engine oil

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    Oil is completely black after 10k km

    Hey guys, So I have a 2015 A3 8v 2.0 TFSI (not diesel) and I know that usually the diesels the oil turns pretty dark pretty quick, but for the regular gas engines, is it normal for the oil to be this dark (picture attached) after only 10k km? I can't seem to find much online. Mostly just...
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    suggested engine oil for a hybrid KO4 turbo upgrade for A4 2007 quattro special edition

    I would like to know what is the recommended oil for my Audi A4 B7 2007 2.0 TFSI quattro special edition car. I am thinking about using Castrol edge 5w30, 5w40 or Millers 5w40 engine oil. My bro suggests Castrol Edge 5w30 and told me Castrol is on the oil cap so should stick with the brand...
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    Best Engine OIL for 2.0 TDI ????

    Hi Guys, Wanted to know what the best engine oil for the 2.0 L TDI's is. I am using 5w 30 as recommended by the manual. I use shell helix ultra but some people have been telling me Castrol is better for the audis. Is this true or this just an impression people get because they are a big...
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    Audi a1 1.6 diesel can anyone help??

    So I’ve had my Audi a1 1.6 diesel, ten months now. 2011 plate. Passed its MOT few months back with flying colours. However lately, I’ve noticed it to be kicking out a lot of white smoke, it’s not constant, sometimes it’s fine, sometimes there’s only a little bit and other times it kicks out...
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    Engine oil spotted around the sump and on the gearbox.

    Hi, I have my car at Audi as there was a recall to update ESC control unit, they will be replacing the control module as it crashed during the update. They done a health check and said that there's likely a leak as there is engine oil around the sump and on the gearbox. Where the engine...
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    White smoke

    I bought an A3 1.9TDI 59plate manual about 3 weeks ago but, when test driving the car, there was slight white smoke coming from the exhaust (put this down to lady/previous owner not having drivin it for about 3 weeks as she had a new car and was fine on motorway). Yesterday when driving (had it...