Rick 601

AND is upfront about it... are they parroting an official AUDI line that regulator dino oil is good for 10,000 miles??

Is there ANY official Audi source that backs this up-
PLEASE not opinion here (I'm a 3000 mile man too) I'm wondering if our beloved manufacturer is advocating this interval?? do they spec Synthetic or regular for their service intervals?

paulroad

what motor do you have?

Rick 601

2003 3.0

LuvnhatemyA6

Even if they do use non-synthetic oil, 3K intervals are a criminal waste.

Rick 601

but 10000 miles?? (that's my question here...) I'm not advocating 3...

LuvnhatemyA6

My BMW defaults to 15K on synthetic.

I would suggest letting it go for 5K, and then getting a synthetic oil change next time.

This isn't the first case of US Audi dealers using non-recommended oil, but Audi turns a blind eye.

Rick 601

Yeah- I could live with that- but is AUDI suggesting 10K on nonsyn??

4Driver4

That's crazy on the 3.0. That thing needs clean oil. If owned one I'd run synth all the time.

DesmoTesta

10,000 miles on Dino oil especially in Summer = Sludgefactory

Rick 601

...and that is AUDI'S reccommendation?? (10k service interval and dino oil) or is my dealer an a**??