What oil do you guys recommend?
although not always easy to find at local retailers. so i shop online. autohaus has 5liters for less than 40 bucks.
#12
03-05-2009, 02:12 AM
I think that Amsoil is great, but I don't feel confident in going 20,000+ miles between changes no matter how good the oil is. I tend to overchange the oil. Say every 5,000 miles or so. That is crazy if you are using amsoil, but I would rather be safe.
#13
03-18-2009, 01:12 AM
oil and filter
i just had my oil and filter changed yesterday and for what its worth....
castrol syntec 5w-30 with the k&n filter (part no# HP3001).
i dont know if it was the oil or the filter or the combination of both, but i can swear to u my cars slight vibration that i always felt from day 1 on my steering wheel and through the seat had disappeared! the vibration was something that i took for granted because i just assumed it was a smaller engine. but using both made it go away.
i did some research at many different audi forums and i saw that castrol syntec was being used by alot. and on the oil filters, k&n was mentioned frequently. so i figure why not use the both.
**my engine is the 1.8T - 50k miles '05
castrol syntec 5w-30 with the k&n filter (part no# HP3001).
i dont know if it was the oil or the filter or the combination of both, but i can swear to u my cars slight vibration that i always felt from day 1 on my steering wheel and through the seat had disappeared! the vibration was something that i took for granted because i just assumed it was a smaller engine. but using both made it go away.
i did some research at many different audi forums and i saw that castrol syntec was being used by alot. and on the oil filters, k&n was mentioned frequently. so i figure why not use the both.
**my engine is the 1.8T - 50k miles '05
#14
03-18-2009, 02:32 AM
I have a great history with Mobil 1 15-50. It is more of a performance oil. I live in New England but garage it at night so the cold isnt an issue. Last a6 2.8 went 200k. Prior a4 went 188k and use it in my a6 s-line 2.7t. I change it every 7500 mi (2 cpu resets). It was recomended to me long ago by my mechanic who specializes in audis and turbo / performance vehicles. I've had great results.
#15
03-21-2009, 02:24 AM
What does everyone think of Mobile one oils, better than Castrol?
#17
03-21-2009, 09:22 PM
Standard synthetic 5w-40... the only place I can still find it is at Walmart in gal jugs... its cheap, so buy several.
#19
03-21-2009, 11:12 PM
In the $ 10-15 range you must be talking about the Mobil Clean 5000, which is $ 11 for 5 quarts.
Mobil1 synthetic starts from $ 26 (that's for a 5-quart bottle). If you buy it by individual quarts is higher than that.
By the way, I never seen at WalMart oil sold by gallon bottles.
Last edited by chefro; 03-21-2009 at 11:15 PM.
