Audi releases new oil requirement info and opinions on our crappy US oils. Check it out!

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05-12-2005, 02:24 PM

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keman

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I'm definitely curious as to the UAO in the 4.2 V8 ... if it comes out better then I'll run 300v....

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05-12-2005, 02:38 PM

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notice many US oils specify not for use outside of Norhth america.

unless its one that is ACEA rated it seems. so far I find M1 0w40 and syntec 0w30 and 5w40 meat ACEA a3/b3 as required by S4 owners manual.

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05-12-2005, 05:21 PM

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Realize that my attitude towards AoA isn't the best - but that being said, I don't trust them to do

what's best for the car; I trust them to maximize their profit. You've likely seen my post before about my dealer putting 15w-40 dino in my B5 and AoA said dealer could do whatever they wanted, but I HAVE to follow the manual. That says it all to me - total load of crap. The only reason they switched to synth on the 1.8T is to avoid class action lawsuit and more claims. Entirely $ motivated, nothing else.