Gene

Don't confuse Gear Oil with Engine Oil!!

Engine oil goes in under the hood. Gear Oil on these cars goes straight
into the transmission under the car.

I use Mobil 1 for the engine oil. However, if it's a brand new car, I
suggest running a normal, even crappy, oil for the first 10,000 miles or so,
then change to a synthetic. If you start out with a synthetic the car
literally will never break in. The parts will never mate as well and you'll
never see your best power or gas mileage. The engine needs to wear for the
first few thousand miles to do this.

I've used Red Line in my manual transmissions. It made a big difference
in very cold weather shifting when the car was cold.

....oh, but I see that it's a 2000. Yea, I'd use synthetic for the
Engine Oil as well.


Gene
"Dr Joolz" <jxm96c@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> So if I want to change to the new type of oil, do I just pour it in or do
I
> have to drain it first. Also can someone recommend a good set of sports
> suspension for the A4 1.8 T Quattro? My rear ones are wearing out and are
> quite a bit lower than the front... I may also need some new brakes, does
> anyone know what to get for little brake dust and high performance? Brand
> and part no will be helpful too.
>
> Cheers, Jules
>
>

Dr Joolz

So if I understand you right, I should use synthetic engine oil and Red Line
gear oil right? I suppose changing the gear oil might mean a trip to the
garage then.

Cheers, Jules

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"Gene" <spam_pit@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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>
> Don't confuse Gear Oil with Engine Oil!!
>
> Engine oil goes in under the hood. Gear Oil on these cars goes
straight
> into the transmission under the car.
>
> I use Mobil 1 for the engine oil. However, if it's a brand new car, I
> suggest running a normal, even crappy, oil for the first 10,000 miles or
so,
> then change to a synthetic. If you start out with a synthetic the car
> literally will never break in. The parts will never mate as well and
you'll
> never see your best power or gas mileage. The engine needs to wear for
the
> first few thousand miles to do this.
>
> I've used Red Line in my manual transmissions. It made a big
difference
> in very cold weather shifting when the car was cold.
>
> ....oh, but I see that it's a 2000. Yea, I'd use synthetic for the
> Engine Oil as well.
>
>
> Gene
> "Dr Joolz" <jxm96c@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:bno0ea$qt1$1$8300dec7@news.demon.co.uk...
> > So if I want to change to the new type of oil, do I just pour it in or
do
> I
> > have to drain it first. Also can someone recommend a good set of sports
> > suspension for the A4 1.8 T Quattro? My rear ones are wearing out and
are
> > quite a bit lower than the front... I may also need some new brakes,
does
> > anyone know what to get for little brake dust and high performance?
Brand
> > and part no will be helpful too.
> >
> > Cheers, Jules
> >
> >
>
>