Thinking of an APR Tune

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Originally Posted by Martin

Yeah - I agree - I've been changing my oil every 8k~10k

I have a Nissan 350Z - the first owner changed the oil twice as often as required/specified by Nissan
The car/engine has ~250k on it and the engine is sweet as

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I had a WRX before the GTI and I used to change the oil every 5k so when I heard 15k on the GTI I was a bit surprised. The GTI used a fair bit of oil tho.

So I got the tune done today. Didn't really drive it much, just picked it up at lunch and drove back to work, .. My friend drove behind me and said my car puts out a bit of smoke when I step on it, I know some cars do this, but is it normal? I change the oil every 15 when it gets serviced. Should I change the oil more ofthen to get rid of the smoke?

Im happy with the way it goes so far :)

The smoke is most likely normal (though I don't see, how much of it). If your engine would be worn out and blowing smoke because of the late oil changes, it's too late now to start changing oil more often.

So if it is a normal amount of smoke, is it still a good idea to change oil, lets say every 5k?

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Originally Posted by Milos2504

So if it is a normal amount of smoke, is it still a good idea to change oil, lets say every 5k?

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What do you think?
I would think yes. You're getting more power through the drive train and the service interval of 15,000km/12 months is for normal driving conditions. You're now driving outside of the normal operating conditions, so I suggest 7,500km or 6 months. But, the final decision is of course yours, it's your car. :)

Well I am thinking the same thing, but I just wanted to see what you guys think as well :)

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Originally Posted by Milos2504

I hope so. I hope that I don't have any problems with the car afterwards. Is it common for things to break easier on the car if the car has a tune done, like coil packs for example? Is there anything else I should know about before I tune it?

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70,000km with a tune. No issues. I don't drive like a nob though. I got the tune for the extra 100nm of torque & better driveability. Most days i change gear at 2000rpm. Sometimes I go crazy & let it wind out to 4000rpm :-p

What your friend probably noticed was regular FSI fuel smoke :) - under load they tend to do this, stock, turbo charged or normally aspirated!

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Originally Posted by Guy_H

What your friend probably noticed was regular FSI fuel smoke :) - under load they tend to do this, stock, turbo charged or normally aspirated!

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Okay so I shouldn't really worry about it :)

Just drove the car again, from work - home. One word, AWESOME! So much more fun then stock edu :)

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Originally Posted by Guy_H

What your friend probably noticed was regular FSI fuel smoke :) - under load they tend to do this, stock, turbo charged or normally aspirated!

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What he said.

100% normal, and if you follow any FSI driven at WOT you will see the same.

I'm at 80,000kms on my tune and not an issue. I use about 10ml of oil every 7,500kms (only just moves off the max level).