[BiturboS4] DIY earl change, w/ Mobil 1 0w40!

[Walter J Green Jr]

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>From: "California Fields" <cfields72 at hotmail.com>
>To: vr6pilot at hotmail.com, biturbos4 at audifans.com
>Subject: Re: [BiturboS4] DIY earl change, w/ Mobil 1 0w40!
>Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2002 14:48:17 -0700
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Hey Carter,

Someone just said, just before you, that a TSB came out and said that the
proper fill amount is supposed to be 6.9. SOOOOOO, that solves our little
mystery for today! heh heh.  ;)

__________
WJG
'01 S4
6=2E9 quarts of Imola Love

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From: "California Fields" <cfields72 at hotmail.com>
To: vr6pilot at hotmail.com, biturbos4 at audifans.com
Subject: Re: [BiturboS4] DIY earl change, w/ Mobil 1 0w40!
Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2002 14:48:17 -0700
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Walter, I did an oil change two weeks ago on my 2001 S4 with Mobil 1 0W40 a=
nd
had the exact same result....that 6.3 quarts wasn't enough....I used the
entire 7th and that seemed to be enough to be just below the top mark.  May=
be
the oil is thinner? Or maybe the bottles aren't measured properly?

Anyway, the car runs fine....oil temps in normal range...can hear a bit more
engine ticking (valve lifters?) but I don't think it's a big difference.

-Carter.
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Carter Fields - San Francisco
'01 santorin blue
stock (not for long!)
>From: "Walter J Green Jr"
>To: biturbos4 at audifans.com, LIDubbers at yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [BiturboS4] DIY earl change, w/ Mobil 1 0w40! w00t!
>Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2002 14:55:54 -0400
>
>Just did another DIY oil change last weekend. Found the glorious
>Mobil 1
>0w40 at AutoZone. Thanks to the list members that tipped me off
>about
>AutoZone. What a great place!
>
>Anyway, the engine and turbos purr nicely with this 0w40. One weird
>thing
>though. Did the oil change, put in 6 full quarts, then cracked a 7th
>quart
>to add the .3 to the mix (the proper fill with oil filter change is
>6.3
>quarts), for a total of roughly 6.3 quarts.
>
>Checked the oil the next morning and it was at the VERY BOTTOM of
>the fill
>mark, i.e., at the bottom hash mark. I know I=92m real anal about my
>DIY
>stuff, so I was confused. Went back and counted the remaining M1
>0w40
>bottles ( I bought 12), and there were 6 on the shelf, one opened
>with .7
>quart in it.
>
>Car always level and resting for 2 hours before I check it (always).
>So, I
>was and am confused. Added the rest of that opened 7th quart.
>
>Checked it again this morning and it=92s right at the top of the fill
>line.
>Strange. Anyway think of a plausible explanation?
>
>__________
>WJG
>'01 S4
>Smoove runnin' Imola Rocket
>
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