[s-cars] introduction and some beginner questions

[Taka Mizutani]

Welcome!

1. There should be a google link on the audifans website that will allow you
to search the list archives.

2. You want to search for ETKA- this is the official Audi parts catalog, but
it's not available to the public and it's dealer-only- however, you can find
it if you are resourceful- it's a bootleg and thus, illegal to own.

4. Big can of worms- I've always liked Mobil 1 15W50 for the Audi I-5 and
switch to 10W30 for winter use. I've had consumption issues with M1 10W30,
though- so I'm not sure that is the best choice. I've had horrible issues
with Castrol Syntec 5W50 (massive lifter tick), won't use that again. I will
second Dave Dawson's recommendation of Shell Rotella Synthetic- good stuff.
That's made for heavy-duty diesel engines, which put a lot of stress on oil.
The nice thing about Rotella is that it's relatively cheap.

I can't give you any further recommendations- I'm not loyal to any single
oil- I run Castrol TWS 10W60 in one car, Castrol Syntec 0W30 German Castrol
in another car and Mobil 1 15W40 turbodiesel truck oil in another car. I
also have a small stockpile of Pennzoil Platinum 10W30 when it was still
Grp. V full synthetic.

That's a big change, going from an E36 to an S6 Avant.

Taka


On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 11:22 AM, Dusten Tornow <Dusten.Tornow at cdw.com>wrote:

> Howdy -
>
> I just picked up a '95 S6 Avant this past weekend, thought I'd introduce
> myself and ask some new guy questions.
>
> I'm a former BMW guy, having just sold my built e36 m3 and supercharged
> 318ti.  I live in Denver (where there seems to be a high concentration of
> the urS6 cars).  I helped a friend (Matt Pelkey, I think he's on this list)
> with a RS2 upgrade on his '95.5 Avant a couple years back, before he sold
> it.  I've got a couple questions that I'm hoping you can help me with, just
> to get me started:
>
>
> 1.       Can I search the s-car-list archives?  I checked the audifans.comwiki and couldn't find anything, I'm sure I'm missing something here.
>
> 2.       Is there an online parts catalog available with exploded views and
> OEM part numbers?  BMW folks have this:  http://realoem.com/bmw/select.do,
> there are a variety of small parts that I need to source, and finding part
> numbers has been a pain!
>
> 3.       Recommendation for OEM parts supplier?  I don't mind paying a
> small amount extra for great service/fast turn around.
>
> 4.       Oil recommendation (hope this isn't a can of worms!)?  I'm not
> sure when oil was changed last, what are you folks running?  I'm totally
> stock.
>
> Thanks in advance!
> Dusten Tornow
> '95 S6 Avant - needing some TLC
>
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