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Almost every VW engine went to 0w 20 FS IV other than the ones that stay recommended as 0w 30 FS III. There are repeated posts since 2018 on the matter. Good oil, maybe better than Castrol / Quantum, not run as much as 1/4 lower than oil capacity, and Super Unleaded E5, sorted. EDIT. Sorry could not link thread. But easy to find.

It might take as many years as the millions that have it functioning and not wearing out. But then over 20 years it might matter how many times a day the car starts off after you or people get in and out of the car. Lets say as a guess maybe OK for another 15 years.

Simple. Put your foot on the brake pedal with this generation of DQ200 does the same as any generation of dry or wet clutch DSG. It disengages drive. Leave in D with hand brake in D or more in S with the higher RPM it wants to go. Put in N while stopped since there is no stop / start. Hand Brake so no Brake lights annoying people at longer stops. If you have no Hill Hold Assist then your DQ200 is as simple as it gets. PS. DSG / Semi-Automated as Skoda / VW call them.

Coasting is not an issue on the longevity of a DSG (DQ381 if you have that.) It has other issues. As to what we used to call RUNNING in & Skoda / VW refer to in the Owners Manual as 'Driving in'. That is settlining the drive train, bearlings, brakes etc, newness off tyres, adjust pressures, maybe increased OIL consumption in the first 5,000 km. That oil that is in from the factory even if 0w 20 FS IV / VW508 00 / 509 00 is to assist the Breaking in. Its not rubbish oil. Not that replacing it early is likely to improve efficiency or economy.

@leolito Please remember this is a Global Forum. Bulgari might be similar to the UK but not the Middle or Far East or Australia / Newzealand etc. So location location location as far as 0W oils. Climate / Temperatures.

Long Life oil is VW504 00 / 507 00, 0w 30 FS III or 5w 30 FS III, then VW went for most other than some engines in time for the WLTP Certification to VW508 00 / 509 00. 0w 20 FS IV.. Not backward compatible. Non long life for TSI,s was and is VW502 00. Usually 5w 40 FS. @gav_is_con For decades since Skoda / VW recommended Castrol and put a litre in cars boots. Unopened. Dealerships in the UK used Quantum, now TPS supply Quantum in the UK, from Fuchs Oils.

@Ed-hunter If 1 reversing light or 1 Rear Fog light is a safety issue then millions of vehicles in the UK are unsafe. Who told you it was a Safety Issue? Time they told the DfT / DVSA in the UK and those that Type Approve passenger cars.

@Graham Butcher The i-Pace was a long way from home. The golfer went back to Preston and took the keys with him. The Frontera driver had only just had a brand new car delivered. I doubt he did anything wrong but sadly seems to know nothing what so ever about EV,s other than they get a car and a card and free charging. Half the fast chargers there now with local Carers MG,s left charging and collected at the start of the shift, the other half are out of order and have been for weeks,

Sorry OT, but @BabyDog What was the reason for rejecting the Kodiaq, was it fuel consumption and did Skoda UK actually accept that?

@lol-lol The charger has nothing to do with it. The charger was powered down. The new car with 57 miles on it held in the charger head. In Girvan when i posted about the Jaguar left 4 days because nobody could release the cable, the cable was disconnected from the charger and bagged up. Re Jaguar I-Pace emergency release. Normally with the Unlocking you Double press the Key fob if the car locked it's self and actually in some cases it is not a double press needed to release the cable but 3 unlock presses. Then the other thing is is the cable is not releasing and you can get in the car and open the bonnet, beside the hinge there is a red nylon ring pull. Do not pull towards you, pull up. That releases the cable from the charge port.

@Graham Butcher this is real world with BEV,s far too often. RAC actually clueless and unavailable, Angus Council have SWARCO for Charger Maintenance but they are not assisting releasing the charger cable. Vauxhall Service Centre Dundee that mis-dealt with my car clueless or just unhelpful. I will see tomorrow if the car has gone. Luckily he had a Yeti.

