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Old 01-02-2003, 10:28 AM
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Hi everyone, I just bought a used TT (2000 180hp Quattro)...It was love at first sight...What a fun car, a beauty with a lot of personality. My question is about oil changes. I have scanned the Forums and can't find a clear answer. My car is no longer on the scheduled maintenance program from the Audi dealer (3 years old and 40K miles) but is an Audi Assured Used vehicule. Can i get my oil changed eslwhere than an Audi Dealer? What if i bring a EOM filter? What kind of oil should I use?
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Old 01-02-2003, 10:32 AM
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Default find a good service facility and have them change the oil, since you have to...

pay for it anyway...make sure they use an audi filter.

many of us change the oil every 5k miles and use mobil 1 (or similar).
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Welcome! You've got yourself a fine ride--and lots of support here.
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Welcome aboard! Enjoy!
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Default Re: Oil Change question

As economisTT said, find a good service place, and bring with you an Audi oil filter, and I would suggest Mobil-1 5W-30. Do it every 5k miles.
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many (well, maybe 2) of us use regular oil and change it at 10K intervals
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Default ANDYOURCARWILLBURNINHELLFORETERNITY...

sorry, thought i was the r-man for a minute. ;-)
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