Should I just top of oil, or professional change?

[wildoolittle]

Okay the flame suit is ready but just remember that I have never owned a oil consuming turbo engine before... so my car is down to the "Min" bar on oil level. Should I just fill 'er up and call it a day, or is it necessary to get that little bit of old oil completely out?

Also, it isn't eating oil fast enough for audi to recognize it as a problem, I'm well aware of the 2.0t issue. It took about 2800 miles to drain completely with frequent and aggressive driving.

[Audiforumuser]

Just add 1 quart to top it off. No need to change your oil.

[a4_matt]

Just add 1 quart to top it off. No need to change your oil.

this.

[superswiss]

... or is it necessary to get that little bit of old oil completely out?

What little bit of old oil? The difference between Min and Max is about 1 qt. If you are at Min, doesn't mean you have no more oil in the engine. Your engine has somewhere around 5-6 qts total, so you still have the majority of oil in there. In this situation, you simply top off the oil level with about 1 to 1.5 qt to get back up to Max. Burning through 1 qt of oil in 2800 miles is nothing of concern, especially if you drive aggressively. Once you burn a qt in less than a 1000 miles, then you have an issue.

[Brozee]

Professional oil change.... lol love that.

I hope when you add it, you're topping it off yourself. And for the "professional oil change" can be done by the man in the mirror...

[rmbrown09]

Professional oil change.... lol love that.

I hope when you add it, you're topping it off yourself. And for the "professional oil change" can be done by the man in the mirror...

There always seems to be a big disconnect on these forums. You have guys that get down and dirty with their cars as much as possible, and people that pay other people to do that for them.