Re Stellantis / Vauxhall Frontera. I met the driver of this NHS Fleet car last night then again this lunch time. The car has done 57 miles since delivered. He took his wife to show her how to charge it. That was Thursday evening. I asked why he was on the AC tethered, & that was because that looked the right charger head. Anyway charger stuck in Thursday and nobody could help. Not Charge Place Scotland who restarted the charger, not the RAC that did not Recognise the Car. Not the NHS Fleet people who were not on call. Anyway they were still waiting for Assistance from RAC at 3am and no local taxis were answering or coming out. A boy racer that came around took them home 15 miles for 20. Nobody came out or got back to him yesterday until evening which was when i met him, they never arrived. Appointment today for a Tech to come between 7am-12 pm. We were there at 1.00pm. No show. I could not help, i did not want to disconnect the battery under the bonnet. So i left him in the torrential rain waiting. Storm Dave just hit. We tried starting and stopping charger, using emergency stop etc. Locking unlocking etc. Ziltz success.

Showroom cars might be sold, but that is not what a Dealership wants, they want it for tax reasons as a Management car / Demonstrator, but do not let too many grubby hands on it with general public test driving it. Just do not tell the HMRC that. Then at 3,000 miles or after 3 months there are these Ex Demonstrators for sale. Some might actually advertise for sale and then not for immediate delivery. Some used to hold back First Registering to you. Some cars from some manufacturers were Showroom then demonstrators and could not be sold by the Dealership within 6 months.

^^^ As i had with my Shogun no big expense. Only lit up only when rainy for ages then before i did anything as it was summer time the warning lights started staying on & message said ABS disabled.

Stage 2 really needs you to start upgrading hardware and using Super Unleaded.

Why i said OT. Nothing here in this thread about fires, maybe because you never posted recently on fires, just JLR & @lol-lol on Stellantis, so i posted about Stellantis ICE vehicles. Recalls left right and centre across makers including VW group and BEV,s.

Bump for @AyushS

Are you using OEM Plugs and Ignition coils, and what octane petrol? What have you used as an air filter? What gearbox has the car? Maybe look in the Fabia Mk3 section & the tuning thread. Has the person that does your remap not have advice to give you?

OT in EV section, but Stellantis have a lots of ICE vehicles to have recalled because of the risk of catching fire..

@Colin1051 My suggestion was try without Eco & Coasting. To see what if any difference. Coasting and ECO can be fuel saving, but then a TDI and DSG and a TSI & DSG are like Apples and pears. The OP,s car should be able to easily achieve average high 30,s into the 40,s mpg in ambient temps like 20*oC and on trips of 12-25 miles with no issues getting up to temperature.

Sounds relevant. Hopefully others with similar cars can comment. Your fuel consumption sound ridiculous.

Lots of big fat elephants of cars about and the can be any drive train or fuel. Too big for parking spaces in many many cases. Taxing them by Gross Weight is what is needed, especially as Really BIG EV,s can be under £50,000, now even under £40,000.

What is the ambient temperature these last 2,000 km? How far do you drive approx each time? Maybe get it out of ECO. Maybe even out of Coasting while in city / town driving. Do you have Stop / Start functioning? What petrol is it, 95 ron E5? I had to look at your profile to see you are in Australia. That is worth a mention when posting as you might of been an a Scandinavian country and it has been winter. PS Not sure a diesel version would be doing better in City driving.

Does your car have a Dip Stick? Check the oil at Operating Temperature after stopping for a few minutes on the Flat. Where is the oil above the Cross Hatch in Area A, is it right up able? What engine is it, a TDI that might be putting diesel into the oil, or a TSI. If too high on the dipstick then you want to remove some oil.

I read a planning application for a £41 million investment in South Ayrshire is to benefit the local community. Well this one might to £10 million to community projects or whatever. There needs to be much more Benefit to local communities. Maybe 10% of profits to the area within 50 miles of wind farms.