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Old 06-04-2004, 01:57 PM
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Hey all,

So, looking at the poll here ( https://www.audiforums.com/tm.asp?m=6101) I noticed that someone mentioned Royal Purple as the top-of-the-line synthetic. the question is, which grade would you recommend for a 2000 A4 1.8T (with over 75k miles), and what are the main differences in the oil grades?

Multi-Grade Oils: 5W20, 5W30, 10W30, 10W40, 15W40, 20W50

thanks guys!
 
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Old 06-05-2004, 01:09 AM
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Well, I started the poll, wanted to see how many here used it. I use Purple 5W 30, though in the summer I know several that run 10W 40 in the 1.8T. Basically the first number is the cold viscosity, or what it will be on a cold start, and the second is the viscosity of the oil at temp. Excellent oil, expensive, but worth it IMHO.
 
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Old 06-05-2004, 01:39 AM
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Check out this article on motor oil; it may answer all your questions....
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Old 06-05-2004, 03:17 AM
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ORIGINAL: Doose

Well, I started the poll, wanted to see how many here used it. I use Purple 5W 30, though in the summer I know several that run 10W 40 in the 1.8T. Basically the first number is the cold viscosity, or what it will be on a cold start, and the second is the viscosity of the oil at temp. Excellent oil, expensive, but worth it IMHO.
I run 15w50 in summer
 
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