When is everyone doing Oil Changes???

[Yousef]

Every 5K

Ducati gets 3K

I thought Pani's go 15K per oil change?

Anyways, I just bought B8.5 and went to Audi Denver to do a 5K service, the service writer advised I wait since Audi recommends a 10K service intervals. Funny part is my car oil gauge is at min, so they recommended I add a quart of oil!! Apparently this is normal with S4's?

[14S4GWM]

5k service is free I believe. That's the S4's first service. You burned a quart at 5k?

[Yousef]

Sorry, should have been more clear. The car now has 40K miles, and last service was done at 35K miles. I just bought it a few weeks ago and drove it home from CA.

[Acejam]

So if your changing the oil every 5k then y does it matter what the dealer uses. Im sure castrol can last 5K easily now with the reduced interval. If you paid for audi care then why not get your money out of it? The only thing i can think of is that you will get your money out of is if it's a DSG for the 35K service. will pretty much cost about 85% of what audi care costs.

What I wrote is what I'm considering, but I haven't gone back to the dealer yet for another Castrol change. What I've noticed thus far however is that the car runs much smoother, and that would be a potential reason for me to supply my own oil.

[Senseless]

I thought the point of synthetic oil was that it lasted longer, so factory recommended 10K intervals seems ok to me. I assume the car computer will determine if you need more frequency due to hard driving.

One thing I do waste my money on is Shell V-power premium. It's a little more expensive, but hopefully it does help the motor wear better.