New car and going a different route this time.

[Finklejag]

I just picked up a 2016 A3 2.0T and will be trying out low-mid SAPs oils on it. This is the Gen III 2.0T and I had the Gen II 2.0T in my GTI. I will still be doing 5K OCI's because I drive mostly city and short drives. My local Valvoline distributor has the Synpower MST 5W-30 in stock. It's not the cheapest, as 6 quarts are the same price as 10 quarts of Mobil 1 0W-40 and Castrol Edge 0W-40 at Wallyworld.

Here is the stats.

Viscosity @ 100c 12.2
Viscosity @ 40c 70.6
HTHS 3.5
MRV 18,700
Flash point 227c
Pour point -39c
Noack 9%
TBN 7

 

[VeeDubb]

I've been looking for that oil but heard it was only sold in the big drums. So congrats on the score.

Why are you going a different route? Give us some history of your last ride?

Congrats on the A3. Sweet ride.

 

[typ901]

The HST is in drums only, MST is available in quarts. I run it in my wife's 2010 Audi Q5. Works well but that is only my unscientific opinion.

 

[skyactiv]

My mom owns an Audi A3 quattro. Audi never capitalizes the word quattro for whatever reason.
I've driven her car once and it's a freaking rocketship. She has her dealer do the maintenance.

Apparently Valvoline MST 5W30 can be ordered at Napa for $9.49 a quart as of 3/16/2016. Valvoline part number 787301.

 

[BTLew81]

Any reason you're not going with the 5w40? Either way, the mst oils are not ones I considered....and I should in my VW 1.8tsi

 

[Finklejag]

The 5W-30 has a lower Noack then the 5W-40.

 

[Quattro Pete]

Why not m1 esp 5w30 then? I think it has an even lower Noack.

 

[Finklejag]

I was looking at the Mobil 1 5W-30 ESP but the 5.6 TBN is lower then 7.0 that the Valvoline has. I noticed the Mobil 1 0W-30 ESP has a higher TBN of 7.6 and has a higher viscosity index then the 5W-30 ESP. I can buy the 0W-30 ESP at my local Napa for $5.99 a quart plus the $12.00 rebate. That would bring it down to $3.99 a quart.

 

[BobFout]

Originally Posted By: Finklejag
I was looking at the Mobil 1 5W-30 ESP but the 5.6 TBN is lower then 7.0 that the Valvoline has. I noticed the Mobil 1 0W-30 ESP has a higher TBN of 7.6 and has a higher viscosity index then the 5W-30 ESP. I can buy the 0W-30 ESP at my local Napa for $5.99 a quart plus the $12.00 rebate. That would bring it down to $3.99 a quart.


No VAG approval for ESP 0w30 or ESP X1 0w30 here in NA (ESP 0w30 has VAG 504.00 elsewhere), at least based on the data sheet. I haven't seen the bottles.

FWIW I am using ESP 5w30 at 5K intervals in my EA888.

 

[Finklejag]

The ESP 0W-30 only has the MB 229.51 and MB 229.52 spec on the bottle. I picked up 6 quarts of the ESP 5W-30. I will dump the factory fill at 1,000 miles and run the ESP until 5,000. Then do 5K OCI's from there.

 

[BobFout]

Originally Posted By: Finklejag
The ESP 0W-30 only has the MB 229.51 and MB 229.52 spec on the bottle. I picked up 6 quarts of the ESP 5W-30. I will dump the factory fill at 1,000 miles and run the ESP until 5,000. Then do 5K OCI's from there.


Let's see a picture of the new A3.

FWIW before I bought the GTI, I really wanted an AWD A3 2.0T...but I did not want to afford it. But, a Golf R may be in my future.

Once the warranty is up, I'm switching to Redline (Euro and/or 5w30 and/or 5w40) or possibly Joe Gibbs 5w40.

 

[BTLew81]

Bob...glad to know you're using ESP. Makes me more comfortable trying it once my M1 0w40 is gone.

 

[BTLew81]

Another option might be Kendall euro 5w40. Sa is .78, TBN 7.3. No noack numbers, but is vw approved, as well as mb 229.51. Seems like a strong oil on paper, and about 6 shipped.

 

[t44e6]

I can get bogged down comparison shopping, so I have decided on LiquiMoly Leichtlauf HT 5w40. It may not be the ultimate but it is good enough!

 

[Finklejag]

Originally Posted By: BobFout


Let's see a picture of the new A3.


The MK7 didn't do much for me compared to my MK6, so that is why I went the A3 route.

My A3

 

[BobFout]

Originally Posted By: Finklejag
Originally Posted By: BobFout


Let's see a picture of the new A3.


The MK7 didn't do much for me compared to my MK6, so that is why I went the A3 route.

My A3


When you said A3 I was expecting a hatch.

 

[Quattro Pete]

Originally Posted By: BobFout
When you said A3 I was expecting a hatch.

LOL! I was, too. Completely forgot there is a sedan version available now, and it looks great, about the size of my old 2001 A4.

 

[Finklejag]

I went to test drove the A3 e tron and liked it but couldn't see myself driving a hybrid and the gauge cluster on the e tron was way to busy looking. I'm really happy with the sedan with the S-Line package.

 

[volodymyr]

Finklejag,

Originally Posted By: Finklejag
I went to test drove the A3 e tron


Congrats! Very nice car. I wonder if you are doing engine break-in?