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I do 5k/3 months. 3 months usually comes first.
Pros: 5k/3 months
Vehicle:
Audi S5
Mileage: 5000 km
In Canada Audi recommends oil changes ever 15,000km. I always do 10-12,000km because I do city driving. My buddy did every 25,000km on his Mercedes Benz and the thing lasted to 400,000km.
Pros: long engine life
Mileage: 10000 km
5-6k. It depends on how much you push the car. Hard acceleration and high revs will require more frequent oil changes.
Pros: 5-6k intervals
Vehicle:
Audi A3
Mileage: 5000 km
5w40 for sure, my engine sounds happier, quieter, more sound than it did when the PO had 5w30 in it. So 5w40 is a given especially since you have a lot of Km on the clock, when it comes to the brand it really doesn't matter especially if you keep the oil change intervals reasonable.
Pros: engine sounds happier, quieter
Vehicle:
BMW
Mileage: 12500 km
I use Elf Oil and I change mine every 5-7k miles.
Pros: oil change 5-7k miles
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
Mileage: 11200 km
I run the 5w-40 in my 2004 Audi A8 and both of my power strokes just because it's handy and the diesel grade oil is overall better than the other synthetic I was running in a 0w-40 weight.
Pros: diesel grade oil, better
Vehicle:
Audi A8
I currently use ELF Exellium NF, Motul is good too I was tempted to get it....you can also check out ECS Tuning, they sell Lubro Molly now, I think that's gonna be my next choice and I might stick with it. I've used Amsoil for about 20K miles and liked it too. Otherwise, you can't go wrong with Castrol Syntec 5w40 either, I've used it since new all the way till 60K miles.
Pros: liked it
Mileage: 32187 km
On my 1.8ts I usually change it when the motor blows up and has to be replaced. They used to last perpetually but builds have progressed to the "Yes it absolutely is going to grenade or window the block before 10k miles???? so really I only ever have to FILL oil 1 time???? I wish this was less true than it actually is. On the rest, (2.7tt and 4.2) 10k miles if you use good full synthetic oil and a nice filter
Pros: 10k miles with good oil
Cons: engines blow up before 10k
Mileage: 10000 km
I just change it every 3k as a maintenance think no one told me to. I'm just afraid of messing up my turbo if I waited to long.
Cons: fear of turbo damage
Vehicle:
Audi A4
Mileage: 3000 km
Why do Audi’s burn through so much oil? One thing I don’t miss about my 2019 Q7 is the constant adding quarters of oil throughout the year.
Cons: constant adding oil
Vehicle:
Audi Q7
Mileage: 52000 km
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