I've searched on here and not once did anyone mention a brand or model number of the oil filter they use. I'm going to be doing my first oil change this weekend and I like to shop ahead of time. I'm going to use Mobil 1 5W30 (if I can find it) and I'm a little **** about using the same brands of things. The only oil filter I could find was by Purolator. On my way to the counter I saw some Mobil 1 oil filters. I looked in the handy book and to my surprise (not really) they didn't have one listed for the A6 2.7T. They have the A4 1.8t, 2.8and theRS6. I don't even recall seeing the 3.0. Anyway, I pulled out the Purolator and compared it to the M1-204. They look identical. Also, the M1-204 was not listed in the book under our cars. So my deductive reasoning said "Ifthe 2.7Tisn't listed in the book, and this filter isn't listed in the book for use on any other Audi, and it looks identical to the one that is made for our cars, it should be the right one....right?

 

stick with stock oil filter. They are the best.

 

Well, my deductive thinking is this- if it isn't listed for this car, there must be some reason, so it isn't the right one. One thing that is very important, is that not all filters are the same on the inside, even if on the outside they look identical.
I agree with 2000Sforce.dtwaudi, use the stock part.

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Hey Blade. I have a 2000 2.7 and I use the M1-204 extended performance. Fit's fine, no leaks. It's a 15K filter but I left it on for about 8K. No problemes at all. Good luck.