'04 A4 1.8T sludge?

[Grant Lenahan]

And per my earlier statement, while M1 0w40 is a very good oil, by its very nature it is unstable at the 40 range.

5w40 or 10w40 (or even 10w30) wouldbe, in my opinion, preferred.

Grant
On May 31, 2013, at 10:05 PM, Dan DiBiase wrote:

> Just make sure you are using the 'larger' oil filter (OEM) and frequent oil changes with a 
> recommended synthetic. I do every 5k with M1 0w-40. Also, make sure you give the turbo a 
> minute or two to cool down, if you are running the car hard immediately before parking it.
> Less chance of it cooking the oil.
> 
> Dan D
> '04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
> Central NJ USA
> 
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> 
> 
> ________________________________
> From: Paul Staupe <staupe at gmail.com>
> To: quattro at audifans.com 
> Sent: Friday, May 31, 2013 9:48 PM
> Subject: '04 A4 1.8T sludge?
> 
> 
> My wife has a 2004 A4 1.8T with 55K miles on it.  I want to keep it in
> great shape... should I be doing any preventative maintenance right now
> regarding the sludge thread on the list for the past couple of days?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Paul
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