Audi 80/Avant (B4)

since 1991-1995 of release

Repair and car operation

Two criteria are solving upon purchase of the "correct" engine oil. Oil should possess:

• Correct specification. Deceptive labels on canisters are extremely rare, because manufacturing firms mutually supervise each other.
• Correct viscosity (viscosity). It depends on primary external temperature and can be tracked on the top schedule.
• «Application of additional resources – not important what sort – in lubricant oils contradicts our maintenance instruction. The damages which have resulted use of similar means, are excluded from a guarantee». Such is opinion of Audi after addition to oils. Expediency of expenses for additives for oils with a view of increase in service life of the engine continues to remain, especially if to consider application of oils with high operational properties, under a big question.

How often to change oil?

Additives to engine oil

According to instructions of Audi it is necessary to change oil each 15 000 km or a minimum once in a year. We consider that the driver going only on a long distance, also should adhere to 15 000 km as top border. On the other hand, the one who uses the Audi car mainly on short distances, should change oil much earlier. In a cold season the latest – in six months, irrespective of probably small run. At exclusively city operation it is necessary to think of oil replacement after four months.

The one who applies seasonal oil, should think of its replacement according to a season – in the spring and in the autumn, – that oil corresponded to external temperatures.

Oil replacement – where and how?

Engine oil should change on the heated-up engine in order that at running off oil washed up all dirt.

• In the conditions of growing ecological literacy, possibly, everything consequences of hit of the fulfilled oil in ground waters with the corresponding consequences for drinking water are already known. The correct utilization of the fulfilled oil merged at replacement, thanks to the legislation on a waste, now became absolutely simple business: it is possible to hand over it free of charge in that shop in which you bought oil for replacement. Trade is obliged to accept at you the fulfilled oil, as proof of purchase it is necessary to show the cash voucher only. Even more simply for you if you use installation for a suction of old oil on filling, then it is not necessary to suffer at all with the fulfilled oil.
• In workshops oil replacement by our experience is most expensive, because only very expensive grades of oil there are applied. Besides, often the engine again cools down before while the fulfilled oil manages to descend. And work on replacement of the oil filter in addition appears in the account, at least.
• On fillings the car, as a rule, immediately arrives in work. You can choose and cheaper oil from among on sale on filling, besides the oil price includes at once work.
• Against independent replacement of oil with an otsasyvaniye of old oil on filling of anything it is impossible to object, but only in case the oil filter as changes each 15 000 km. It can be made independently.
• Independent replacement of oil justifies itself only when you can favourably get oil in autoshop of the completing goods.

What is necessary for oil replacement?

• Engine oil of the called grades (in most cases it is possible to get in favorable at the price of the 5 liter canister).
• New laying for a carving stopper of a masloslivny mouth.
• The oil filter, for example Audi – No. of 056 115 561 G for 4-cylinder engines, 035 115 561 for 5-cylinder engines, and also 034 115 561 And for 6-cylinder engines or under various designations of producers in autoshops.
• Capacity for the fulfilled oil. Will approach the old oil canister with the cut-out lateral wall or the served big pan.
• The canister for the fulfilled oil will serve for transportation of the fulfilled oil.
• By means of a butterdish it is easier to pour fresh engine oil.
• The key collar will help to unscrew the oil filter.