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Originally Posted by Audios Cam tensioner rattle has always been an issue with Audis design, its not that bad of a job, and if you dont mind wrenching then its not horrible. The trick is to leave the belt driven cam in, and "roll" the opposite cam out, leaving the timing set on the belt driven...

Originally Posted by Snagglefoot Here is Mobil 1 European Formula. " Meets or exceeds VW 502. Common at Walmart in Canada. Thank you for posting that picture of the Mob One European formula. It is identical to the bottle on my shelf and I have been using this year. (This, as included in my...

Originally Posted by Ignatius I have a 2003 Audi Allroad with nearly 300,000 miles and I would recommend a 0W-40 from Mobil 1, Valvoline, or Castrol which are all inexpensive and easy to acquire. If you want to use a 5w-40 Castrol's offering will work. A higher grade German made oil, such as...

Typo. have since switched to Mob One 0 W-40 which is "502" fat fingered the 501. While I can read the specifications, I'm really looking for someone with actual experience with cam chain tensioner rattle typical of the Audi A8 4.2 V8 engine Has anyone noticed any affect on the rattle with...

Didn't see an "Intro' on the forum so here is mine: I'm an old school back yard hammer mechanic who grew up on early American and muscle cars. As I got smarter, switched to European. At 74 yrs old, I still wrench on my cars, but it's tough bending over and picking stuff up from the floor. OK...