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OT Question about Oil Changes on My Audi.
How often should I REALLY be changing the oil?
I commute to the New York City area and back 3-4 times a month for work, which is 800 miles round-trip. As a result, I pack on miles very quickly. The Audi Dealership (who I have completely service the car) told me that I should have the oil changed when the screen in the car tells me that service is due. I am going on 6500 miles now, and when I go into the service menu, it says that I still have another 3500 miles before I should have it serviced. 10,000 miles seems like a LOT! FYI, The dealer is using Mobil 1 and the car holds 8 quarts of oil. So, how often should I actually be getting the oil changed? Mike
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Re: OT Question about Oil Changes on My Audi.
My first oil change on the Z4 is scheduled for 15,000 miles.
The higher end filters and large capacity sumps along with Mobil 1 allow for such a high tolerance so I imagine you should be fine too.
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Re: OT Question about Oil Changes on My Audi.
I do change oil each 3500miles.
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Re: OT Question about Oil Changes on My Audi.
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Go to 10k and then do it no matter what the mileage is. IMHO.
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Re: OT Question about Oil Changes on My Audi.
Most of the German cars have oil change interval of 10,000 miles or up...
My old boss's 98 M-class also have the oil change interval of 10,000 miles... Should be fine to listen to Audi....if you worry...can do it one, two thousand miles earlier....
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Re: OT Question about Oil Changes on My Audi.
Tim, Danny, Matt, Ken,
while I appriciate your input, Mike asked ME! Well, Mike, since you asked, oil, (evan Mobile1) is cheap compared to the cost of a replacement engine. WalMart seems to have the best price on Mobile1 in a five quart tote, and Purolator has some high quality oil filters. I think that 6000 miles is not too often of an O&F change interval. On our SEVEN quart systems, Mobile1 comes out clean and slippery after 6000miles so what the heck. BTW, T,D,M, &K, just kidding!
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Re: OT Question about Oil Changes on My Audi.
I knew that was going to happen when I saw in the title "OT"
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Re: OT Question about Oil Changes on My Audi.
so your oil changes are $120 too huh?
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Re: OT Question about Oil Changes on My Audi.
TEE,HEE,HEE,HEE,HEE, SNORT!
Blew milk and vodka out my nose again.
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Re: OT Question about Oil Changes on My Audi.
Haha, thanks OT for clearing this up... was starting to think that there is a plot to shush me... for good
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Re: OT Question about Oil Changes on My Audi.
The way I see it modern engines should outlast the rest of the vehicle. Why bother changing the oil at all. Seriously tough, with 8-10 quarts in there a 10k oil change isn't out of the question, esp with a lot of highway driving. Lots of cold starts and short trips I wouldn't be comfortable with it as you get a lot more deposits and contamination of the oil. I do mine 2x a year regardless of mileage with Mobil 1 as I don't put more than 10k on any car we own in a given year. I simply wait for Pep Boys or Advance to be running a 5 quart and Mobil 1 filter special then buy 2 for each car (although it seems Mobil 1 doesn't make a filter for the XJR so I have 5 or so spare X type filters in the basement).
Biggest problem with extended oil changes is for the average person going 6 months or 10k without checking your oil is kind of scary.
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