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Audi A4 1.9 TDi AWX 2002 - Long Life Oil? #

Posted by Pete Mutlow on August 27, 2011, 8:04 pm

Year of Manufacture *: 2002
( Optional ) Engine Code or CC: 1.9 TDI 130BHP AWX

Evening All,

I have recently purchased for my missus this very tidy car with FSH and about 138K on the clock. It will be used daily on approx 100 mile round trips involving motorways and town work. My question is this: Should I continue using long life PD oil? I am of the old school and always change my vehicles oil/filter whether petrol or diesel every 5000 miles with good quality oil. I feel uncomfortable leaving oil and filter in for 20,000miles especially when considering the turbo and EGR valve. Aso, it has a wretched undertray which looks a palaver to remove and replace.

Incidentally, I have just re-mapped it.

Your thoughts would be most welcome.

Regards

Pete M

Re: Audi A4 TDI - Long Life Oil?

Posted by aidan birley <iframe src='https://members4.boardhost.com/ukautotalk/info/user=UKAT2879' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 27, 2011, 8:20 pm, in reply to "Audi A4 TDI - Long Life Oil?"
Aidan Birley

Pete

A good compromise may be use long life oil but set the dash to shorter fixed interval (10000 miles)

Which ever way you go, use the correct spec PD oil.

Cheers Aidan

Re: Audi A4 TDI - Long Life Oil?

Posted by Kevin Apps <iframe src='https://members4.boardhost.com/ukautotalk/info/user=UKAT2589' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 27, 2011, 11:50 pm, in reply to "Re: Audi A4 TDI - Long Life Oil?"
Kevin Apps

Peter
Aidan is correct always use PD oil as it stop,s cam wear.How often you change it is up to you, but 8000/10,000 mile seems a good idea.
Vac the oil out

Kev.

Re: Audi A4 TDI - Long Life Oil?

Posted by Mark Carter <iframe src='https://members4.boardhost.com/ukautotalk/info/user=UKAT1428' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 28, 2011, 12:22 am, in reply to "Re: Audi A4 TDI - Long Life Oil?"
Mark Carter

For what its worth, whatever you do please use the proper oil for the engine (PD oil)

regards mark

Modern cars, Its all wizardry and witchcraft

Re: Audi A4 TDI - Long Life Oil?

Posted by Mark Mcgrath <iframe src='https://members4.boardhost.com/ukautotalk/info/user=UKAT2806' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 28, 2011, 5:48 pm, in reply to "Re: Audi A4 TDI - Long Life Oil?"
Mark McGrath

pd oil from TPS is a good price and you know its the proper stuff

Re: Audi A4 TDI - Long Life Oil?

Posted by sean savage <iframe src='https://members4.boardhost.com/ukautotalk/info/user=UKAT5559' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 28, 2011, 6:49 pm, in reply to "Re: Audi A4 TDI - Long Life Oil?"
Sean Savage

use pd oil and change 10 to 12000 miles peter

Re: Audi A4 TDI - Long Life Oil?

Posted by Pete Mutlow <iframe src='https://members4.boardhost.com/ukautotalk/info/user=UKAT1569' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 28, 2011, 7:03 pm, in reply to "Re: Audi A4 TDI - Long Life Oil?"
Peter Mutlow

.....Thanks guys. 10,000 miles it will be with the proper oil. I might just "forget" to put the under-tray back on though. Don't see the point of them. Most annoying when you drop something in the engine bay

Regards

Pete M

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Posted by Mark Carter <iframe src='https://members4.boardhost.com/ukautotalk/info/user=UKAT1428' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 28, 2011, 8:14 pm, in reply to "Re: Audi A4 TDI - Long Life Oil?"
Mark Carter

Hi Pete,

>>> I might just "forget" to put the under-tray back on though. Don't see the point of them <<<

Drive by noise and drag reduction (read MPG)

Regards Mark.

Modern cars, Its all wizardry and witchcraft

Re: Audi A4 TDI - Long Life Oil?

