40,00 Mile Service due - What oil are people using??

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40,00 mile service being done this saturday. Have been using Mobil 1 (0/40) and found it to be pretty good.
Now considering using the new Castrol Edge Sport 0/40.

Any other recommendations and what are people generally using??

Most of the dealers near me in Surrey/Sussex are now using Mobil 1. Just thinking about trying something else.

Thanks
 
Hello Platinum

Use what you want - As long as it's VAG 503.00 or 503.01 you can't go wrong. Oh, and change it once a year too!

I'm just about to source some Elf EXCELLIUM 0w30 vag 503.01 (same as Mobil 1).

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why change the oil? Audi's and VW normally do that themselves petrol or diesel.
Audi suggest 0.5 litres every 1500 miles on my 2.4 A6. (My BMW 5 does not use oil at all)
Really its just a replacement filter which is more important.

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why change the oil? Audi's and VW normally do that themselves petrol or diesel.
Audi suggest 0.5 litres every 1500 miles on my 2.4 A6. (My BMW 5 does not use oil at all)
Really its just a replacement filter which is more important.

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Interesting post. So what you're saying is because your 2.4 drinks a little then you're changing it as you go along? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh_roll.gif

Well, my 1.8t doesn't use a drop so it gets changed once a year.

I work for a major motor manufacturer (not VAG) and their acceptable level of oil consumption is up to 1 litre per 1500km (932 miles).

HTH

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