Nearly done 4K in the Ed30 - do most people change oil at 5K regardless of what VAG recommend?

Chalfont · 05-05-2008, 01:26 PM

vtracer20 · 05-07-2008, 09:37 AM

i'm still stuck at 3k intervals...i dont about changing my oil at 5-10k intervals...f that....i may go over 3k but never by more than 500 miles.

nickstock · 05-23-2008, 05:24 PM

Changing your oil every 3K is a marketing ploy...don't be fooled. Every 5K is more than adequate if you use decent motor oil.

lilonespaz · 04-01-2011, 02:56 AM

I would just meet in the middle at 4,000 Miles.

daudic · 11-17-2011, 05:51 PM

I bought my car at 52,000. I changed it at 55,000 and every 5,000 after that. It has 80,000...so far, so good.

JohnBoyToo · 11-18-2011, 03:18 AM

Modern oils, especially synthetics are not prone to viscosity breakdown as quickly as the old dyno oils....

Having done oil analysis @ www.blackstone-labs.com on my 6.0 liter diesels because they take 15 qts and are quite expensive to change sometimes shows that 5000 miles is a waste of money and that the oils may last much longer than that.

Oil analysis is the only way to know the 'goodness' of your oil other than - "My grandmother did it this way"

To each his own, but 3k is way too often for dyno oils, much less synthetics ! (and my current Excursion has 145k miles and running strong !)

Prospeeder · 11-25-2011, 07:19 AM

I wouldnt mess around with these VAG turbo engines. They sludge like crazy and have oil pickup tubes clog up and destroy the engines from the 10k oil changes. Theres actually bullitans from VW saying they were wrong, lower oil change intervals to 7500 and synthetic only! I personally do 5k oil changes on all synthetic oil. The way people drive, ammount of moisture that never boils out on short trips, the ammount of consumption these engines tend to have. I wouldnt push it....

rdA4WtQ5 · 12-08-2011, 04:40 PM

10K with the VW spec synthetic is fine. All the sludge issues were pre-synthetic vw spec oil.

05-07-2008, 09:37 AM	#2
vtracer20 Audiworld Junior Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 320	Re: Nearly done 4K in the Ed30 - do most people change oil at 5K regardless of what VAG recommend? i'm still stuck at 3k intervals...i dont about changing my oil at 5-10k intervals...f that....i may go over 3k but never by more than 500 miles. __________________ 07 A4 S-line/Tit pkg 20% Tint Rear blacked out rings Giac X+ chip Bilstein pss9 coilovers JHM short shifter RS4 rear sway bar AWE Quad Tip Exhaust H&R Trak + 10F/15R spacer

05-23-2008, 05:24 PM	#3
nickstock AudiWorld Member 2006 Audi A4 Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 280	http://3000milemyth.org/ Changing your oil every 3K is a marketing ploy...don't be fooled. Every 5K is more than adequate if you use decent motor oil. __________________ 2006 2.0T Avant S-Line 6MT

04-01-2011, 02:56 AM	#4
lilonespaz AudiWorld Newcomer Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Central Florida Posts: 6	I would just meet in the middle at 4,000 Miles. __________________ Soon to Own 2011 or 2012 Audi A3 Currently Owned 1994 Volvo 940 Sedan(non Turbo) 1998 Kawasaki Ninja 250EX No Longer With us 1992 Toyota Pickup (RIP)

11-18-2011, 03:18 AM	#6
JohnBoyToo AudiWorld Senior Member 2011 Audi Q5 Join Date: May 2011 Location: DFW, Tx Posts: 1,442	Modern oils, especially synthetics are not prone to viscosity breakdown as quickly as the old dyno oils.... Having done oil analysis @ www.blackstone-labs.com on my 6.0 liter diesels because they take 15 qts and are quite expensive to change sometimes shows that 5000 miles is a waste of money and that the oils may last much longer than that. Oil analysis is the only way to know the 'goodness' of your oil other than - "My grandmother did it this way" To each his own, but 3k is way too often for dyno oils, much less synthetics ! (and my current Excursion has 145k miles and running strong !) __________________ Brilliant Black 2011 Q5 20T P+,MMI,B&O,20" Multi-spokes Pkg w/ Goodyear Eagle RS-A 101V tires http://forums.audiworld.com/album.ph...ctureid=233007 FOR SALE, magnaflow mufflers, Sound and fury here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ec7idI1BRHI Last edited by JohnBoyToo; 11-18-2011 at 03:21 AM.

12-08-2011, 04:40 PM	#8
rdA4WtQ5 AudiWorld Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 285	10K with the VW spec synthetic is fine. All the sludge issues were pre-synthetic vw spec oil. __________________ 2011 Q5 Ibis White 2.0T 2008 A4 Cabriolet Ibis White 2.0TQS 2000 A4 Laser Red 1.8TQM (sold)

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11-17-2011, 05:51 PM	#5
daudic AudiWorld Newcomer 2006 Audi A4 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Lancaster, Ohio Posts: 5	I bought my car at 52,000. I changed it at 55,000 and every 5,000 after that. It has 80,000...so far, so good.

11-25-2011, 07:19 AM	#7
Prospeeder AudiWorld Senior Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 862	I wouldnt mess around with these VAG turbo engines. They sludge like crazy and have oil pickup tubes clog up and destroy the engines from the 10k oil changes. Theres actually bullitans from VW saying they were wrong, lower oil change intervals to 7500 and synthetic only! I personally do 5k oil changes on all synthetic oil. The way people drive, ammount of moisture that never boils out on short trips, the ammount of consumption these engines tend to have. I wouldnt push it....

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