2018 Q7 Oil consumption @ 4,400 miles
02-01-2019, 06:00 PM
#41
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Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Atlanta
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Our 2018 Q7 consumed 1 liter of oil after the first 6,700 miles. My other car is a 2014 BMW 550 which consumes 1 liter every 2,000 miles like clockwork, I'll be interested to see if the Audi is as consistent or if the rate changes overtime.
02-01-2019, 08:06 PM
#42
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Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: U.S.A.
Posts: 1,228
Originally Posted by LosGatosQ7
I had a very similar experience. At 3-4K miles, the oil light <level, not pressure) in my new Audi Q7 goes on and I add a quart of oil. When I asked the service manager (Audi Stevens Creek in San jose, CA) he said, "Using 2-3 quarts of oil every 10k miles is well within Audi's specification.
Here what is the online chat agent just said,
"Shone K said:
Thank you for the information. One moment while I look into this further.
Shone K said:
Thank you for your patience. I do see here that in your owners manual on page 322 that your vehicle will consume half a quart every 600 miles depending on driving conditions. Consumption may be higher during the first 3000 miles"
I'm stunned.
Here what is the online chat agent just said,
"Shone K said:
Thank you for the information. One moment while I look into this further.
Shone K said:
Thank you for your patience. I do see here that in your owners manual on page 322 that your vehicle will consume half a quart every 600 miles depending on driving conditions. Consumption may be higher during the first 3000 miles"
I'm stunned.
02-02-2019, 08:02 AM
#43
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Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Posts: 151
Just added another quart at 35,000 miles. It's been consistent for us, adding a quart at 5,000 in between oil changes every 10K.
We do a lot of city type driving here in LA, with hills.
Personally, I think with modern computers in cars, it would make more sense to change oils every XXX hours the engine is running. Our 10k miles might work the engine 2X or even 3X the hours than someone else who does mostly highway driving to get the same 10K miles.
We do a lot of city type driving here in LA, with hills.
Personally, I think with modern computers in cars, it would make more sense to change oils every XXX hours the engine is running. Our 10k miles might work the engine 2X or even 3X the hours than someone else who does mostly highway driving to get the same 10K miles.
02-11-2019, 11:07 PM
#49
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: San Francisco, CA
Posts: 2,753
Originally Posted by arU4ic
This is the first Q I've had that needed oil after 3k miles - my idiot light just kicked on today at 3450 miles on the odo.
