i jsut bought a 01 a4 2.8. i have no idea wut type of oil the other person used as i dont' kno who was the last owner. is it ok if i use regular oil and they used synthetic or vice versa? i heard u should stick with one.

 

Lets try the search feature, works wonders anyway if you dont know what they used go buy some engine cleaner like seafoam and use it for aboput 100 miles b4 your next oil change then put in full syn 5w40, dont ever mess with reg oil with an audi you will be sorry

 

You can use regular oil, it doesn't even matter what weight you use. As long as you change it every 10K miles or so, you'll be all set.

While you're at it, you should upgrade your engine. Here on the forum we have this awesome Search Engine that is really awesome to use.

 

no thanx cyber. it's synthetic all the way for audis

 

no thanx cyber. it's synthetic all the way for audis

 

My A4 takes 4 quarts of Sarcasm, in case you didn't notice.

 

There is a technical bulletin from Audi about the sludge problem we are having,and here is the list of recomended oils.

Castrol, Castrol Syntec 5W-40
Chevron, Chevron Supreme Synthetic 5W-40
Elf, Elf Excellium LDX 5W-40
Kendall, Kendall GT-1 Full Synthetic Motor Oil 5W-40
Mobil, Mobil 1 0W-40
Pennzoil-Quaker State, Pennzoil Synthetic European Formula 5W-40
Pennzoil-Quaker State, Pennzoil Synthetic European Formula Ultra 5W-30
Pennzoil-Quaker State, Quaker State Full Synthetic European Formula 5W-40
Pennzoil Quaker State, Quaker State Full Synthetic European Formula Ultra 5W-30
Seventysix Lubricants, 76 Pure Synthetic Motor Oil 5W-40
Texaco, Havoline Synthetic 5W-40
Total, Total Quartz 9000 5W-40
Valvoline, Valvoline Synpower 5W-30
Valvoline, Valvoline synpower 5W-30