What oil to use?!

Dave K. desmo888 at comcast.net
Tue Mar 11 22:05:09 EST 2003


On filters. it hardly seems worth trying anything else when TPC sells the
stock ones for about
$3 each.   I get 6 at a time...

Dave K.
'90 CQ - I know all the cheap Audi parts vendors

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Green" <jeg1976 at yahoo.com>
To: "Shawn Kubik" <skubik at attbi.com>
Cc: "Quattro list" <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 8:54 PM
Subject: Re: What oil to use?!


>
> --- Shawn Kubik <skubik at attbi.com> wrote:
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> > I just called the dealer, they told me my 91 80Q
> > should run with 5w-30 in
> > this climate (0-20f), didn't mention anything about
> > 20W-50 at all during any
> > time and that use a OE filter of course. I was going
> > to change my oil
> > tonight cause I'm sick of the morning clack.
> >
> >
> >
> > Should I get more 10w-30 like what's in it now, put
> > 15w-40 or 20w-50 in it?
>
> Try them all, depending on where you live the 20w-50
> might not be a good idea till it gets nice and warm.
> All cars are different, and they all seem to have a
> favorite.  I put 10w-30 syn in mine, and it hates it,
> low pressure, noisy NEW lifters.  I had to because of
> the cold snap last month.  I'll probably switch back
> to the 20w-50 or what ever the red cap mobil one syn
> is in a few weeks.  Oh yea, I've had alright luck with
> bosch filters, OEM's are always the best though.
>
>
> =====
> Jim Green
> '89 90tq 034EFI, Haltech IG5
> http://www.geocities.com/jeg1976/car_home.html
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