do the A4's come with synthetic oil in them from the factory..??

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12-06-2005, 01:03 PM

KEVIN97A4

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do the A4's come with synthetic oil in them from the factory..??

I ask because 5k miles till first oil change seems impossible on fossil oil.

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12-06-2005, 01:13 PM

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Yes, IIRC some say german syntec and some say pentosin. Either way synthetic.

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12-06-2005, 03:29 PM

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K...looks like I wont be bothering changing it earlier since its a lease....whats IIRC?

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12-06-2005, 05:08 PM

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If I Recall Correctly

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12-07-2005, 12:09 AM

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AFAIK it is Castrol TXT which is synthetic. T.

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12-07-2005, 03:20 AM

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Its Castrol GTX Magnatec 5w40 Synthetic . . . nothing that can be sourced over here.

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12-11-2005, 09:18 AM

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FWIW...my sales guy (knowledgeable) did say it was a "break-in" fluid

Sounds from posts to your question it is a synthetic. I have just over 4000 miles and the oil is DIRTY looking. Even though a lease, it bothers me just from a "don't want to abuse the machine" point of view. Thinking to go in for an oil change as soon as I can get there. If I owned I would definitely do first change before 5000 maybe at 2500 or 3000. ALSO just fyi...dealer is also recommending Mobil 1 synthetic for any turbo Audi (wife leases TT), though Audi service is not providing Mobil 1 automatically. Again, if I owned I would probably request Mobil 1 and pay any differential on the cost out of my pocket.