Just bought this 05 allroad for a reasonable price with 56K miles on motor. Although not perfect, I'm planning on using this car for the next 3 years at least. I'm new to the Audi world and from what I read, I expect to keep aside some $ for maintenance. However, I'm planning on doing some maintenance (e.g., oil change) by myself.

Q1: I have a shot of the engine oil filler (with cap removed) and this is what I see.

Is what I see normal for 56K miles engine? I do see some thin dark brown crust on the high side of the plate visible immediately once the cap is open. Haven't done any oil change before. Does this raise any flags?

Q2: I'm trying to buy oil change kits online and currently I'm looking at the ones from Blauparts (they are selling Ravenol - not much info in the internet) and europarts.com (Liqui Moly, Pento, etc). Any recommendations? I'd prefer to buy oil locally from Advanced Auto or Autozone, however, not sure whether I will get the RIGHT oil filter or drain plug bolt. Do you recommend that I buy these kits online or should I buy from local stores? Appreciate recommendations.

Thank you all for the time/

 

The inside of your oil fill looks fine just a little build up of oil additives and i would suggest you go to your local parts store and buy yourself some mobile 1 or valvoline synpower 5w-30 with your choice of filter brands but know your car takes 6.9.... 7 quarts of oil.