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Hello..my Skoda Fabia 2 1.6 Sportline is approaching its 90'000 km service mark. -What is expected to be done at the 90'000 km service? -What are the expected costs? -Is there any possibility to download the Skoda Fabia 2 service/maintenance manual/guide for my car? Thanks for your help in advance!

Thank you very much Estate Man. I will keep you posted about any future updates...Hope to be soon able to receive you in Cairo for a round trip to the pyramids or to come over to UK and have Skoda outing! Cheers!

Dear Estate Man, Thank you very much for the prompt and detailed reply. Your constructive input is much appreciated. The car was driven out of my garage, and after exactly 50 meters, the red engine oil lamp went on, asking me to immediately stop my engine. The car was transported to the authorized Skoda dealer. The mud/sludge coming out from the engine was a black semisolid mass. Then engine oil flush was done twice with Shell Ultra Helix 5W 40. Oil filter was also changed twice. What makes me a bit astonished, is the absence of any warning signal that the oil quantity running in the engine is not enough, prior to this standstill. Coolant level is regularly checked, and the loss is very minimal, if not neglible. I am now using Shell Ultra Helix 5W 40 for the next 1000 km and will check the oil level/consistency again, with the operating rpm not crossing the 2000 rpm

I own a Skoda Fabia equipped with a 1.6 MPI engine, which I bought as a brandnew car back in 2009. The engine, which belongs to the Euro 4 emission category, was getting regular oil change and service at the authorized Skoda dealer. By coincidence, I have discovered that the authorized dealer of my car has not been using VW approved 504/507 specification engine oil in each and every oil change. Till recently, Skoda Egypt had a deal with Total engine lubricants, before shifting to Shell. The only 504/507 approved Total lubricant, is called Quartz INEO 504/507( Low -SAPS) but it is not imported by Total Egypt. In Egypt only Quartz 9000 (5W40, 5W30, 0W30) and Quartz 5000 (20W50) are availabe. http://www.totalegypt.com.eg/os/osegypt.nsf/VS_SWIPSA/66491C168565BF7FC125789500336E6D?OpenDocument&UNI=F45BF6D62F42E64CC12578470053834E& The end result was sludge formation at around 85'000 km. My question to you is: -Did not using VW 504/507 conform specification oil lead and contribute to this sludge formation? -What other kind of damage is expected to happen to the engine, beside sludge formation, by not using the VW approved 504/507 specification engine oil in my car? Quartz_Ineo_504-507_5W30_PDS.pdf INEO-Longlife.pdf