bigHUN

The very first "Standard Maintenance Service" (assuming that includes an oil change) is @ 8000 Km or 1 year....
Standard Maintenance Service thereafter occur at intervals of 15,000 Km

This is in my canadian 2017 A4 "warranty and maintenance" booklet.

I will still judge in a last moment, leaning towards DIY oilchanges...my TDi with 430 K Km works like a swiss watch...
long years I was using Elf oils but recently Motul is tickling my interest

A4Driver

I have decided to change my oil & filter every 6 months. I only put about 7K miles on my car each year, but I make a lot of short-distance trips that don't allow my engine to fully warm up.
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LoPan12

So how come that manual extractor runs $80 vs $20 for a 12v oil extractor pump? Any reason that manual is preferred??

Prof

Now that A4 B9 owners are changing oil and some A4s have passed their 10,000 mile mark could anyone comment on the rate of oil consumption? Have you had to add oil during this period? What was the oil level as you came close to the 10K mile mark?

I ask this because the 2009-2012 A4 B8 models had high consumption rates. Although I got the stage one "fix" I was nearing 1 qt of oil every 2000 miles. Many people were consuming 1 qt every 600 to 800 miles before they got the stage 2 pistons and rings replaced. Would owners comment how the A4 B9 doing after a year in service?

rmur23

Do the 2017 A4s still require a coding/Audi dealership to do the service interval (not the oil interval) reset?

A4Driver

I only have 8K miles on my B9 but have owned it for a little over a year now, and have never had to add any oil. The oil level is always up to the top on the MMI indicator.
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cruiserchuck

I am at about 8 months and 7,000 miles, and I have never had to add oil, and the monitor has always showed the oil level as full.

Prof

Thanks, This is good news.

Prof

Hi rmur,

In the B8 A4 you had to use a VagCom to set the service interval. With the B9 A4 you can change the service interval using the MMI. See page 323 of the owner's manual. This is indeed a convenience and another example of one of many improvements found in the B9 versus the B8 A4.

Prof

The A4 B9 can use VW spec 502 or VW spec 504 oil. The only problem is finding VW spec 504 oil. My local auto parts shop only carries VW spec 502 oil (0W 40). The difference with VW 504 (5W 30) oil is that it is superior in reducing friction; it is the factory fill for the new A4s. I had to go on the web to order VW 504 spec oil. I like to keep a quart of oil in the trunk. I also got the metal oil filter canister from ETS.