Audi Q7 2017 Oil Consumption. Any one else with this issue with this model and year?
02-05-2024, 08:14 AM
#581
@GlennR @keg97 @petery129@mhoran89 @TheBudgetBaller @silver_tt
Updating the log with new data from this year.
It certainly appears that the first quart of usage after a change is MUCH longer than once the oil is "broken in". However, I'm also curious if that timing is just coincidental, as I've been doing a LOT of highway miles on this change as well (two trips from Louisville to Buffalo), and I had a similar pattern with the last change (Louisville to Destin, and Louisville to Hilton Head) and the beginning of the previous cycle. SO......I'm not certain how to take that. I will say though, that the "doom and gloom" feeling about the oil consumption is far less in my head now that I'm tracking the data and starting to understand how bad the usage really is.
I still have to get to the Cummins dealership in Louisville to get the Valvoline Restore Gen 2 oil. Once I have that, and a place in Buffalo secured where I can mess with frequent filter changes, I still want to give that a try. Lots of life changes happening though, so there's a chance I'm just going to keep doing what I'm doing for the next few months until life settles down a little.
More details as they arise.
Updating the log with new data from this year.
- 97,118mi - Changed and full - 2023-09-25
- 99,616mi - added 1qt, light on - 2,498mi since last fill - 2023-10-17
- 102,594mi - added 1qt, light on - 2,978mi since last fill - 2023-11-18
- 103,604mi - added 1qt, light on - 1,010mi since last fill - 2023-12-07
- 104,454mi - added 1qt, light on - 850mi since last fill - 7,336 since last change - 2023-12-24
- 105,105mi - added 1qt, light on - 651mi since last fill - 7,987 since last change - 2024-01-03
- 105,140mi - Changed oil. 5W-40 Liqui-Moly, Fresh Filter - 2024-01-13
- 107,534mi - added 1qt, light on - 2,394mi since last fill - 2,394 since last change - 2024-02-04
It certainly appears that the first quart of usage after a change is MUCH longer than once the oil is "broken in". However, I'm also curious if that timing is just coincidental, as I've been doing a LOT of highway miles on this change as well (two trips from Louisville to Buffalo), and I had a similar pattern with the last change (Louisville to Destin, and Louisville to Hilton Head) and the beginning of the previous cycle. SO......I'm not certain how to take that. I will say though, that the "doom and gloom" feeling about the oil consumption is far less in my head now that I'm tracking the data and starting to understand how bad the usage really is.
I still have to get to the Cummins dealership in Louisville to get the Valvoline Restore Gen 2 oil. Once I have that, and a place in Buffalo secured where I can mess with frequent filter changes, I still want to give that a try. Lots of life changes happening though, so there's a chance I'm just going to keep doing what I'm doing for the next few months until life settles down a little.
More details as they arise.
Last edited by 2kwik4u; 02-05-2024 at 08:18 AM.
02-05-2024, 08:49 AM
#582
2018 Audi Q7 3.0 , was burning about a quart of oil every 1200 miles. Engine finally enough and burnt an intake valve. I pulled the motor and have block and heads at the machine shop now. I called around for quotes and that hurt my feelings bad.
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Northerner3051 (02-12-2024)
02-05-2024, 08:59 AM
#583
What mileage are you at?
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dmdiggitydog (02-28-2024)
02-05-2024, 09:41 AM
#586
The picture you posted, looks nearly identical to the previously posted image. Which cylinder did you lose? Looks like one of the "ends".
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keg97 (02-05-2024)
02-05-2024, 02:42 PM
#588
2017 Prestige. Same thing happened to me after about a year and a half with excess oil consumption. Exhaust valves environment is hell. Intake valves don’t see as much heat etc so they can look pristine. I think PCV valve failure led to my disaster. Gunar
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