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what oil grade is everyone running these days?

Posted by: jakecro on 2008-07-12 09:08:50
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I usually stick with 5W40

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what oil grade is everyone running these days? - jakecro 2008-07-12 09:08:50 (346 views)

Deep winter 5w-40 flows poorly,10w-30 actually thinner.Let max oil temp be a guide>210f=40 weight - Audi Junkie 2008-08-28 20:43:55 (35 views)

M1 turbo disel/Lubro Moly/German Castrol/ELF are my favorites - Trojan® MAGNUM 2008-07-13 18:05:37 (82 views)

Red Line 5w30 - RaveGreen 2008-07-13 14:12:08 (73 views)

Royal Purple 10W30 - kouki180sx 2008-07-13 08:20:50 (101 views)

I stick with "A+++++ will lubricate again!" - Mirror|rorriM 2008-07-13 04:20:54 (88 views)

This. it gives me extra power. - limey156 2008-07-12 22:27:02 (228 views)

Sweet light crude. - Jsmooth65 2008-07-12 21:01:06 (87 views)

German Castrol 0W30 for the last 100k or so. M1 0W40 and Amsoil 0W30 before that - GrandPaJohn 2008-07-12 20:39:04 (104 views)

Shell Rotella T 5W-40. It's also great for tractors! Any objections? - S4HORE 2008-07-12 19:01:49 (92 views)

Nope, I am running the same in my avant, wife's Volvo and my 911 (15-40) but - Casablanca Avant 2008-07-13 04:26:21 (102 views)

M1- 15w50 - BlackS4tt (Josh) 2008-07-12 15:36:13 (92 views)

motul 5w-40 - Robert@Home 2008-07-12 13:31:06 (99 views)

5w40 in the S4 and TT - Hal_S4Shizzle::CBP 2008-07-12 12:27:25 (94 views)

I flip-flop between M1 0W40 and M1 5W40 turbodiesel depending on my mood and what I can find. - DAP@EPL 2008-07-12 11:33:41 (104 views)

M1 5w-40 - S4gasm (LoTR) 2008-07-12 10:13:40 (100 views)

yup - limey156 2008-07-12 22:23:45 (78 views)

2nd. - rktskicar 2008-07-12 17:00:25 (86 views)

Elf Excellium 5W40. Very happy with it. - /\/\ightar 2008-07-12 10:06:40 (107 views)

2nd - davecheng 2008-07-12 10:35:46 (98 views)

3rd! Just did it on this oil change, ELF/Total... so far so good. Great oil - AudiSportB5S4 2008-07-12 14:50:59 (127 views)

"oil looks clean"...maybe not good, Dirt is all stuck in your engine!!! - clinton c 2008-07-12 15:14:07 (93 views)

no no he meant when pouring the new Elf/Total in... said compared to other oils - AudiSportB5S4 2008-07-13 03:27:52 (87 views)

generally, any synthetic 0 or 5W-40 that doesn't say ILSAC GF-4 on it - dan farmer 2008-07-12 09:28:44 (145 views)

I <3 0w-30 Castrol Syntec "Made In Germany" German Castrol. :) - daves4izzle::ASP 3- 2008-07-12 09:17:07 (170 views)

Ditto, when I can find it. - MingsS4 2008-08-31 16:34:58 (40 views)

absolutely....German Castrol - EE::OoBSkateandSnow 2008-07-12 19:44:20 (238 views)

I actually saw that stuff for first time yest....picked some up to try out - jakecro 2008-07-12 09:36:24 (100 views)

Mobil 1 5W40 Turbo Diesel available at Checkers, Autozone, Walmart, etc - S4Dean 2008-07-12 09:25:36 (120 views)

M1 Turbo Diesel/SUV for me too.... - clinton c 2008-07-12 11:08:57 (96 views)

0W-40 Mobil1 forever and ever - Mark.core™ 2008-07-12 09:15:30 (123 views)

not for me since they changed the formula....M1 is nowhere near the oil it once was - EE::OoBSkateandSnow 2008-07-12 19:41:47 (169 views)

you have an oil analysis that proves this? - quickaudi:STFA 2008-07-13 07:54:51 (85 views)

yep - Gator Al (Al) 2008-07-12 17:59:23 (89 views)

same. - Stonediggity 2008-07-12 17:46:07 (85 views)

same, since day 1. Blackstone report says go for 8,500 miles next time - S4Per 2008-07-12 15:43:45 (126 views)

2nd - S40RCE 2008-07-12 12:53:42 (93 views)

maybe thats why you have Turbo issues? :P - EE::OoBSkateandSnow 2008-07-12 19:42:44 (89 views)

just swapped back to it - quickaudi:STFA 2008-07-12 10:19:04 (102 views)

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