Nasty engine ( didn't change oil often enough)

Asked by TeeHuguley Jul 30, 2019 at 06:50 AM about the 2013 Audi A7 3.0T quattro Prestige AWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I travel with work. So I'm on the road alot. I got oil changes
but it seems they weren't regular enough. With my recent oil
change I was told the inside is black and nasty. Can it be
cleaned? Can I put additives in my oil? Can my engine be
saved? The car is still operable. But it sputters and dies
when idle. Please help!!!

5 Answers

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I don't think you want to do that it may dislodge a chunk of crap . I have one like that , the engine is " sludged up " The oil gets dark soon after an oil change . I just wait till it gets darker than usual . Or you can do them every week if you want .

I can do an oil change every week? Is there an oil or can I add Techron or something to slowly clean it over time. I am just trying to avoid replacing the engine. So I hope I can nurse it back to health over time.

159,465

Dislodging too much of that crud at once can plug the oil pickup screen at the oil pump. That will cause oil starvation which will ruin the engine. I'd leave it alone and do regular oil changes until it dies or you get rid of it.

How regular should the oil changes be? Will once a month be of any benefit? So you dont reccomend any additives then?

I would change the oil more often than you have been doing. Perhaps every 2,000 miles.

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