Official S6 Oil

[Duffelcoat]

Hi

Quick question, what is the official oil required for S6 2.2 turbo (in UK)?

Halfrauds reckon it is 5W/30 is this right?

I just want to put the official oil in, it uses some oil in use, so do I need semi or full synthetic (if at all)

Cheers
Richard

[UrS4boy]

Factory AAN Oil Recommendations

Hi Quick question, what is the official oil required for S6 2.2 turbo (in UK)? Halfrauds reckon it is 5W/30 is this right? I just want to put the official oil in, it uses some oil in use, so do I need semi or full synthetic (if at all)
Cheers Richard

The manual for the 95 UrS6 suggests the following:

For air temps from -30C to +40C

Sythetics: 5W30, 5W40, 10W30, and 10W40

Dino: 5W50, 10W50, 10W60

For air temps between +15C and -30C

Dino: 5W30 and 5W40

For air temps between +15C and -17.5C

Dino: 10W30 and 10W40

For air temps between -15C and 40C (and more)

Dino: 15W/40, 15W50, 20W40 and 20W/50

Here in Vancouver, British Columbia Canada, where -10C is very cold (and thankfully rare), I run 20W/50 year round.

[macspring]

Hi Duffel,

IMHO, for your particular car I'd suggest a good brand of 10/40 all year, changed promptly, but see what others think.

I also empty my oem oil cooler as much as I can, but that's just me.

[Duffelcoat]

Hi Duffel,

IMHO, for your particular car I'd suggest a good brand of 10/40 all year, changed promptly, but see what others think.

I also empty my oem oil cooler as much as I can, but that's just me.

Thanks for the info guys, I went with 10/40 (Magnetic) in the end...

Whats the deal with the oil cooler?

Cheers
Richard

[UrS4boy]

Whats the deal with the oil cooler? Cheers Richard

Not sure what your question is. The AAN has an oil cooler to help protect the engine and turbo from heat-damaged oil.



Photo courtesy of Tom S. (he of RS2 America fame) - one of his AAN's he was redoing.

[Duffelcoat]

Not sure what your question is. The AAN has an oil cooler to help protect the engine and turbo from heat-damaged oil.



Photo courtesy of Tom S. (he of RS2 America fame) - one of his AAN's he was redoing.

Hi

Just referring to Macs reference re oil cooler, is he emptying the oil cooler (of oil) when doing an oil change or something to maximise the amount of oil changed in a similar way to the filter?

[macspring]

Hi

Just referring to Macs reference re oil cooler, is he emptying the oil cooler (of oil) when doing an oil change or something to maximise the amount of oil changed in a similar way to the filter?

Yes, only changed the oil on the two urS6 a few times due to their infrequent use in my ownership, so can't quite remember their set up, but on the S2, I always open one of the pipes at the oil cooler itself to let out that bit of old oil resting inside the oil cooler to get out as much of the old oil as possible, so there is less old oil mixing with the fresh oil.