[A4] Oil Break In....

[docwyte@comcast.net]

Um, 5000 miles?  And use synthetic.  Many of the manufacturers are using Mobil 1 as factory fill from the get go.  There's nothing wrong with it.  I routinely go 5000 miles between oil changes with Mobil1 in my S4, wife's Passat and my Porsche turbo.

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> Fellow A4'ers... 
> 
> As you may or may not have guessed from earlier posts (I wasn't really 
> being subtle..), I purchased a new 2006 A4 Avant. Amazing. 
> 
> Anyway, Audi claim that the first service is at 5000 miles (including 
> oil change)...which surprises me somewhat. I'm trying to gauge when 
> the best time to change the oil would be, what type (probably not 
> synthetic this early on) and any other tacit info...as this is my 
> first ever brand new vehicle.. 
> 
> BTW, the 2.0T engine is pretty damn good..Audi even did a great job 
> with the S line package too... 
> 
> Regards, 
> 
> Nick 
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