Hi folks,
First post here so I hope I'm not asking a ridiculous newbie question. Have been a lurking a bit and learning, but I still have questions.
I have a 2001 Audi A6 with approx 80k miles. The vehicle rarely sees more than 20 mile round trips. Most of the commutes are around 5 miles each way, only exceeding 40mph 5% of the time. I don't want to overstate the point. We're not NYC where taxis start and stop every few blocks. There's not as many stop signs/stop lights.
Here's the twist -- I live in the Caribbean where the temperature gets as low as 70 in the winter, and peaks somewhere North of 95 degrees in summer.
Choices for oil are slim, as you can imagine, but we do have a Napa. They don't stock a complete stateside inventory, but we're happy to get what we can. That means there is limited inventory of M1, Syntec, and the Napa Synthetic.
Now, my question is this: Based on the driving pattern and climate, would you use a different viscosity than the Audi recommendation of 5w30? Should I go with a 10w40 instead?
Much thanks!
First post here so I hope I'm not asking a ridiculous newbie question. Have been a lurking a bit and learning, but I still have questions.
I have a 2001 Audi A6 with approx 80k miles. The vehicle rarely sees more than 20 mile round trips. Most of the commutes are around 5 miles each way, only exceeding 40mph 5% of the time. I don't want to overstate the point. We're not NYC where taxis start and stop every few blocks. There's not as many stop signs/stop lights.
Here's the twist -- I live in the Caribbean where the temperature gets as low as 70 in the winter, and peaks somewhere North of 95 degrees in summer.
Choices for oil are slim, as you can imagine, but we do have a Napa. They don't stock a complete stateside inventory, but we're happy to get what we can. That means there is limited inventory of M1, Syntec, and the Napa Synthetic.
Now, my question is this: Based on the driving pattern and climate, would you use a different viscosity than the Audi recommendation of 5w30? Should I go with a 10w40 instead?
Much thanks!
