[YorkshireLad]

I have an Audi Q5 s line 2014 which I purchased in February it’s last service and oil change was in October 2022 at 69220 miles.
I have just been away for Easter and done a 300 mile round trip with no problems then this morning my oil light came on saying low oil please top up with 1 litre I find this strange as my service isn’t due as my current mileage is 72000.
As this is my first Q5 is this normal? Do they drink oil as well as fuel?
Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

craig

 

[Steve B]

Craig, do you have the diesel or petrol? petrol 2.0 are known to drink oil but not the diesel .. or it could be a faulty oil level sensor.

 

[YorkshireLad]

Sorry pal it’s a diesel, not sure it’s the sensor as the oil level was just above the minimum line before I went away.

 

[GJH0702]

Sorry pal it’s a diesel, not sure it’s the sensor as the oil level was just above the minimum line before I went away.

Hi I bought new Q5 4.00TDI last August- now done 8k miles and have had to add 1litre of oil twice since delivery- Never ever seen this in 30+ years of BMW/Mercedes/LandRover ownership.
Dealer tells me "its normal"
Not impressed.

 

[Steve B]

Right gotcha

Sorry pal it’s a diesel, not sure it’s the sensor as the oil level was just above the minimum line before I went away.

Right gotcha, you definitely shouldn’t be at minimum if you’ve only done just under 3k since the last service, i haven’t had to top up between services and i did 15k in my first year of ownership.

 

[Steve B]

Hi I bought new Q5 4.00TDI last August- now done 8k miles and have had to add 1litre of oil twice since delivery- Never ever seen this in 30+ years of BMW/Mercedes/LandRover ownership.
Dealer tells me "its normal"
Not impressed.

That definitely doesn’t sound “normal”, a quick google search shows other people with similar experience as you though, I find it very surprising that they would make a contemporary engine this way.

 

[Richard_Lincoln]

My experience is that my car will use approx half a litre over 2 or 3 k miles. All engines will burn some oil.
So depending on fill level at service I sometimes have to top up. Nothing to worry about.

 

[YorkshireLad]

I spoke with Audi today who confirmed the car will burn oil just like you’ve said so if it asks for a top up then just put a litre in. I’ve done this and the level is now showing full. They said it’s perfectly normal. Thanks for the replies everyone 👍🏼

 

[Steve B]

I guess thats 3.0 life then

 

[YorkshireLad]

No mines 2 litre TDI 😳

 

[GJH0702]

I spoke with Audi today who confirmed the car will burn oil just like you’ve said so if it asks for a top up then just put a litre in. I’ve done this and the level is now showing full. They said it’s perfectly normal. Thanks for the replies everyone 👍🏼

Its not "perfectly normal" in a BMW, Mercedes or LandRover - first and definitely my last Audi

 

[Steve B]

No mines 2 litre TDI 😳

In that case, see how you get on now you’ve topped up. If you have to top up again in 2-3K i’d be surprised as we have the same engine and i didn't have to top up between my service and i was driving nearly 1K miles a month before my service was due.

 

[YorkshireLad]

Its not "perfectly normal" in a BMW, Mercedes or LandRover - first and definitely my last Audi

Well I drive all over the country (not in my Audi) but my works van and see more Merc’s broke down than anything and my mechanic did warn me about the engines in them…Hate LandRover’s and BMW’s. So I’ll stick to Audi me thinks. 👍🏼

 

[missile]

I am pleased to report that my 2013 SQ5 does not need oil between service intervals

 

[Richard_Lincoln]

Mine is just short of 100k miles. So I can accept a little usage. The first owner may not have been fastidious with early oil changes....
If you've owned from new, ran in properly and serviced correctly oil usage would probably be very low.

 

[mwcltd]

Depending on how considerate you have been during the running in period then 0.5L oil can be used during the first 10k miles. How the car is driven over the first 10k miles dictates the oil usage over the life of the engine. All engines use oil during this period to a greater or lesser extent so you should not be concerned.