fdp24

i agree.
was changing at 13,000 km and 26,000 km before, but will do it every 7,000 km now. just switched from "original audi long life" to mobil, will se how it will consume oil now, but definetively during winter, with -20C it eats more oil than in summer time.

quality_sound

It won't consume less with shorter intervals, you'll just notice half as much consumption if you shorten the intervals by half.

QUA77R0

I had my dealer change the service notification to 3k miles so that I don't miss oil changes. Audi Driver magazine has had numerous articles about the long service intervals that are all the rage these days. This particular quote made it an easy decision to man up and pay the extra cost for regular oil changes outside of the normal AudiCare schedule:

"At the Audi Driver International technical forum last October, the panel was unanimous in condemning long-life servicing, all of them agreeing that regular, more frequent oil changes will have a profound effect on engine life and efficiency." ~Audi Driver June '10

$100 every 3k miles seems like cheap insurance for a car that I would like to keep for many years. I suppose if I was just renting/leasing the car, I might not care. I'd be dumping the sludge filled block back on Audi when I turned it in off lease.

quality_sound

Yeah, but you track regularly as well. Out of curiosity, have you had Blackstone test your used oil yet? I'm all for doing whatever maintenance is necessary to prolong life and keep from losing performance, but at some point you hit diminishing returns or are simply wasting time and money.

being that you do track I don't doubt that you need shorter intervals. Blackstone told me the 10K changes in my 08 GTI were fine. It consumed maybe a half quart between changes.

Wilmurt

Just recently Audi did a partial engine repair to our 2009 A4 2.0T due to excessive oil consumption at 24k miles. Our car was using oil at the rate of 500-600 miles per quart. As explained by our dealer, there was a bad batch of piston rings installed at the factory within a specific VIN range and our car happened to fall into that range. Of course the repair was done at no charge under warranty and after a few phone calls to Audi Customer Relations they have extended our warranty for an additional 2yrs/24k miles over and beyond the origial Audi warranty. This engine issue must be a big problem for Audi as the dealer service manager said we are the fourth car in as many weeks to have had the same engine rebuild for the same excessive oil consumption.

rs4vr

Interesting.. we just dropped off our 2007 A4 2.0T that went through oil at the same rate.. 500-600 miles per quart, starting at around 20,000 miles.. really glad we leased that car and dumped it back on to Audi.

It was driven by my wife, so definitely not abused, and oil was changed more often than the documented intervals

Prof

After nearly 18,000 miles on my Prestige, 2009 A4 with 6MT, I must say that I am very pleased indeed with the level of oil consumption. After the 5000 mile oil change at the dealer, I am on a 7500 mile oil change schedule. I took care in breaking-in the engine and during the first 5000 miles I had to add 1 quart of oil. I changed the oil & filter myself using a vacuum extractor (as called for in the Bentley Audi shop manual)at 12500 miles. I am using Mobile 1 0W-40 synthetic oil. Although I always carry a quart of Mobile 1 in the trunk, during the 5500 miles since my last oil change I have not added oil to the engine. I check the oil level with the MMI as well as with a dip stick. This 2.0 TFSI engine is excellent. I can't wait for spring to remove my 4 winter/snow tires and take to a long road trip on secondary roads and enjoy the sheer joy of driving an A4.