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Engine oil ELF or OEM Audi
Time to change the oil, anyway, at 3,867 mi. I do 5-6k on the regular, but would use this as an opportunity to change.
Vehicle:
Audi Q5
Mileage: 6223 km
I have an 2007 A4 2.0T base. I bought the car with 120k miles on it in 02/19. Yesterday I hit the 224k miles on it. She's my daily driver, over the years I have changed/did the engine oil every 4k miles, car filters all over, wheel alignment, tires, brake pads, rotors, and the battery. Nock on the wood, my baby have been taking car of me. I'm actually surprised that this model is solid af.
Pros: model is solid af
Vehicle:
Audi A4
Mileage: 360000 km
I always buy OEM oil from dealer and then get it done at the shop or do it my self sometimes. Just prefer that way cuz I care way too much.
Pros: preferred, trusted quality
Vehicle:
Audi TT
Ive been using 5w40 for 100k miles and my engine is happy as can be. It actually is noticeably smoother with thicker weight
Pros: smoother with thicker weight
Vehicle:
Audi A4
Mileage: 160934 km
I tested it myself on my 3.0T, pumped everything out with the extractor, then jacked the car up and pulled the plug, catching evening that drained out in a measuring cup. It had less than 1/4 cup of oil left in the pan.
Pros: extractor removes most oil
Cons: small amount remains
Did this every oil change on my sq5. Made it 180k miles before trading it in. Works very well. That was the easiest oil change I’ve ever done. Of the 15 minutes the job takes, about 4 of those minutes is actually doing something
Pros: easy oil change
Vehicle:
Audi SQ5
Mileage: 180000 km
Definitely prefer the extractor here! So easy/clean and gets all of the oil. At least in a Q8 and b9 A4/5 it got everything
Pros: easy, clean, gets all
Vehicle:
Audi Q8
New Audi do not have the oil sticks to check the oil levels, so they always under pour the engin oil in the car, my q8 is been serviced by Audi and past 2 years I have to top up oil (which is free as car is under warranty) but last month I got pissed and asked them to top it up to max and car runs much smoother and fuel consumption for 1 full tank is 130 km better.
Pros: car runs smoother
Cons: have to top up
Vehicle:
Audi Q8
I have a C7 3.0T A6. I put about 2 quarts of oil in it in between oil changes depending on how hard i drive. I don't have a check engine light. The engine doesn't knock, it runs fine.
Pros: engine runs fine
Cons: put oil in it
Vehicle:
Audi A6
Had a Q5 and it was a money pit. Oil Consumption got so bad I was putting in a quart every 400 miles.
Cons: oil consumption bad
Vehicle:
Audi Q5
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Which engine oil to choose — ELF or OEM Audi?
If choosing engine oil across many manufacturers, check the part ranking. If your choice is down to two brands, the PartReview part comparisons help.
We compare engine oil across these categories:
- PR Score.
- Overall ranking.
- Vote balance.
- Average rating.
- Number of reviews.
- Feature ratings.
- Car owners’ choice.
Which engine oil are better — OEM Audi or ELF?
In March 2026 on PartReview, engine oil ELF were overall better than OEM Audi.
- ELF received a PR Score of 95 out of 100, and OEM Audi scored 73 points.
- ELF ranked 23 in the overall ranking, and OEM Audi ranked 32.
- The average rating is higher for ELF (4.4) than for OEM Audi (3.7).
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Engine oil ELF have better feature ratings than OEM Audi:
- Engine noise - owners believe, that this property for ELF is better than OEM Audi.
- Warning light - drivers claim, that by this property ELF does not differ from OEM Audi.
- Exhaust smoke - reviews suggest, that this property for ELF is preferred to OEM Audi.
Which engine oil are more popular — ELF or OEM Audi?
In March 2026 on PartReview, engine oil OEM Audi were overall more popular than ELF.
By vote balance, engine oil OEM Audi surpassed ELF:
- For ELF, the ratio of positive (38) to negative (2) votes is 36 votes.
- For OEM Audi, the ratio of positive (65) to negative (23) votes is 42 votes.
By number of reviews, engine oil OEM Audi surpassed ELF:
- For engine oil ELF there are 13 reviews: 12 positive, 1 neutral, 0 negative.
- For engine oil OEM Audi there are 27 reviews: 17 positive, 7 neutral, 3 negative.
Which engine oil do car owners prefer — ELF or OEM Audi?
In March 2026, according to PartReview, engine oil ELF and OEM Audi have not taken top places in car-specific ratings. You can help by adding your review about these manufacturers.
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