m1964

Anyone did oil change in Q5 using oil vaccum pump ?
I am planning to do oil changes every 5K miles, both of my vehicles have oil filter in accessible location, so I don't need to get under the car to chnage the oil filter on either vehcle.
Looking for feed back on the vacuum pumps.
My dealer charges $125 (plus tax, I guess) for an oil change which is not bad because only oil+filter are about $70, and my indy mech. chnarges about $50 if I bring my oil and filter (almost the same as dealer). My main concern is that I have to spend about 2-3 hours if I go to the dealer, and 1-2 hours if go to my mech. I assume that changine oil myself using the pump would take 1 hour or less.

thanks for your help.

Coolieman1220

why not just get under it and change oil conventionally. I do recommend purchasing the dipstick if you change oil yourself

irenesbob

Whether you do it from the top or from underneath, please dispose of the spent oil reponsibly :-)

HaveBullDogWillTravel

My experience with oil extractors(several brands and sizes) is that they suck!...and not litertally. One thing they do consistantly is work OK the first few times and then no worky anymore. You couldn't give me one of them no matter who made it. Change oil the regular way(drain from bottom) or just have the dealer do it for you.

ERPGURU

I have used an oil extractor on my last two Audis (A4, S4) and also on the Q5. So far I have changed the oil twice myself with the extractor as well as the dealership (dealership every 10k due to audi care, and me every 5k).

Unlike some others, I have had good experiences with an extractor although the kind definitely makes a difference. I went through two or three before I found one that I liked and worked consistently. With the extractor and the oil filter on top of the engine, (was the same with the s5), the entire process takes make 30 minutes.

John

m1964

John,
can you tell which extractor works best ?

Thanks.

HaveBullDogWillTravel

2 Mityvac and a Pela and I was done with them. Some have reported that synthetic oil causes the seals to fail. Since I use nothing but synthetics and 2 failed after 2 uses(1 didn't work right out of the box) I'd had enuff. If you get one and end up getting good results please report back what brand and model.

flybooey

I've been using a Pella since 03' on my VW Tdi. Synthetic oil and all. Never an issue and cleans out the almost 1 litre that remains in the cartridge style filter housing.

Awesome tool, I have yet to use it on my Q5 yet.
I've let many others use it too

Dave

Reggie

Just a note - some cars can not be done this way - ie my RS

flybooey

Correct in that.