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Hello and good day fellow enthusiasts,
Here goes my first post on BITOG......
I recently purchased a B5 S4 and was wondering what the recommended oil type is for this car? The motor shares design similarities with the Audi 3.2 V6 (not to be confused with the 3.2 VR6 for transverse Audi/VW applications), except the 3.2 is not turbocharged. I found a few oil threads related to the 2.7TT, however, these oil threads are older and considering all the recent reformulations that modern day recommendations may be different now?
Currently, in my wife's 8V S3 and my supercharged 4M Q7 I have consistently used Castrol 0w40 with periodic trials of Liqui Moly Molygen, Motul Xcess Gen 2 and Rotella 5w40 T6. I always revert back to the Castrol due to oil temperatures trending on the cooler side and the motors seem quieter. The price point of Castrol is tough to beat given that I change the oil in the Q7 every 4k and the S3 gets an oil change every 6 months due to time and not mileage. The S3 is almost 6 years old but only has about 22k miles on the odometer while the Q7 is a 2018 and has 45k miles.
I was thinking of the following oils for the B5: Castrol 0w40, Mobil 0w40 FS, Mobil 0w40 FSx2 or Rotella 5w40 T6. The previous owner of the B5 used Total Quartz 9000 Energy 5w40 in conjunction with the Archoil AR9100 Friction Modifier additive. I have never really used additives and have utilized oils in their native formula.
What would you recommend?
Here goes my first post on BITOG......
I recently purchased a B5 S4 and was wondering what the recommended oil type is for this car? The motor shares design similarities with the Audi 3.2 V6 (not to be confused with the 3.2 VR6 for transverse Audi/VW applications), except the 3.2 is not turbocharged. I found a few oil threads related to the 2.7TT, however, these oil threads are older and considering all the recent reformulations that modern day recommendations may be different now?
Currently, in my wife's 8V S3 and my supercharged 4M Q7 I have consistently used Castrol 0w40 with periodic trials of Liqui Moly Molygen, Motul Xcess Gen 2 and Rotella 5w40 T6. I always revert back to the Castrol due to oil temperatures trending on the cooler side and the motors seem quieter. The price point of Castrol is tough to beat given that I change the oil in the Q7 every 4k and the S3 gets an oil change every 6 months due to time and not mileage. The S3 is almost 6 years old but only has about 22k miles on the odometer while the Q7 is a 2018 and has 45k miles.
I was thinking of the following oils for the B5: Castrol 0w40, Mobil 0w40 FS, Mobil 0w40 FSx2 or Rotella 5w40 T6. The previous owner of the B5 used Total Quartz 9000 Energy 5w40 in conjunction with the Archoil AR9100 Friction Modifier additive. I have never really used additives and have utilized oils in their native formula.
What would you recommend?