Quote Originally Posted by Lucas_R View Post
Well i did an oil change on our SQ5 on the weekend. It was last serviced at 29,000km (about 7 months ago) and now has 36,000km. The oil was jet black so if nothing else, i have gotten rid of that muck and the car now has 7L of golden Penrite Enviro+ 5w-30 and a new oil filter.

For the sake of less than $100 and an hour of my time on a lazy weekend, i have peace of mind that the engine has nice fresh oil and i got to have a good look at everything underneath the car to make sure nothing is worn/broken/leaking and give give all the bits and pieces a bit of a clean.
isnt the SQ5 a tdi? I’ve never owned a turbo diesel that didn’t turn the oil the colour of ink within the first thousand kays - that’s the additional detergents in diesel engine oil at work.

(i’m not saying you shouldn’t do intermediate changes - that’s entirely up to you - just a comment on oil colour in Diesel engines)