2000 Audi TT oilpan photo

[Finn]

We dropped the oilpan of my 2000 TT more or less out of curiosity and perhaps just in case. I had no idea if these engines were of sludge building type so a little work for peace of mind.

Previous owner has fed Mobil 1 ESP 5W30 and I have used Mobil 1 0w40.

No sludge, just a little of material in upper right corner (on photo) which came off easily. Oil pickup tube was open and clean and bottom end seemed very clean.

Filled with last Shell Helix Ultra 5W40 I had in stock. Next change will be with Mobil 1 0W40 again.

 

[incognito_2u]

How many miles, if you don’t mind me asking?

 

[Finn]

Sorry, forgot to tell that: 249500 km ie. 155k miles.

 

[hemitom]

At what intervals do you change at ? looks good from what i can see, i would continue with mobil as well.

 

[bluesmokertdi]

We dropped the oilpan of my 2000 TT more or less out of curiosity and perhaps just in case. I had no idea if these engines were of sludge building type so a little work for peace of mind.

Previous owner has fed Mobil 1 ESP 5W30 and I have used Mobil 1 0w40.

No sludge, just a little of material in upper right corner (on photo) which came off easily. Oil pickup tube was open and clean and bottom end seemed very clean.

Filled with last Shell Helix Ultra 5W40 I had in stock. Next change will be with Mobil 1 0W40 again.

personally I would use delvac 1 to clean up the deposits

Mobil Delvac 1™ ESP 5W-40| Heavy Duty Engine Oils | Mobil™ Canada

Mobil Delvac™ 1ESP 5W-40 is recommended for use in a wide range of heavy-duty applications and operating environments.

www.mobil.ca

 

[2EHA]

personally I would use delvac 1 to clean up the deposits

Mobil Delvac 1™ ESP 5W-40| Heavy Duty Engine Oils | Mobil™ Canada

Mobil Delvac™ 1ESP 5W-40 is recommended for use in a wide range of heavy-duty applications and operating environments.

www.mobil.ca

0w40 has esterex. it is the oil XOM used to demonstrate cleaning ability

 

[Finn]

At what intervals do you change at ? looks good from what i can see, i would continue with mobil as well.

If this was used as daily driver I would do 10000 km OCIs. But it is just a hobby car. As it turns out with summer/winter changes and all that I don't think I run much over 5000 km with oil.

It seems that as there is typically some other servicing going on we find ourselves in a 'let's change the oil too, while we are at it' sort of situation.

 

[hemitom]

You could send away the oil for testing after 5000k and see where you stand .
I'm sure mobil can handle once a year or 10000 kilometers without any problems in your audi.