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I had my 45k service and oil changed in February of last year. I am now at 46.5k mile and my RS7 says oil change in 14 days. Should I change it? It’s been less than 1,500 miles since the last change. Just not driving like I used to.
xutmc
02-06-2021, 01:23 PM
Sounds like someone forgot to reset your oil time. I believe you can do it on the MMI but there is an Orion that can only be done with obd11 or vagcom
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It’s been a year looks like Audi recommends a year or 10k miles. I wouldn’t normally do it but don’t want to mess with my CPO warranty with the known turbo issues.
MattyMarkey
02-06-2021, 02:19 PM
I had my 45k service and oil changed in February of last year. I am now at 46.5k mile and my RS7 says oil change in 14 days. Should I change it? It’s been less than 1,500 miles since the last change. Just not driving like I used to.
Depends on multi factors - climate, storage conditions, how frequently you actually drive it. Letting a car sit is also not good for it - they are meant to be driven and allow the internals to be continuously lubricated.
Depending on your climate and storage conditions, moisture could easily be getting inside components of your car.
Not knowing some of those variables, I would still personally change it after a year and only 1500 miles
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Yeah I’ve been driving it every now and then just to make sure it doesn’t sit too long.
I’m in California so moderate temps and low humidity and the car is stored inside.
Like I said I’ll be changing it since it’s got a 100k CPO warranty.
qcrazy
02-06-2021, 03:08 PM
I typically go two years. It is based off an old Porsche recommendation (which I think they have since changed). But, two years has seemed to work fine over the years. At two years the oil still looks new coming out.
That said, I am in a similar situation to you with my B9 S4. In 20 days my oil will be a year old. While there is about a 1% chance I would ever take the car to the dealer for warranty work. I am going to be changing my oil next weekend. With the warranty in the mix, I'll follow their rules. Full OE change.
Valpo A7
02-07-2021, 04:57 AM
Since you are on a CPO warranty you might have to get the service done since it’s been a year. I have read on Audizine of a few people that lost out on their warranty because they went too long time wise between services.
You have not driven much but the car still aged a year now. Seals aged, fluids collected moisture, rubber started some dry rot, etc.....
Alabama
02-07-2021, 09:42 AM
Since you are on a CPO warranty you might have to get the service done since it’s been a year. I have read on Audizine of a few people that lost out on their warranty because they went too long time wise between services.
Great point. I was told the same by the dealer when I bought my CPO with remaining warranty and Audi Care. Service interval is both mileage and calendar based, whichever comes first.
paul-g
02-08-2021, 04:21 AM
my truck is same way i do it once a year ( normally less than 1k a year) not matter what. it's just a back up/lowes runner BUT oil will gather moisture in it and letting it sit for long periods is just as bad as "going around block just to run it" so with that said always worth changing it once a year if your not driving it.
daytona rs7
02-08-2021, 05:12 AM
i just had my car in for warranty repair and this topic came up since annually im due for service in 1 month, but mileage om about 10k miles too low.
I also have audicare and extended warranty.
I was told they do require annual maintenance, roughly at the annual interval. I told her Id wait about 1-2 months after im due based on calendar. this also aligned with when i'm due for inspection. She had no issue or concern that audicare service wouldn't cover the cost.
Thanks all. It’s in for service now.
TexasDfwS4
02-08-2021, 12:45 PM
I had mine in for service last month for the annual service with 33,000 miles on it (I drove it 3000 mile in 1 year. the service was for 40,000 mi service but because of the time not the miles it was required. The 40k it the big one with trans service and the spark plugs and of course oil change, all on the audicare. The way my job has changed because of the virus I might only drive 2000 miles this year, which will be the 50k service and I will only have 35k on it. what a waste of audicare.
Having a car sit, relatively unused, for about a year is not ideal. As another poster has already commented, automobiles are engineered to be run. But sitting has happened much more to a lot of people's cars over the last 10-12 months.
