$40 -- $28 oil filters?

[Max Wellhouse]

Not a chemist by profession here, but I thought the Castrol Syntec 
was NOT a fully synthetic oil.  I believe Mobil 1 is as are many 
others.  Buy the 5 qt. jugs of it at walfart for $20 and save some 
bucks that way.  Geez, the filter costing as much as the oil..... 
what a concept.

DM&FS

At 11:19 PM 12/3/2005, Craig D. Niederst wrote:
>I have a '00 A6 4.2, which takes the same filter as your '02 S6. You
>definitely want to use the "32 gallon" OE filter (part # 077115561G) or the
>"generic" Mann (part # 735/2) or Mahle equivalent. These filters can be had
>for $20 or so from places like ECS <http://www.ecstuning.com/>  Tuning or
>Autohaus AZ <http://www.autohausaz.com/> . The smaller filters you see are
>for the V6 motors only, not the V8's. In terms of filter changes, not
>changing a $20 filter every oil change on a $60k car seems like a false
>economy. Not worth the risk to save a few bucks. Also make sure you are
>using a good quality synthetic oil for your changes. I use Castrol Syntec
>5W40 (what Audi uses), but there are other Audi approved 5W40 grades out
>there also. The service chart calls for 10k mile oil change intervals, but
>most have elected to do 5k intervals to be on the safe side.
>
>
>
>HTH.
>
>
>
>Craig
>
>'00 A6 4.2 (55k)
>
>'92 100S (118k)
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: quattro-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com] On
>Behalf Of Grant
>Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2005 6:54 PM
>To: Biturbos Qlist S4 / Quattro
>Subject: $40 -- $28 oil filters?
>
>
>
>Hello all,
>
>
>
>I'm the happy owner of a 2002 S6 Avant, just off factory warranty. So
>
>I'm about to do my first oil change.
>
>
>
>I've looked around and there seem to be two kinds of oil filters for
>
>this beast. The true OE $40 ($28 at places like GPR and Blau) variety
>
>that looks to be about a foot long, and the $8 variety (at Blau, again)
>
>that is WAY smaller.
>
>
>
>So what's the real deal here? Anyone have experience? Insight?  If it
>
>put this 32 gallon** filter on, can I change it every 3rd oil change?
>
>I don't mind spending it if its important, but this seems excessive.
>
>And I object to wasting money (hey, that's a really good bottle of
>
>Chateauneuf du Papes, right?)
>
>
>
>Grant
>
>
>
>** disclaimer. Its probably less than 32 gal
>
>
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