Steve in VA

Audi just issued a TSB that says the RS-6 must use a special 5W-40 synthetic that's only available from the dealers. Use of any other oil will void the warranty. I wonder what it is; to my knowledge Audi doesn't own any refineries, so they must be buying it from one of the usual sources. Special additives, maybe?

fl2.7T

Kendall has a 5w40 synthetic.

rally

The Ferrari takes twelve quarts.
Good thing Audi pays for oil changes in the US.

carbonLORD

Audi does not want anyone other then Audi dealerships to service RS 6's it seems.

Wonder what happens if you change oil yourself? Not that most RS 6 owners would do that sort of thing (assuming) but others here preach about such practice.

Potomac-Greg

Oh, so now we're slamming the oil that goes in the RS6?

Hy Octane

that goes into each new car. It costs about 13 euros per liter....Made by Vapsoil..

S4_Cinci (I S'edTFA)

doing warranty repairs on the S4's that the dealers put **** oil into for the AoA funded maintenance work. My dealer used to put in 15w-40 dino oil and told me to **** off when I complained to them; AoA told me not to worry about it when I complained to them that my dealer was going directly against the owner's manual specifications. Maybe AoA is able to learn after all!

jc

also got the following:

Note that using the wrong oil can result in "personal injury" <ul><li><a href="http://coadvantage.com/jordan/HangTag.pdf">RS6 Hangtag (PDF)</a></li></ul>

jc

Oh ya, and the irony is that the oil is on nation wide backorder

phred

Hell, Honda UK denied an engine warranty claim for someone because they didn't check their oil level at EVERY gas fill-up like the manual said.