Recomemded DOT4 vs DOT 5
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Get DOT 4 or DOT 5.1, and as long as it meets Audi specs you should be fine. Do a search of the archive and you'll get plenty of opinions: Valvoline, Pentosin, Castrol...
The actual make of the fluid doesn't make a huge difference, but whatever you do, don't buy DOT 5.
FWIW 5.1 is primarily for racing...I REALLY doubt you'll need that. Stick with DOT 4 and you'll be fine.
But you should SERIOUSLY start learn to use the Search function...since your questions are things that have been covered EXTENSIVELY.
Last edited by raj99; 03-10-2014 at 10:41 PM.
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Depending upon the vintage of the vehilce, Pyro, there's even a different standard for newer cars. They're supposed to run one of the low-vis fluids:
Pentosin seems to be the common one. There are a few others.
Pentosin seems to be the common one. There are a few others.
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I've always used the Valvoline Synthetic Dot 4 and I'm sure anything like that will do. You are usually talking $2 or less more to get the best Dot 4 the store caries, since you will need 1 container in most situation, so I just go with that. Never thought to look at the Napa stuff, will have to check it out.
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The search function does NOT function lol most the time it does decide to load its all ads and spam and has nothing to do with what I search.
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That's what Im running now. I'm thinking about going to Ravenol I use a lot of parts from blau but I've never used there fluids but supossedly it's all OEM certified. Up in my next changes I may convert to ravenol fluids and see how well they really are.
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Please PM Kris Hansen about your problem so you can gain full use of the forum, no one has ever mentioned a problem searching the forums or STF for info.
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