[s-cars] Re: Time to change oil. Unsure of which to use

[William Noland]

Paul -

I'd go synthetic and have no worries. I'm convinced that the myth of
switching back and forth from dino oil to synthetic is just that -- a
myth, promulgated by the folks who sell "oil flush" products -- see
recent post on the subject. Which oil -- Mobil 1 is fine. I use Redline.
Others swear by Amsoil. Redline is brewed close by and supports racing
-- so I'm happy. I'm also pretty much convinced that you can't really go
wrong with any of the synthetics. I've never had an oil related disaster
and I've driven the wheels off a number of vehicles over the years. Now,
wheel related disasters are a different story.  :-)


I'd recommend picking whatever synthetic brand that your local mechanic,
Audi dealer, KMart, Pep Boys or 7-11 has on the shelf and rest easy at
night.

Synthetic Bill Noland -- well lubed in Oakland

>
>I've driving my UrS4 for about two months now, and was wondering which
>oil to use. The first owner was pretty good about changing oils, but
>the current owner had the car serviced by NAPA autoparts. This weekend
>I noticed that the car was a little low on oil, and as a temporary fix,
>put in some generic 10W-40 until I could get it changed.
>
>I haven't driven it since the weekend, but what kind of oil should I
>start using from now on? I remember the owner saying that all he put in
>was Mobil 1, but with records from NAPA, i'm highly suspicious.
>
>Any suggestions? I've heard good things about Amsoil(thanks Cody), but
>I'm worried about the whole situation of going back and forth from
>synthetic to conventional as my car likely has been through.
>