I love my new car

I have a 2003 a4 cabriolet audi and last night I had to put some oil in it, just making sure this is ok because I'm not sure. I put 5W-30 in it and the label said exceeds SN/SM. But in my manual my specific car says SJ, SN/SM was the cloest I could find. The 5W-30 was exceptable but I was just making sure the other part was ok tooo.

uberwgn

SJ is no longer the current API standard. You should be looking for a 502.00 quality standard oil.

I love my new car

Ok, so you're saying the oil changes because thats what my manual says

uberwgn

You will have best all around performance using the correct 502.00 oil.


You can't default to buying an "SJ" oil when it hasn't been produced for some time

The API standards change often and that's part of the reason VAG has developed their own lube oil specs...they're far more specific than a generic API recommendation. I think the VAG 502.00 standard has probably been around since the mid '90s and it's still the primary recommendation for the gas-engined cars today.

I love my new car

Ok, I was wondering about the 'sj' because it was my first time buying oil for my car. So you're saying next time I get my oil changed do the standard oil 502.00?

uberwgn

Correct, that is what I am suggesting.

I love my new car

Ok thank you