Ive done many oil changes in the past but i just bought a 01 Audi A6 2.8, guess what? I cant find the Oil filter. Could someone show me a picture of where it is or be really discriptive! Thanks much !

 

Jack up the car. Open/remove the plastic shield/pan. Once opened, you should see a metal oil filter on the driver side. It is mounted sideway.

 

it's so much easier to see from under the car...

 

i have same model , and i just replace the oil few days ago. acces to the filter is on driver side of the engine at the bottom, remove half or all the bellypan and you will see it. i don`t have the owner manual , i add 6 qt of oil , is anyone who know how much oil do i have to put in an 01 A6 2.8 quattro, and the dipstick is kind of confusing me , i know is silly question but i don`t know witch one is maximum oil to the top orangeplastic or the top of the metal treads.
i have 54k miles on the car , i plan to have change the oil , oil filter, air filter, fuel filter, spark plugs and cabin filter, the car runs good, from what i know until 40k was service regular to dealer, is in a good shape inside and outside, any advice , maintenance advice? i will add some pictures too because i change few small things on it, but i will add another post for that. thank you

 

You fill to the bottom of the orange (top of the metal) for the full line. There should be an arrow on the dipstick that points to the bottom of the orange marker. It should take 6.3 quarts including oil filter capacity. What kind of oil did you run in it?

 

i go with castrol gtx 10-30 , is what they recomand me at the dealership.

 

I noticed a tool to open up the bellypan, whats the size on it?

 

bump

 

Any flat head screw driver...

 

6.3 qrts is right for 2.8, and for 2.7T it is 7 qrts. My dealer puts 5-30 Castrol Syntec.