2016 SQ5 oil change question

[TJay74]

So we got the firs tone done at the dealer, when talking to them I got a list of the service work for the next 75k miles or so. I was asking them about some stuff on the 15k as I will do it myself and the dealer said while I can do it they will have to turn the service reminder off at a cost of $60...!!!

Other than that sticker shock I was planning on doing the oil change old school style, jack the SQ5 up and remove the drain plug and drain the oil. Put plug back in and fill with oil. Service writer and tech said that is not how they change the oil, they suck it out as they said it is easy to strip the oil drain plug.

Anyone on here change their own oil on the SQ5, is sucking the oil out the dipstick tube the preferred way?

[Black3.2]

you can suck it out, i still prefer to drain from underneath.

[14S4GWM]

https://www.audiusa.com/content/dam/...16_updated.pdf

My dealer changes the oil in the S and RS models from the drain plug. Get a Ross Tech cable to do your reminder and tweak a bunch of cool shit. You can also use it to trouble shoot and clear codes as well as a bunch of other crap.

[TJay74]

ok, so you can drain from underneath as normal like most domestic vehicles. That is good to know, I have the Carista app as a beta user so I should be able to reset the service reminder.

[Resoom]

....... they suck it out as they said it is easy to strip the oil drain plug?

LOL, this is the service rep and the tech saying this.

[Willënskraft]

you can suck it out, i still prefer to drain from underneath.

That's what she said...

[Smittylube]

I'm very old school as well and will be changing my oil every 5k.
I drained my first one at 1k, then sucked it out the second time at 5k, then pulled the plug so I could see how effective it was. Not a drop of oil came out.
My conclusion is sucking it out is cleaner, and easier.
Both right imo but get a new drain plug washer each time.

Also use the full synthetic 505 rated oils