[A4] oil filter

[sdewitt at stx.rr.com]

I use the 505 01 oil (RS6 PDI engine) available from any audi/vw 
dealer. They cut me a decent break, the price is less than most store 
bought synthetics.

----- Original Message -----
From: Gordie's Garage <audidoodie at comcast.net>
Date: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 7:54 pm
Subject: Re: [A4] oil filter
To: 'Dan DiBiase' <d_dibiase at yahoo.com>
Cc: a4 at audifans.com

> Dan, there's a new (to us) synth oil out by the makers of 
> Pentosin.  It's
> called Pentosynth and it's pretty pricey, but my local tech swears 
> by it.  I
> get it from ECS tuning in Ohio (I think).  It's approved by VW, Audi,
> everybody.
> I've switched the wifes A6 and I'll switch my A4 next oil change.
> 
> Gordie
> 
> 
> 
> > sdewitt at stx.rr.com wrote:  Yes Audi enlarged the A4 oil 
> > fiters in a TSB which also decreased the oil change interval 
> > from 10K miles to 5 k miles, and mandated synthetic oil. 
> > Purlator probably didn't bother updating their catalogs...
> > 
> > It's  apparently the same filter that was used on the VW 
> > Rabbit diesel in the  early '80's - that's what it said on 
> > the box of the first one I bought  from the dealer. And it 
> > was actually only the first oil change interval  that was 
> > changed, starting with the 2004 models - 5k, 15k, 25k, 35k.  
> > Those are the free changes under the Audi Advantage coverage, 
> > versus  10k, 20k, 30k, 40k for the previous B6 1.8T's. Hard 
> > to believe they  still recommend 10k intervals, even with 
> > synthetic oil.
> >   
> >   I am doing 5k intervals with the OEM filter and Mobil1 0w-40.
> >   
> >   Dan D
> >   '04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
> >   Central NJ USA
> 
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