Posted by aidan birley <iframe src='https://members4.boardhost.com/ukautotalk/info/user=UKAT2879' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 28, 2011, 10:23 pm, in reply to "Re: Audi A4 TDI - Long Life Oil?"
Aidan Birley

Pete

>>> I might just "forget" to put the under-tray back on though <<<<

To add to Marks reasons, the most important reason in my view is to keep road grit and water away from auxiliary & cam belt drive system !

I have seen several idleres fail for this very reason.

Cheers Aidan

Re: Audi A4 TDI - Long Life Oil?

Posted by Pete Mutlow <iframe src='https://members4.boardhost.com/ukautotalk/info/user=UKAT1569' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 28, 2011, 10:33 pm, in reply to "Re: Audi A4 TDI - Long Life Oil?"
Peter Mutlow

Thanks again guys. The under-tray will be replaced.

Regards

Pete M

Re: Audi A4 TDI - Long Life Oil?

Posted by Lee Mackintosh <iframe src='https://members4.boardhost.com/ukautotalk/info/user=UKAT1348' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 29, 2011, 3:33 pm, in reply to "Re: Audi A4 TDI - Long Life Oil?"
Lee Mackintosh

Probably best to suck the oil out at least then you wont have the problem with stripped sump plug threads which i think is quite common on these alloy sumps.

Having said that the AST oil sump plug repair kit does work as we used one the other day.

Re: Audi A4 TDI - Long Life Oil?

Posted by Jonathan Morgan on August 30, 2011, 6:38 am, in reply to "Audi A4 TDI - Long Life Oil?"
Message modified by board administrator August 31, 2011, 8:13 am

While you have the undertray off, remove or clean the scuttle drain grommet under the battery. This is prone to blocking & filling your new pride & joy with rain water & a whole host of electrical misery & the potential of a seized servo.

To add to the undertray debate - on the VAG cars I have seen where this is missing, the wheel arch liners are pushed back in contact with the wheels at motorway speeds & consequently eaten away.

We always use VAG 507.000 oil on PD's & have no Cam / turbo bother with these engines using that oil.

Jon

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Posted by Mark Carter <iframe src='https://members4.boardhost.com/ukautotalk/info/user=UKAT1428' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 30, 2011, 11:37 am, in reply to "Re: Audi A4 TDI - Long Life Oil?"
Mark Carter

>>> To add to the undertray debate - on the VAG cars I have seen where this is missing, the wheel arch liners are pushed back in contact with the wheels at motorway speeds & consequently eaten away <<<

I will second that big time!!!

Regards Mark

Modern cars, Its all wizardry and witchcraft

Re: Audi A4 TDI - Long Life Oil?

Posted by Paul M Marshall <iframe src='https://members4.boardhost.com/ukautotalk/info/user=UKAT2832' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 30, 2011, 6:54 pm, in reply to "Re: Audi A4 TDI - Long Life Oil?"
Paul M Marshall - Snap-on

Hi Peter

not wishing to add another option for you!!!!
depending on year this car would have come from the factory on long life, so you need to use LL oil.
using a scanner of some kind set the service interval to fixed and use PD oil.

should you need any help to change it to fixed give me a yell and i will be more than happy to help????

Kind regards
Paul

Re: Audi A4 TDI - Long Life Oil?

Posted by John Ritchie on August 30, 2011, 7:34 pm, in reply to "Re: Audi A4 TDI - Long Life Oil?"
Message modified by board administrator August 31, 2011, 8:13 am

Fill with Platinum oil , job done .
LL reset is automatic when a manual dash service re-set is carried out

Regards
John

Re: Audi A4 TDI - Long Life Oil?

Posted by Pete Mutlow <iframe src='https://members4.boardhost.com/ukautotalk/info/user=UKAT1569' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 30, 2011, 10:31 pm, in reply to "Re: Audi A4 TDI - Long Life Oil?"
Peter Mutlow

Many thanks again to all. I think my ACR4 G2 can do the reset but thanks Paul for your kind offer.

Regards

Pete M

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