[Biturbos4] Synth Oil in the 2.7t

[Quincy Chiang]

Hi Ti and all,

I use Mobil 1 0w30, that's what the owner's manual suggests.  Now here's a related question of mine:

I know many people use the new 0w40, from my limited knowledge of lubricating oil, it seems that 0w40 would have to be a little thicker for its higher temp rating, yet it has to have similar lower temp flow capability.  So is it a better oil for the 2.7t?  The weather here in Calgary doesn't get overly hot in summer, but can get damn cold in winter, plus I plan on road tripping to SanFran next month so prolonged highway driving is a concern, hence want better high temp protection...

TIA!

Quincy



----- Original Message -----
From: Ti Kan <ti at amb.org>
Date: Saturday, March 20, 2004 10:38 pm
Subject: Re: [Biturbos4] Synth Oil in the 2.7t

> David Kavanagh writes:
> > [ ... Mobil 1 ] 
> > Anyway, the car is out of warranty, so I'm not concerned about 
> that, but 
> > the prime concern is what is going to be best for the turbos...  
> I've 
> > run Mobil 1 in all my past Audi 5 cyl turbos (all 4 of them). I 
> ended up 
> > with the 5W-30 weight. If nobody screams "STOP!". I'll just 
> throw the 
> > stuff in there.... Now, to get that service indicator reset!
> 
> 5W-30 is fine, but the newer 0W-40 is better.  For your next change
> you should look for that.
> 
> -Ti
> 2003 A4 1.8T multitronic
> 2001 S4 biturbo 6-sp
> 1984 5000S turbo
> 1980 4000 2.0 5-sp
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