ok so im going to be changing my oil for the first time this week, and have been looking on the forums about which oil filter to use and i don't know what one to chose from. I have also heard that i should look for the bigger ones as they allow for about 0.5quarts more oil in the oil pan to aid in cooling etc... what one should i buy and where? also, should i consider the oil changing kit that ecstuning offers or just buy my own stuff?

http://www.ecstuning.com/stage/edpd/...ry=Maintenance scroll down towards the bottom just before the manuals

 

the link didn;t work for me but i used k&n filters if that's helpful i dunno they've never let me down before

 

i got the link to work after a bit but yeah that pack seems fine i prefer different oil but the megnetic oil plug is good to have (you get the see all the metal shavings your engine produces when you change the oil)

 

ya, i was just reading on either another thread or another forum that K&N wasnt one of the better ones for some reason which seems odd to me... i ended up just buying castrol 5W-40 from autozone and got an oem filter from the dealership as i want to change my oil this weekend and didnt want to wait, so unfortunately i dont have the magnetic drainplug, but next time i will probably buy the drain plug from them, unless you know of a place where they sell them.

As far as good filters that i have read up on, obviously you cant go too wrong with oem, but other ones are Bosche, Mann and Mahle(sp?)

 

Anyone know where they stock Royal Purple? I want to use it in my car but I need to buy it so that my guy can put it in on my next oil change.

 

try ordering it online...i can;t remember if royal purple makes synthetic tho

 

I know I saw some Royal Purple yesterday, so it must have been either AutoZone or Walmart.

I don't think it's on VW's approved 502 oil list, though.

 

ya i am pretty sure i have seen it at either autozone or pepboys the other day when i went to pick up some oil to change my oil

 

For reference, here's the list of oils approved by VW for 502 standards as of 2005: http://pics.tdiclub.com/data/500/vw_tb_17-05-04.pdf

 

ya there are plenty of oils that will work and are approved by audi, but basically the most important thing is to make sure it is fully synthetic and i think for the most part if you go with a 5W-40 you should be ok if its by a well known oil company like Castrol or someone like that