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At 1200 miles, oil is down to "min". Okay to use Amsoil 5W40?

   
Old 05-07-2007, 08:45 AM
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At 1200 miles, oil is down to "min". Okay to use Amsoil 5W40?
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Default You want permission to use a non-Audi approved oil?
Well, you're not going to get that here.

But, if you're asking if Amsoil Euro 5W-40 is safe to use for this motor, then the answer is yes. Will Audi approve? No.
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Here we go again............lol.
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Default Thx. That's what I was looking for. Now let's talk about...
what kind of gas to use and that RS4 with the LED lights...
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What? What's wrong? : )
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why don't you just ship him the peanut oil and be done with it : )
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Default lmao....it never changes does it. Like a Soap Opera...go away for a month...
come back and it was like you didn't miss a beat.
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unavoidable, there's this dipstick, people pull it out... : )
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Default ...most people 'pull it out'..the dipstick...some don't know what they see... :)
Actually it is quite entertaining here. Oil is the topic du jour.
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