Mobil1 0w20 syn. .. is it too light a oil for the 2.8...
04-02-2006, 12:45 PM
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Mobil1 0w20 syn. .. is it too light a oil for the 2.8...
saw some at walmart last night, but decided to get 5w30 syn. to put in this mornings oil change...
04-02-2006, 02:02 PM
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You should follow the viscosity listing in your owner's manual for the climate and driving...
style you're in. 0W-20 is too thin for operating at high temperatures and/or high speeds. FYI, I switched from dino oil, which was used since it was brand new, to Mobil 1 0W-50 Euro formula synthetic oil several years ago in my '96 A6 Avant w/o any leakage problems.
04-02-2006, 02:49 PM
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0w20 and 5w20 oils should only be used in engines that specifically call for them... in fact
the last bottle of either of these 20w oils that I saw, (I think it was Castrol) specifically said that engine damage could result if used in engines that didn't specifically call for them. That's about as ominous a warning as I've ever seen on an oil bottle. These oils were designed for some of the very late model asian imports to help support high fuel mileage but I have no doubt that the clearances and oil flow systems on these engines need to be designed to compensate for such thin viscosity.
04-02-2006, 03:52 PM
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yes, too light.....
Audi has even said no officially on their approved oil list to no 0W-30 (which I think is bs since there are some very good 0W-30's on the market that meet all of their standards).
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