AZURES3 Posted December 18, 2006 Report Share Posted December 18, 2006 Once I got to 500 miles it calculated the service mileage at 10,900 miles. To be honest I am pleased with this as although the long life service can get up to about 18,000 on a petrol car, I would not be happy leaving it that long on an engine tuned to this level. AZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sufu Posted December 18, 2006 Report Share Posted December 18, 2006 Are you thinking of changing the oil within the the first thousand miles? it might be worthwhile doing before you open her fully Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarMad Posted December 18, 2006 Report Share Posted December 18, 2006 You will find that it might go up even more. After my first service at first it was say 7500 miles, it went up a fair bit after a few hundred miles after the first reading. As for changing it early I really wouldn't bother. The reason it was done in the past was all the things that used to still live in the engine and the tolerances were so bad that you would get lots of early wear that would then still sit in the oil. Modern engines are built to such fine tolerances there isn't the need anymore especially with modern engine oils. If anything its better to leave it to allow the engine to bed in nicely... things have moved on considerably since the services every 6000 miles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZURES3 Posted December 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 It actually went down to 1,500 and has stayed there now so all is cool and worked out. A nice interval as in real terms that will be at about 11,000 miles AZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lottiefox Posted December 20, 2006 Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 The qS changed its mind about 25 million times until I'd done about 2000 miles. Then it settled on about 17K and thats when it got done. No problems with it and I don't exactly drive her gently..... But I do always check oil, water etc etc regularly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZURES3 Posted December 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 [ QUOTE ] The qS changed its mind about 25 million times until I'd done about 2000 miles. Then it settled on about 17K and thats when it got done. No problems with it and I don't exactly drive her gently..... But I do always check oil, water etc etc regularly. [/ QUOTE ] AZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZURES3 Posted December 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2006 The service level dropped to 10,000 this morning I guess I wont know unil about 1,000 miles. AZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliAUDI Posted December 21, 2006 Report Share Posted December 21, 2006 to be honest, i would set mine up on time and distance servicing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZURES3 Posted December 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2006 [ QUOTE ] to be honest, i would set mine up on time and distance servicing... [/ QUOTE ] As in not long life ? I would agree to be honest as this is a bit of an Audi gimmick to get more fleet sales and as this is my car I want it serviced when it really needs it. I am pleased the service is showing about 10,000 though as this is what it would be on non long life anyway AZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booster Posted December 21, 2006 Report Share Posted December 21, 2006 I got C10k before the first AVS was due and then C9k for the second, its now on fixed 10k intervals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliAUDI Posted December 21, 2006 Report Share Posted December 21, 2006 it does pull in additional revenue for the servicing department...but i like the idea of my car getting looked after, at 10k intervals. long life is brilliant, but anything like an S, or RS...i would get serviced at 10k....just my view thats all.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZURES3 Posted December 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2006 [ QUOTE ] it does pull in additional revenue for the servicing department...but i like the idea of my car getting looked after, at 10k intervals. long life is brilliant, but anything like an S, or RS...i would get serviced at 10k....just my view thats all.. [/ QUOTE ] Agreed AZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetrolDave Posted December 21, 2006 Report Share Posted December 21, 2006 [ QUOTE ] it does pull in additional revenue for the servicing department...but i like the idea of my car getting looked after, at 10k intervals. long life is brilliant, but anything like an S, or RS...i would get serviced at 10k....just my view thats all.. [/ QUOTE ] You can ask the dealer to put your car on fixed (10k or one year) service intervals if that's what you want. Since they don't need to use oil to the same spec it can work out cheaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliAUDI Posted December 21, 2006 Report Share Posted December 21, 2006 yeh, i know. i work for audi! just saying that anything TDI or sensible-longlife all day long, but s, rs or tuned, i would 10k it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S3Rob Posted December 21, 2006 Report Share Posted December 21, 2006 Mine has calculated at 14900 miles now! Obviously not driving it fast enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZURES3 Posted December 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2006 [ QUOTE ] Mine has calculated at 14900 miles now! Obviously not driving it fast enough. [/ QUOTE ] Blimey you must have been treating it too nicely How many miles have you done now ? AZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S3Rob Posted December 21, 2006 Report Share Posted December 21, 2006 I'm running it in! 800 miles now and getting very rapid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZURES3 Posted December 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2006 [ QUOTE ] I'm running it in! 800 miles now and getting very rapid. [/ QUOTE ] 800 you git that is probably why you have more on the DIS for next service, well that is what I am telling myself anyway AZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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