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I had a 2004 Prius several years ago. Bought it with 188k mi and I remember it having a nice crust under the oil fill cap. It used about 1qt/5k mi which was totally reasonable. At 190k I started it on a 10k mi oci w/Mobil HM 5w30, and to my amazement by the next oil change that just topping it...

2011 Buick LaCrosse 3.6 110k mi, 10k oci/1yr, between 1-2qt top off - lost track Out: Liqui Moly Longtime High Tech 5w-30, Fram FE10575 In: Same.

I have also had good results with this fluid in both of our cars. Will continue using it in the future.

Google doing a TC fluid change on a BMW with xdrive. Seems like many if not all of them use this fluid and do not have drain plugs.

Looked that up and still looks like the LLT engine in the '12 Enclave. PCV on the rear bank may be clogged. Clean and drill out 7/32 single and 5/32 for the double holes. Ours did 1qt per 5k mi from new, since this it's slowed down to less than that.

The o ring included with this leaked immediately, checked my work and the cap was on straight and torqued to spec. O ring had a red coating, and when removed i was cleaning the cap with brake cleaner and the coating broke down. It looked like this: Replaced with an o ring from an STP filter that...

2017 Porsche Cayenne 3.6 VR6 7,699mi OCI, 77523mi Out: 6qt Redline 5w30, 1.5qt LM SpecialTec LL 5w30, topped off with 1.5qt HPL PCMO Euro 5w30, Fram CH11242 In: 7.5qt HPL PCMO Euro 5w30, Purolator PL26293

It's all getting blended and burned as fuel in a cement kiln.

I have this printed in my toolbox because it's such a menagerie of specs to keep straight for just an oil change.

Found the PL26293 for $11+change on Amazon for this year's oil change. Thread this quote is from seems dead, so posting here. For a VW 3.6 VR6

Wait'll everyone here finds out how 2-stroke gasoline engines operate.

Use a scraper to get under it/between the lip of the pcv and valve cover. Then pop it out with a flat bladed screwdriver. Here's one from a 100k mi LLT:

My folks have a 2019 Buick Enclave with the 9T65. I leafed through the manual one day and it noted 45k mi was the drain interval for the atf. It has the the easy to pop out cooler lines via c-clip, so will probably do a poor man's flush on it when the time comes. 3/8" poly tubing fits...

That they are! Well documented in the Touareg forums.

Any measurable consumption to note? I see there was no make up oil recorded. We have a 2017 Cayenne with the same engine.

The front diff takes a different oil? I have a Cayenne with RL 75W90 in the front and rear, currently on the second fill of MT-LV in the TC, RL D6 in the aisin 8 speed. You won't go wrong with that setup. BUT I also have a bottle of Motul DCTF on deck for the TC oil change this year (it gets...

Just a quick look and seems like the TC takes the Shell TF0870 standard fluid. Motul DCTF meets that, the high torque version does not.

Changed the spark plugs in our Buick Lacrosse at 99304 mi. Taking the intake manifold off wasn't as bad as it looks, and the rear plugs were easy to do after removing it. Iridium plugs should be good for another 100k. It also got a new air filter, and oil+filter, and the throttle body got a...

A lot of GMs you can pull the Jesus clip from the upper atf cooler line, pop it out, and push 3/8" OD poly tubing into the port. There's a seal that will keep it tight, then do the poor man's flush as described. Plenty of videos on YouTube. That's how I change the fluid on my 2011 Buick. See...

FYI on the OEM oil, especially when there are numerous aftermarket synthetic oils available: