[Main General Bulletin Board | BBFAQ | Prev by Date | Next by Date | Post Followup ] Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos Oil leaks on VW/Audis Like This Post: - Subscribe to Daily Digest for this Bulletin Board Posted by Bill Homer [Email] (#3427) [Profile/Gallery] (more from Bill Homer) on Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:42:49 In Reply to: I say it depends..., B Millar [Profile/Gallery] , Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:37:37 Alert me when someone posts in this thread: Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup

All four Audis that I have owned over the past three decades have had oil leaks - you would think that they would have figured this out by now. Most of the seals are made by the same manufacturer that supplies SAAB, i.e. Elring, I don't understand why the results are so different!

One thing that made a huge difference on my current Audi is the type of oil that I use: Mobil 1 and Penzoil Platinum disappear much faster than Castrol Syntec 10W-40. Have your aunt throw in a quart of Valvoline Long Life 10W-40 (if it's leaking it will need it soon enough) to condition the seals, and next change use Castrol. Or, if she is religious about changing the oil, I have read that regular yellow-bottle Penzoil non-synthethic is a good choice for the V6 (not the turbos), but I prefer using synthetics for the longer change interval.

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  • Over selling...., Mike Lynch , Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:51:23
  • 9-5s are probably cheaper, Otis, Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:00:22
    • What is in the $350 DSG transmission service?, Bill Homer , Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:04:26
      • Re: What is in the $350 DSG transmission service?, Otis, Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:41:01
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  • Re: Cost of saab 9-5 repairs versus VWs, KevinM, Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:49:52
  • Re: FWIW, swede-murphy , Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:49:57
  • I say it depends..., B Millar , Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:37:37
    • Oil leaks on VW/Audis, Bill Homer , Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:42:49 <-- Viewing This Message
  • Depends on which VW you are using for comparison, Bill Homer , Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:55:41
  • About the same......, Mike Lynch , Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:43:30
  • Re: Cost of saab 9-5 repairs versus VWs, Mike, Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:46:26

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