Eppieguy

Because why pay people for something that you can easily and for some enjoy doing yourself. High end or not, money in my pocket or in their pocket? I'll keep it in mine.

dhc8guru

Maybe if this car was a Koenigsegg one:1 I would probably think twice about changing the oil on it. But not the Q7.
I have always enjoyed doing my own maintenance and repairs. Believe me, I can easily afford to pay someone to do it. There is just no personal satisfaction in paying someone to do something that I can do just as well or better. I also like opening new parts from packaging, selecting my oil, meticulously cleaning up after the job. MMM!...fresh oil

Eppieguy

Totally agree and I will add that I do not like to leave the oil in it for the first 5,000 miles, I will change my own oil at around 1,000 miles, then again at around 5,000 miles then anywhere between 8,000 & 10,000 miles after that and so on. With the Audi service plan they will only change it at the intervals that are in the book, otherwise you will pay.

Wisconsin Q7

Thank you all - we're car people and appreciate all the comments.

Eppieguy - when you change it in your Q7, do you drain it or vacuum it?

Eppieguy

I haven't gotten it yet but in all my other vehicles I drain it, I have considered vacuuming it but I have not looked to see what method would be easier. I'm assuming vacuuming will be the easiest but I'm currently unsure about the issue of it having no dipstick. Once I take delivery I will figure out which method I will use.

Paul3.2A4avant

Once you do a vacuum oil change you will never want to drain again. (Or pay the dealer for something that is so easy)

On our old Q7, it would take me 10 minutes to put it on ramps then remove all the bolts and screws to release the belly pan. I can change the oil on our LR4 in 10 minutes using a Mityvac. LR4 has an electronic dipstick too, but when I see 8 quarts come out in the Mityvac I know I can put 8 quarts back in.

Also, as much as I hate to go to Walmart, they do have the best price on 5 gallon bottles of Mobil 1 synthetic oil.

Eppieguy

This makes my life in my garage a bit easier.......

jamesad

I'm in! I have always found removal and reinstallation of the pan to be inconvenient.

An Mityvac model recommendations?

Also, is there less oil left in the filter post vac versus draining?

Paul3.2A4avant

All of us LR4 DIY oil changers have bought this one:

https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/A...iglink21385-20


I imagine it works just fine for the Q7 as well.

weisser

Have you changed your 2017 Q7 oil?
I have a 14 Q7 that now has 48K miles. I am tired of paying $220 for an oil change. I have done oil changes before on different cars. I am a little worried about the oil cartridge. Do you need to prime the filter with oil? Am I just making a big deal out of this? It shouldn't be any different than changing a filter.