What engine oil..

[zacamor]

Hi guys, thought there might of been a sticky somewhere about what lubricants to use but cannot find any solid answers.

I have purchased Fuchs titan gt1 5w-40 synthetic.
Is this a good choice for the 4.2?

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[MIDZ]

OEM: Castrol edge Titanium 5W-30 Long-Life (Fully Synthetic) or Castrol Edge Titanium 0W-30 (Fully Synthetic)
My choice would be the second of these for short distance travel, frequent starts & stops

[zacamor]

So is the 5w-40 No good?
What vw spec should it meet as well?

I don't mind returning what I have if it's no good?

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[Rw@@dy]

I run 5w-40, quite a few do if you find it uses oil


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[zacamor]

I run 5w-40, quite a few do if you find it uses oil


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Ok, I haven't had it long so not really sure.
The oil I picked up is Fuchs titan gt1 5w-40 synthetic but I'm not sure if it has the right vw spec?

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[Rw@@dy]

I run 5w-40, quite a few do if you find it uses oil


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Ok, I haven't had it long so not really sure.
The oil I picked up is Fuchs titan gt1 5w-40 synthetic but I'm not sure if it has the right vw spec?

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Is it fully synthetic? I was using that oil before but in 5w-30, moved to millers nano tech 5w-40 now


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[zacamor]

Yes it is fully synthetic and has this on the spec.
VW 502 00 / VW 505 00 / VW 505 01



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[neil_f]

I use Fuchs Titan GT1 Pro c3 5w30. Think quite a few folk recommend this oil. Have only had to top up with 1l in 8k miles so doesn't seem to burn a lot.

[zacamor]

I think I'll change to the pro...

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[MIDZ]

I can't be sure what the spec is but you'll find it in the cars handbook, i think it's a choice between VW 505 00 & VW 507 00. One is long life and one is not in the Castrol range.
As long as the oil you use has any of these specs it should be good

[ArthurPE]

This might help

Audi recommends 5W-40 oil in the US.
The oil must be VW 502 and API SL
Other viscosities allowed are 5W-30 or 0w-40.... and only if 5W -40 not available.
I year / 10000 miles fixed interval.
Castrol Syntec is used by Audi USA.

The oil used in RS4s outside the USA ( UK /Australia) is a vw 504 spec oil. This only comes in 5w-30 weight. Australia has fixed service intervals, UK variable.

The Castrol oil used by dealers in UK and Australia is VW Longlife III vw 504-507. ( Also known as SLX Powerflow Longlife III in Australia and Castrol Edge 5w-30 in the UK). No API rating given as these are Audi specific oils.

[zacamor]

This might help

Audi recommends 5W-40 oil in the US.
The oil must be VW 502 and API SL
Other viscosities allowed are 5W-30 or 0w-40.... and only if 5W -40 not available.
I year / 10000 miles fixed interval.
Castrol Syntec is used by Audi USA.

The oil used in RS4s outside the USA ( UK /Australia) is a vw 504 spec oil. This only comes in 5w-30 weight. Australia has fixed service intervals, UK variable.

The Castrol oil used by dealers in UK and Australia is VW Longlife III vw 504-507. ( Also known as SLX Powerflow Longlife III in Australia and Castrol Edge 5w-30 in the UK). No API rating given as these are Audi specific oils.

Bingo, very helpful.
Thankyou.

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[RS04YOB]

It will be fine I use 5w40

[Covkiller]

5 30 in mine every 10k