I know you guys all love oil change questions. . . haha

Just curious if i go with Royal Purple they do not have 0W40 or 0W30, just go with the 5W40 and i'll be good to go?

Also, yes I am fully aware there are approximately 5 million posts about this but:
What kind of oil/air filters are you guys running just out of curiosity?
I hear a lot of hype about the big MANN filters. . .

I've got a 2000 A4 1.8TQM.

 

For this time of the year 5w40 is fine. I recently switched from expensive amsoil 0w40 to valvoline 5w30 and the car feels more responsive, go figure. I use the large mobil1 filter, its a micro filter unlike the conventional paper ones.

 

Can you get the mibile 1 filters at NAPA or some place locally or do i need to order them?

 

i use Royal purple's 5w30 all year round with either a napa preuim oil filter or a fram xtra gaurd I used the lucas oil performance 5w30 and it seemed as if my car was slugish afterwards i also use royal purples fluids in my diff and transmission and it was a great inprovment over what ever the former owener had in it

 

alright looks like ill be seeing how my little blue junker likes it tomorrow haha

 

I use Royal Purple, its hotness

 

What do you recommend for the diff and tranny fliud change with Royal purple its about time for me to get mine done

 

How do you know whether its the "big" filter, do you just ask for this?

 

I think aftermarket filters are still small... because although Audi changed the filter at the dealerships, I think aftermarket guys still give you a small one.
However, the big filter is the same as those used on say a 95 jetta diesel... not a TDI though iirc. Just a regular diesel.

 

Okay so if i do just buy my filters through the Audi/VW dealership, they will just by default give me the bigger oil filter?