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Old 11-07-2009, 01:39 PM
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Default Oil change

Im converting over to royal purple oil but my question is what should i look for when picking the # of the oil for ex. 10-30 or 10-40 etc. ? the car is approaching 40k and its a 2006 a6 quat. 3.2l thanks
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Old 11-07-2009, 01:45 PM
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Your location would make it probably easy to choose the appropriate oil for this time of year.
For example, in Florida probably you can go with 10-30/10-40 all the time. However, in Minnesota, Wisconsin, or Rhode Island I would go with 0-40 or 5-30/40 right now.

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It’s available in 0W40, 5W20, 5W30, 5W40, 10W30, 10W40, 15W40, 20W50, SAE 30, SAE 40 and SAE 50 weights.
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