recommended oil for octavia vrs

[octaviavrs220bhp]

hi

i have a 2003 skoda octavia vrs with 90k miles on the clock. i want to get the car serviced but have had conflicting advice from people with regards to the best oil to use. a skoda dealer has recommended shell long life 3, whereas another recommended synta 10w40 semi synthetic. any ideas????

[Stakeknife]

hi

i have a 2003 skoda octavia vrs with 90k miles on the clock. i want to get the car serviced but have had conflicting advice from people with regards to the best oil to use. a skoda dealer has recommended shell long life 3, whereas another recommended synta 10w40 semi synthetic. any ideas????

Castrol Edge 5W30 is what a few use including myself.

[SNH]

i use 5-40 motul x-cess which seems to keep things runnin smoothly

or try this

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/c-861-car-engine-oils.aspx

or this

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/c-656-5w-40.aspx

Edited 3 February, 2010 by sivrs

[DGW]

Fixed or variable service intervals?

[edkeo]

sorry to jump in would like to know too mines done variable thanks 2001 oct vrs 10000m

[REDFABVRS]

Fuchs gt1 5-40 does not require regular top ups

Good at cold start up as well £35 approx

Locate your local German and Swedish AKA G&S motor factor

They retail prices at good prices

Edited 4 March, 2010 by REDFABVRS

[willcork]

i have a 2008 octavia vrs would carlube 5w30 semi synthetic oil do for a oil change??

[ckracer76]

Skoda recommend Shell Helix on all promotional stuff and in my handbook, however local Skoda main dealer recommended that I use only;

Quantum Longlife III 5w30 5 ltrs @ £42.00 Part No. ZGB115QLB00501

Not sure who Quantum are in the oil world, but no different I guess from Vokswagen Longlife III oil or even Halfords oil - all supplied in different cartons by a big oil company (probably Castrol, BP, Shell or Mobil) ...

If you use the correct recommended manufacturers oil then they can't say nowt in the event of a warranty/insurance claim.

[khrais]

i have a 2000 18t octavia, what oil i should use ?

[JB-)]

Not sure who Quantum are in the oil world...

It's the VW oil brand in the UK, actually made by Castrol.

[VRSnoobie]

Ive just bought a liter of castrol edge 5/30 for my vrs. £20.

[pinkpanther]

Eurocarparts recommend this: http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/p/car-accessories/engine-oils-and-car-fluids/engineoils/5w30-engine-oil/?521771021&0&cc5_247

Using the Briskoda discount (-25%) code brings it down to around £36 for 4 litres. It is however currently available in Cost-co for under £30 (4 litres). Admittedly Cost-co membership is not free.

Both of these prices are however a vast improvement on Halfords at £46.99 for 4 litres.

[Rizzy139]

Hi, sorry if this has already been answered but I may have missed it, I've just bought a 2.0 tfsi 06 octavia vrs, what is recommended oil guys

[willingtonsteve]

Vw 504/507 spec oil.

[Rizzy139]

Cheers mate, so Castrol Edge Fully Synth 5w-30 is ok then? Any particular one that meets the requirement or will any do?

[littleade]

You'll need to make shure it meets the minimum VAG spec, for your engine which should be quoted in your owners manual. It'll be something like 507.00.

Castrol do various 'edge' oils to suit different manufacturers so make sure you get the right VAG one. I've seen others have got theirs from Asda, which apparently (and not surprisingly) is cheaper than halfords

[Raf_]

Just get your oil from the dealers, cheaper than you think lol

Sent from my Galaxy S3, not a Crapple!

[Rizzy139]

Cheers guys

[VRSnoobie]

i was using castrol edge until i went to TPS (trade parts specialist) they do all vw,audi,skoda,seat genuine parts for the dealers,They sold me some oil which dealer garages use,theres two kinds one for 10k service or a longlife 20k service, he also said it was actually castrol edge but in a different bottle especially for the dealers.i think the 10k service oil was 5/30. good place to go and very helpful and all parts are genuine and come with the 2yr warranty.

http://www.thetradepartsspecialists.co.uk/ here they are.

[VRSnoobie]

as CKracer76 said its quantum they sell at that TPS place, abt 4,99 a litre.