Re: Audi A3 oil change every 5K or 10K?

>I have 10, 500 miles on my 07 A3. The oil low indicator came up and I
>added a quart of oil (the indicator went away). Here is the confusion
>I have: I called an Audi Dealer and asked if an oil change is needed
>and they said Yes! one needed every 5000 miles becasue "it's a small
>engine generating lots of horsepower"

No. All current Audis have a service interval display which will tell you
when the car needs an oil change. You may have to fill in some oil between
changes; Audi officially state that up to one litre per 1000 km (do the
math
yourself for quarts per 1000 miles) is normal, though most engines use
considerably less.

My 07 A3 turbo diesel needed one half litre after 10000 km and another
half
litre 5.000 km later. I'm at 18000 km and the display tells me to have the
car serviced in 12000 km, i.e. at 30000 kms (18600 miles).

An oil change after only 5000 miles is definitely not needed unless the
display (not the dealer) tells you so (which it would probably only do if
you had the habit of driving around at full RPM and cold starting the
engine
very often).