Oil change
Sure, there will always be issues with smaller engines running at high revs/high temps and burning oil. You should check your oil level regularly on those engines and fill up what is needed.
You go on a road trip with Porsche owners and every single one will have a quart of oil on them. Topping off oil has nothing to do with the frequency of changing oil. What you have listed above I find excessive personally. Manufacturers say that that is an acceptable level in regards to not causing damage to the engine. I rarely added oil to any of my engines but I have done it especially on the Porsches.
I owned a 2.0T A5 here and sold it at about 60,000 miles and never had to add a drop of oil. I also owned VW Beetle turbo S and a Jetta TDI both sold at about 90,000 miles, I never had to add oil to any off them. These were however my commuter cars and are driven every day for about 100 miles.
the Audi A5 quattro with 2.0T averaged 32MPG over its lifetime which I find very acceptable for a heavy, all wheel drive car and shows how smooth that engine ran. Half of my commute in that car was stop and go traffic in DC with the engine idling for at least 20-30 minutes stopped at red lights.
You go on a road trip with Porsche owners and every single one will have a quart of oil on them. Topping off oil has nothing to do with the frequency of changing oil. What you have listed above I find excessive personally. Manufacturers say that that is an acceptable level in regards to not causing damage to the engine. I rarely added oil to any of my engines but I have done it especially on the Porsches.
I owned a 2.0T A5 here and sold it at about 60,000 miles and never had to add a drop of oil. I also owned VW Beetle turbo S and a Jetta TDI both sold at about 90,000 miles, I never had to add oil to any off them. These were however my commuter cars and are driven every day for about 100 miles.
the Audi A5 quattro with 2.0T averaged 32MPG over its lifetime which I find very acceptable for a heavy, all wheel drive car and shows how smooth that engine ran. Half of my commute in that car was stop and go traffic in DC with the engine idling for at least 20-30 minutes stopped at red lights.
The car used around a litre every few thousand miles initially and this was considered normal.
Now she's loosened off she rarely uses any oil between changes at around 10k or every year
IMO Shwabe makes a really good point about the difference in thinking between US / Canadian oil frequency changes and that of Europe / UK
There was an example of an X type iirc in a very short timeframe ( around 4-5 years ) that had covered in excess of 300,000 miles
You can bet that was mostly motorway miles, but also with a lot of stop / start thrown in too and not babied, with regular servicing at the OEM recommended intervals
But as with oil / tyres /fuel etc etc.............each to their own and whatever works for you
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The factory recommends changing the oil after 1 year or 10,000 and 12,000 miles depending how hard you drive your car. I think that is a load of crap too. ............ I never had a car that I didnt change the first oil at 2000 miles.
Leaving the oil in for 12,ooo miles only allows for metallic particles from the manufacturer casting and forgings to float around in the engine...... My bf's cousin builds race engines, from bareblocks to blown engines. These are engines with aluminum block
Leaving the oil in for 12,ooo miles only allows for metallic particles from the manufacturer casting and forgings to float around in the engine...... My bf's cousin builds race engines, from bareblocks to blown engines. These are engines with aluminum block
I am pretty sure, engineers did all the testing needed. You can change your oil every 12,000 miles and that engine will service 5 more owners after you.
Engine consists of thousands of moving parts. Whether you change the oil it at 2000, 5000 or 15,000 miles, you will always find metal particles in it.
And, regarding race engines. You do know they have are built to blow within hours or days right? Not sure if it's the best source for advice.
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For the most part, engines and transmissions are fairly indestructible these days. I remember in my younger years, it was quite common following a Mitsibishi,Benz, and many other brands with bellowing blue smoke from the rear. Not so anymore. Now it's a question of how long before the major electronics such as the infotainment center gives out that determines the life expectancy of today's cars due to the over the top exorbitant expense to repair or replace.
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Excellent point and very true!
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