[s-cars] Texas tea...oil, that is...

[tony.curran@sympatico.ca]

Just found this on Mobil website...

http://www.mobil1.com/usa-english/motoroil/car_care/which_oil/WhichOilManualResults.aspx?option=1

Tony
96 S6

> 
> From: "Harold McComas" <HaroldMcComas at comcast.net>
> Date: 2005/10/25 Tue AM 12:59:59 EST
> To: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> CC: gcmschemist at gmail.com
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Texas tea...oil, that is...
> 
> Yet another Mobil 1 user  with a slightly different weight. I am using their 
> 5W-40 "Truck and SUV" formula, I figure with my S6's allroad height I am 
> safe. ;)
> Wally has it in 5 quart jugs. I have heard that is it just repackaged Delvac 
> 1. Anyways been using it year round for a little over a year now in NH with 
> no problems. Nice just keeping one weight of oil around too.
> 
> Harold M
> 
> 96 S6
> > From: Eric Phillips <gcmschemist at gmail.com>
> > Subject: [s-cars] Texas tea...oil, that is...
> > To: s-car-list at audifans.com
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> >
> > Hey, S-Folks!
> > OK, so now that my trim strip adventure is over (not much of an 
> > adventure -
> > took me all of about 10 minutes) I must think about changing this beast's
> > oil soon. I have read a lot about oil, used to work in a refinery, and 
> > have
> > used Mobil 1 full synth on all my VW/Audi cars for the last 15 years. But
> > turbo cars are different. The guy that owned it previous to me used 15W50
> > synth (no brand mentioned.) So, the question:
> > What brands of synth comply with the VW/Audi oil standard, and what
> > viscosity would be good for a place that gets up to 100 degrees in the
> > summer, and down in the single digits in winter? Any of my Spokane 
> > brethren
> > reading? Bueller?
> > BTW, the local Wally World has 15W50 in big 5-quart jugs. And I like big
> > jugs.
> > Thanks, guys,
> > Eric.
> 
> 
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