Uploaded December 2020 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
If you are first-time oil changer, this will be a good video to watch. Changing oil is a great way to save money and ensure maintenance on your vehicle is done 100% correctly.
Even though the car was not telling me it needed an oil change, I went ahead and did it anyway at ~5000 miles.
This Q3 is my first Audi and I've never owned a VW (except a 1970s VW rabbit), but many of these newer cars use a new plastic oil drain plug instead of a traditional machined steel screw and metal (aluminum or copper) crush washer.
Use recommended oil 0W20 that meets VW 508 spec. The manual suggests Castrol Edge Professional.
Links:
Castrol: amazon.com/Castrol-15BC3C-Edge-Professional-0w-20/dp/B071D8TLV4
Mobil 1: amazon.com/Mobil-0W-20-Synthetic-Motor-quarts/dp/B089ZS9X8C/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=mobil+1+esp+x2+0w20&qid=1608573818&s=automotive&sr=1-2
Drain plug: amazon.com/Dorman-Autograde-090-090CD-Plastic-Drain/dp/B07QNLN7SM/ref=sr_1_10?dchild=1&keywords=vw+oil+drain+plug+tool&qid=1608389614&sr=8-10
Plug removal tool: amazon.com/Removal-Install-Assembly-Application-06L103801/dp/B089S1LSJP/ref=sr_1_6?dchild=1&keywords=vw+oil+drain+plug+tool&qid=1608389746&sr=8-6
32 mm socket: amazon.com/Ibetter-6-Point-Wrench%EF%BC%8C3-Volkswagen-Chevrolet/dp/B071XX7MNY/ref=sr_1_8?dchild=1&keywords=32+mm+socket&qid=1608389801&sr=8-8
Torque wrench adapter: amazon.com/ACDelco-ARM602-3-Digital-Adapter-Audible/dp/B004VYUKTC/ref=sr_1_7?dchild=1&keywords=torque+adapter&qid=1608389895&sr=8-7
If you are first-time oil changer, this will be a good video to watch. Changing oil is a great way to save money and ensure maintenance on your vehicle is done 100% correctly.
Even though the car was not telling me it needed an oil change, I went ahead and did it anyway at ~5000 miles.
This Q3 is my first Audi and I've never owned a VW (except a 1970s VW rabbit), but many of these newer cars use a new plastic oil drain plug instead of a traditional machined steel screw and metal (aluminum or copper) crush washer.
Use recommended oil 0W20 that meets VW 508 spec. The manual suggests Castrol Edge Professional.
Links:
Castrol: amazon.com/Castrol-15BC3C-Edge-Professional-0w-20/dp/B071D8TLV4
Mobil 1: amazon.com/Mobil-0W-20-Synthetic-Motor-quarts/dp/B089ZS9X8C/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=mobil+1+esp+x2+0w20&qid=1608573818&s=automotive&sr=1-2
Drain plug: amazon.com/Dorman-Autograde-090-090CD-Plastic-Drain/dp/B07QNLN7SM/ref=sr_1_10?dchild=1&keywords=vw+oil+drain+plug+tool&qid=1608389614&sr=8-10
Plug removal tool: amazon.com/Removal-Install-Assembly-Application-06L103801/dp/B089S1LSJP/ref=sr_1_6?dchild=1&keywords=vw+oil+drain+plug+tool&qid=1608389746&sr=8-6
32 mm socket: amazon.com/Ibetter-6-Point-Wrench%EF%BC%8C3-Volkswagen-Chevrolet/dp/B071XX7MNY/ref=sr_1_8?dchild=1&keywords=32+mm+socket&qid=1608389801&sr=8-8
Torque wrench adapter: amazon.com/ACDelco-ARM602-3-Digital-Adapter-Audible/dp/B004VYUKTC/ref=sr_1_7?dchild=1&keywords=torque+adapter&qid=1608389895&sr=8-7
