What oil does a 2012 Audi Q5 use?

Pentosin Synthetic Motor Oil 5W-30 5 Liter.

What kind of oil do I put in my Audi Q5?

Audi Q5 engine oil 0w-40 For new Audi Q5 cars, for cars with less than 75,000 miles, we recommend to use engine oil viscosity 0w-40, API SN, API SP classification.

When did Audi fix the oil consumption problem Q5?

In 2014, Audi agreed to settle claims that a defect caused some of its cars to burn excessive amounts of oil. The settlement only covered certain 2009, 2010 and 2011 models, however, and attorneys believe the oil consumption issue could extend to vehicles manufactured as recently as 2017.

Why does my Audi keep burning oil?

Why Your Audi A4 is Burning Oil and Overheating The base problem with these engines is that the piston rings allow small amounts of oil to leak out into the cylinders. Once in the cylinders, it burns, leading to high oil consumption.

Will Audi fix oil consumption problem?

Audi has agreed to settle an oil consumption lawsuit before. The suit targeted 126,000 vehicles with 2.0L turbocharged engines. In reality, there are plenty more vehicles that guzzle through oil, but for the sake of this lawsuit it focused on the following with a CAEB engine code: 2009-2011 Audi A4.

Which oil is better 5w40 or 5w30?

The difference between 5w30 and 5w40 is that 5w40 has larger viscosity than 5w30. This means 5w30 is better than 5w40.

What should I do about my Audi Q5 oil consumption?

I had an oil consumption test done by Audi (it took a week before they got back to me) and started out by saying they had good news. I thought they were going to fix the problem at no cost to me. They said that the pistons and rings had to be replaced at a cost of $4,200 and the good news is that Audi would cover 25% or $1,050.

Why is my Audi Q5 engine stalling?

There is a design flaw with the engine that causes high oil consumption. As a result, engine oil leaks into the cylinders which cause the engine to stall, damage the engine and impede acceleration. I have added oil on 3 occasions this year – 2019.

Are there any problems with the Audi Q5?

Audi Q5 owners have reported 25 problems related to engine burning oil (under the engine and engine cooling category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Audi Q5 based on all problems reported for the Q5.

What causes high oil consumption in Audi A5?

What is the problem? The early version of the TFSI gasoline engines found in the A5, A4 and Q5 have an inherent design fault which leads to high consumption of oil.

How much oil does a 2012 Audi Q5 use?

In the last 6 months, the oil consumption has really taken off and been excessive. Using 1 quart every 450 miles since 65K miles. Up until this year, it was one quart every oil change. Took it to the dealer and the said that some of the 2012’s were under this settlement, but my car was not.

Why does my Audi Q5 keep burning oil?

Class action law suit for Audi USA for excessive oil consumption in models up to 2011, has not fixed the issue becasue alot of people claim the same issue with Audi including my 2012 Audi Q5.