Anyone feel free to correct me, but then that will force me to go and find where I read about the oils. And that shit was boring as hell.

ORIGINAL: Carlos10704

I'm going in for my 70k service at a shop called QuattroHouse in Newark NJ. They said its going to be $215 total for the service...

I'm wondering if I should buy my own oil and oil filter and have them use it or just trust them to use good oil and a big oil filter...

I called and they said that they use 100% synthetic oil but I didn't ask what brand and how big the oil filter would be...

I heard about this place here on the forums, but you never know..


wow, your ass should hurt after you pay thatbill

my dealer didnt evenchangethe filter (i marked it)

you are basically paying $215 for an oil change and a air filter .... if you are even remotely capable of twisting a screwdriver, DIY for $50 in parts (with a new air fillter)

do you really think that they are doing all those "courtesy" insepctions??? hell no.... and if they do, they will find something else that needs repair

well now that you put it that way... I'll buy my own oil and oil filter... and do it myself... they DID say that its just a bunch of checking.... here's the list of what they are supposed to check (http://www.bentleypublishers.com/images//tech/audi/audi.2002.maintenance.sched.pdf)

So far I KNOW I need more coolant, and oil change, and now an air filter...

are these (http://www.ecstuning.com/stage/edpd/pagebuild_v2.cgi?searchstring=air+filter&searchqt=byvehicle&make=Audi&model=B6+A4&submodel=Quattro&engine=V6+30v) the right air filters?

P.S

I can't find a DIY for a 3.0 oil change in the forums...

and when do I need to change the brake fluid?

ORIGINAL: akielb

I use Royal purple right now. Next I'm going to use AMSOIL. I've heard that Mobil 1 isn't even a pure Synth. As far as I know the only oil in the US that is 100% synth is AMSOIL. Anyone feel free to correct me, but then that will force me to go and find where I read about the oils. And that shit was boring as hell.


Not true about Amsoil being the only 100% synthetic oil. Also, there really is no point in switching from Royal Purple to Amsoil, only thing you'll be changing is the name. Both excellent oils and probably more than our cars require, which is why I won't stop using either.

Amsoil is NOT Audi-approved. A complete list of VAG-approved oils can be found here:

http://www.audiusa.com/etc/medialib/cms4imp/audi2/aoa/company/aoa-specific.Par.0023.File.pdf

I am currently using Mobil 1 0w40, which is factory fill for B6 1.8t's. To my knowledge, most dealers use Castrol Syntec for the 1.8t.

ORIGINAL: Papachristou

since you have a b6, only use audi approved oils, mobil 1 being one of them, as is castrol euro formula.. i like 0 40w for winter... also make SURE you get the BIG filter.. dealership has them for about $10, its about as tall as a 16oz energy drink and about 4" across... the small one is like one of those little miniature cokes (=i hope u like my analogies) i get a mobil 1 large filter M-301 i believe for $9.99 at autozone...

also to lessen your risk of sludge, change the oil and filter every 5k and drive easy your last few miles to allow the engine to cool, i also crack my door and wait till my car stops the dinging (about 1.5 minutes i think) to further allow the oil to cool


Exactly what he said =)

hey man changing the oil is extremely easy when you get under the car (on our 3.0) all you have to do is remove the splash guard and on the drivers side the oil filter and the oil pan bolt is right there just pop the bolt out and keep an eye on how full your drip pan gets lol, let it drain for a few minutes then take off the filter (i needed a filter wrench) lube the seal on the new filter put that on nice n hand tight dont overdue it, then put your pil pan plug back in and tighten down but not too much because i do believe these are aluminum? CORRECT ME IF IM WRONG... then grab your funnel with 6-7 quarts of mobil 1 0w 40 dump 6 cans in, start the car for a few seconds to get the oil into the filter and such check the dipstick and probably have to add 3/4 of the 7th quart into the crank case as i had too!! good luck and itll save yah some extra cash