RE: 40W oil (more, long)

["John Katos" <john_katos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Tess,

Audi's are stange beasts. I have an old 87 5000TQ. I use Mobil1 15-W50 and
I can tell if it is as little as 1/8 of a quart low, thats right the tappets
tell me. I thought there was a problem with my car until someone on the
quattro digest informed me that the was normal, they all do that. Go figure.

John Katos

-----Original Message-----
Since so many people asked me off-line why I sent out this query, I have
to confess, well, it's not about my Alfa. I'm sorry.

When I run a counter clockwise track in my Audi Quattro sedan, the engine
gets starved of oil. After about 10 minutes on the track -- longer if it's
cool outside -- I'll start to hear the tappets rattling. That's when I
come off the track, go to the exit road, and drive clockwise donuts for a
minute or two (or until I'm dizzy, which ever comes first). If the tappet
noise settles down, I'll go back out on track to finish the session. An
additional problem is that since I improved my suspension, this is
happening more often. I think that with my old suspension and the
incredible and comical weight transfers the car used to do under cornering
and braking, that was enough to slosh the oil back into the engine. The
car is much flatter now, so oil stays put where I don't want it.
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