2.7T and synthetic oil

[Todd Young]

This is exactly why I told a friend when he bought an S4 Avant for his
wife that the very first thing to do is dump the OEM bypass valves and
go for a good aftermarket unit, like Forge.

Not sure if he took my advice though.

Funny thing is, she's probably the fastest mommy in the Twin Cities. :-)

Brett Dikeman wrote:
> At 12:29 PM -0400 5/4/03, DAK wrote:
>
>> I've run Mobil 1 in all my I5 turbos to date and never had a turbo
>> issue. Now, I have a 2.7T and want to run Mobil 1 in there as well.
>> I've read a bunch about people blowing turbos on these engines and have
>> been chalking it up to running hard without proper cool down after.
>
>
> I doubt it.  It probably has to do more with failing bypass valves-
> Bosch just doesn't seem to be able to make a bloody bypass valve that
> actually lasts, which is inexcusable considering how much they cost.
> Check yours periodically with a hand vacuum pump- they should hold a
> perfect vacuum on the control port.
>
>> Could it also be that the regular oil cokes up more than synthetic?
>
>
> Synthetic has a higher coke temperature point.
>
>>  I've always heard that synthetic doesn't break down as quickly as
>> traditional
>> oils.
>
>
> Correct.
>
> Brett
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