{"id":1989,"date":"2013-09-25T19:14:26","date_gmt":"2013-09-26T02:14:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/audi\/?p=1989"},"modified":"2026-04-14T11:31:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T18:31:17","slug":"change-oil-on-audi-a8l-d3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/audi\/change-oil-on-audi-a8l-d3.html","title":{"rendered":"Change Oil On Audi A8L D3"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<link href=\"\/idogjs\/icss\/font-awesome\/css\/ifotorama.css\" rel=\"stylesheet\"><script src=\"https:\/\/ajax.googleapis.com\/ajax\/libs\/jquery\/1.11.3\/jquery.min.js\"><\/script><script src=\"\/idogjs\/ijs\/ifotorama.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><a href=\"\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/audi\/105k-miles-service-on-my-2006-a8l.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><button class=\"w3-button w3-blue w3-round-xlarge\">My 105k miles service.<\/button><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>It&#8217;s been 9k miles since the last oil change on my 2006 A8L. The oil is still full and clear. This car doesn&#8217;t burn any oil at 82k miles. The synthetic oil seems to hold up very well. I&#8217;m preparing all the stuff needed for the next oil change. I&#8217;m planning to remove the oil from the dipstick instead of draining it from the bottom of the car. In order to do this, I&#8217;m ordering the oil pump from Amazon.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class='fotorama--wp' data-ids='2509,2507,2508,2495,2493,2494,2491,2492,2490,2488,2486,2487,2484,2485,2482,2481,2479,2478,2452'data-allowfullscreen='yes'data-link='file'data-itemtag='dl'data-icontag='dt'data-captiontag='dd'data-columns='0'data-size='large'data-width='600'data-auto='false'data-max-width='100%'data-ratio='1.7751479289941'><div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1989 gallery-columns-0 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/audi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/z_P1280185.jpg' data-full='https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/audi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/z_P1280185.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"112\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/audi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/z_P1280185-200x200.jpg\" class=\"w3-image attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2509\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2509'>\n\t\t\t\tMityvac 7400 suction hose\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/audi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/z_P1280183.jpg' data-full='https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/audi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/z_P1280183.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"112\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/audi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/z_P1280183-200x200.jpg\" class=\"w3-image attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2507\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2507'>\n\t\t\t\tAir Filter Housing OUT\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/audi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/z_P1280184.jpg' data-full='https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/audi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/z_P1280184.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"112\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/audi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/z_P1280184-200x200.jpg\" class=\"w3-image attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2508\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2508'>\n\t\t\t\tAir Filter Housing\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/audi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/z_P1280163.jpg' data-full='https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/audi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/z_P1280163.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"112\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/audi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/z_P1280163-200x200.jpg\" class=\"w3-image attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2495\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2495'>\n\t\t\t\tOil Filter Cap Exposed\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/audi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/z_P1280159.jpg' data-full='https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/audi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/z_P1280159.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"112\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/audi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/z_P1280159-200x200.jpg\" class=\"w3-image attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2493\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2493'>\n\t\t\t\tNew Oil Filter 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decoding=\"async\" width=\"112\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/audi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/z_P1280155-200x200.jpg\" class=\"w3-image attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2491\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2491'>\n\t\t\t\tOil Filter Housing\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/audi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/z_P1280156.jpg' data-full='https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/audi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/z_P1280156.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"112\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/audi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/z_P1280156-200x200.jpg\" class=\"w3-image attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2492\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' 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data-full='https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/audi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/z_P1280149.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"112\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/audi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/z_P1280149-200x200.jpg\" class=\"w3-image attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2488\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2488'>\n\t\t\t\tOil Filter Cap Removing\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/audi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/z_P1280147.jpg' data-full='https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/audi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/z_P1280147.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"112\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/audi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/z_P1280147-200x200.jpg\" class=\"w3-image attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" 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decoding=\"async\" width=\"112\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/audi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/z_P1280140-200x200.jpg\" class=\"w3-image attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2479\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2479'>\n\t\t\t\tOil change mileage\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/audi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/z_P1280126.jpg' data-full='https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/audi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/z_P1280126.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"112\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/audi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/z_P1280126-200x200.jpg\" class=\"w3-image attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2478\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2478'>\n\t\t\t\tOil dipstick level\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/audi\/wp-content\/uploads\/Oil-Filter.jpeg' data-full='https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/audi\/wp-content\/uploads\/Oil-Filter.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"112\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/audi\/wp-content\/uploads\/Oil-Filter-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"w3-image attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2452\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2452'>\n\t\t\t\tCorrect oil filter\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/audi\/wp-content\/uploads\/mightyvac.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2033\" src=\"\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/audi\/wp-content\/uploads\/mightyvac-222x300.jpg\" alt=\"Oil suction pump\" width=\"222\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/audi\/wp-content\/uploads\/mightyvac-222x300.jpg 222w, https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/audi\/wp-content\/uploads\/mightyvac.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 222px) 100vw, 222px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-player\" data-id=\"brRlvtqamIQ\"><\/div>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 It&#8217;s been 9k miles since the last oil change on my 2006 A8L. The oil is still full and clear. This car doesn&#8217;t burn any oil at 82k miles. The synthetic oil seems to hold up very well. I&#8217;m preparing all the stuff needed for the next oil change. I&#8217;m planning to remove the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/audi\/change-oil-on-audi-a8l-d3.html\" class=\"more-link\">&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2033,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[113,69],"tags":[389,150,378,379,388],"class_list":["post-1989","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-a8-d3","category-oil-change","tag-mityvac","tag-oil-change-2","tag-oil-change-a8l-d3","tag-oil-filter","tag-oil-suction-pump"],"views":2306,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/audi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1989","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/audi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/audi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/audi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/audi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1989"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/audi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1989\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5725,"href":"https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/audi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1989\/revisions\/5725"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/audi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2033"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/audi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1989"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/audi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1989"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/audi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1989"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}