On the one hand, one might say that the car's internals haven't been lubricated with circulating oil, due to sitting; but on the other hand, the less the car is operated and run, the less the wearing surfaces need it. The real question is whether the oil itself is more inclined to break down due to lack of circulation as a result of infrequent car use. I don't know the answer to that question; but, alas, I'm probably splitting hairs anyway---and I hate reading others' comments that merely split hairs. :)
I'd probably change the oil at a year's time regardless. Not due, necessarily, to any conviction on it being done as a strict requirement but rather, instead, as a very cost-effective preventative measure. After all, while the car itself has sat, you've probably enjoyed some savings: reduced mileage vs age on the car, reduced wear & tear, etc. I'd look at the opportunity to have the oil changed by a service tech as a low-cost means of having any other issues identified and addressed in the process...and the cost of the service itself is probably more than offset by the savings you've enjoyed over the past year while having the car tucked safely away, relatively and out of use.
Alabama
02-08-2021, 04:34 PM
After all, while the car itself has sat, you've probably enjoyed some savings: reduced mileage vs age on the car, reduced wear & tear, etc. ...and the cost of the service itself is probably more than offset by the savings you've enjoyed over the past year while having the car tucked safely away, relatively and out of use.
Great point! At resale, lower mileage should confer a price premium. I've never heard someone say that a car is "too low mileage", but maybe that's why the sales story claims the "little old lady" drove the car not only on Sunday, but also every Sunday!
Well it even got a little bit worse they “made me” do a 55K service. My Audi care ended at 45K so I went ahead and bought the 55k and 65K Audi Care Plus.
The bright side I plan on selling the car next year when the CPO expires so shouldn’t have any more maintenance costs for the life of the car.
MattyMarkey
02-09-2021, 08:29 AM
I bought a 2014 in January of 2020 with only 11k miles on it. I would never hesitate to buy a very low mileage vehicle, BUT you also have to recognize a car that’s infrequently driven, potentially for short(er) trips and collecting moisture, seals being less lubricated, and other components that require continuous lubrication (transmission, sport diff, etc.), could be negatively affected and need some attention.
I immediately changed the spark plugs, brake fluid, oil change (even if the dealer did). I also had a motor mount and sport diff needing a complete replacement 2k miles into my ownership - likely partially because it sat for extended periods of time - both parts have been known to fail anyway though (11k miles though?).
Even during the pandemic and not driving nearly as much, I make it a point to put some miles on every few days to keep the car “fresh”.
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Alabama
02-09-2021, 01:00 PM
I bought a 2014 in January of 2020 with only 11k miles on it. I would never hesitate to buy a very low mileage vehicle, BUT you also have to recognize a car that’s infrequently driven, potentially for short(er) trips and collecting moisture, seals being less lubricated, and other components that require continuous lubrication (transmission, sport diff, etc.), could be negatively affected and need some attention.
I immediately changed the spark plugs, brake fluid, oil change (even if the dealer did). I also had a motor mount and sport diff needing a complete replacement 2k miles into my ownership - likely partially because it sat for extended periods of time - both parts have been known to fail anyway though (11k miles though?).
Even during the pandemic and not driving nearly as much, I make it a point to put some miles on every few days to keep the car “fresh”.
Tough luck with the motor mount and differential. Hopefully you're enjoying the car now. From your numbers, the prior owner did not even put 40 miles per week on the car. The lesson must be that 40 miles once a week all at once including highway is much to be preferred over a few 1-2 mile trips every day at 25 MPH. Maybe they just drove to the local hangout to listen to music on the B&O!
MattyMarkey
02-09-2021, 03:00 PM
Tough luck with the motor mount and differential. Hopefully you're enjoying the car now. From your numbers, the prior owner did not even put 40 miles per week on the car. The lesson must be that 40 miles once a week all at once including highway is much to be preferred over a few 1-2 mile trips every day at 25 MPH. Maybe they just drove to the local hangout to listen to music on the B&O!
Luckily, CT state law requires every used car dealership to offer a 3k mile warranty. The dealership I buy my Audi’s from was very good to me - replaced free off charge, minus me paying extra to have both mounts replaced.
The car came from Hawaii, so who knows what they did! Definitely enjoyed the B&O haha
Absolutely love the car - My wife still catches me gazing out the front window at it. Planning to start modding it this spring/summer
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