36T (The Return)

..thinking of maybe kicking to fully synthetic at 5k.

mark955

I am at 6k and was concerned as you are.=called dealer and they highly recommend waiting till 10k.Apparently they claim Audi has additive in initial oil fill that assists engine in "breaking in". Don't jeopardize your warranty !

lordofluke

Waited until 10k, replaced with fully synthetic, but the factory fill is also fully synthetic

lawong

Waited 10k, then put in Mobile1 0W40.

Silver Stealth

Same here......waiting til close to 10K, then Mobil 1 0W40

ThosD

Only needed to add 1 quart during the initial 10K period. I figured that I would honor the break-in gods, then change at an interval that would be fail safe rather than economical. Even Synthetic is cheap insurance at 5K intervals. I'll use Audi's free service as per Audi schedule; do it myself in between.
Tom

Klebrig

6200 miles in 14 months - dealer said come in.

Pyroboy

Synthetic or conventional? What grade?

Audi Junkie

I changed my 1.8t oil at 7500 miles. SynPower 5w-40. No sense in waiting.

kk13

I don't think Audi would recommend 10k just to save money on the oil change. I believe that the oil is actually different and aids in break-in. I used synthetic just to be safe. Seems like cheap insurance to me.