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It will be fine, I would leave as is. Cheers, Guy

Normal DOT4 or DOT5.1 will be just fine. The "ESP" fluid to be compatible with ABS etc is just a slightly thinner than normal brake fluid, this is to allow the ESP and ABS to operate fully in extremely cold temperatures, so unless you live somehwere really cold it is not an issue and normal DOT4 or DOT5.1 is just fine. Cheers, Guy.

Depends on various things, how long an oil will last. Use, service schedule, quality of oil, specs of the oil and various other variables. A longlife oil will go the full distance of 20k if that is the set distance/time, a non longlife oil will need to be changed more often. Longlife servicing is ideal if the car is doing long regular mileage, oil likes that. What oil does not like is short, stop/start regular journeys so if the car sees that kind of use you are better off not using a longlife service with the cost of longlife oil and go for fixed servicing every 10,000 or so, or once a year, which ever comes first. Cheers, Guy

As the poster above really. You do not have to, but an annual oil change is good practive for preventative maintenance. Cheers, Guy

Nothing wrong with Bosch, as long as they are the recommended plugs for the vehicle they will be fine. Cheers, Guy

Yup same stuff Cheers, Guy

Hi Chris, I will check for you, what year is your Mk2 Fabia? Cheers, Guy

You need a fluid that meets the VW 4000 spec, this is the same as CFH 202. So the CFH 202 from Fuchs will be ideal https://www.opieoils.co.uk/p-87379-fuchs-titan-was-pentosin-chf-202-hydraulic-fluid.aspx?VariantID=136406 Cheers, Guy

Looking at our data the NGK 94968 is no more and has been replaced by the NGK 93231 as mentioned above. Cheers, Guy

As others have said Quantum is currently made by Fuchs, so good quality and price. Fuchs have not even done special brews for Qunatum, it is just re branded Fuchs product Cheers, Guy

Up to 110, 115c is fine, and the oil will be fine. As others have said, it will warn you if it is getting too hot and as the engines regulate their own temp if you start getting oil temp warnings then it is a sign of another issue. No warnings, no problems. Cheers, Guy

It does not meet any vag specs but yours is a petrol so no dpf to worry about. It will be fine.

Yes, they should last a lot longer than 9 months!

Awesome, thanks for the order Cheers, Guy

Changing it can never do any harm, gear oils do not have to deal with combustion by products like an engine oil so can go a lot longer. They do however shear down (thin) over time with use. We recommend this oil from Fuchs for it https://www.opieoils.co.uk/p-976-fuchs-titan-sintofluid-fe-sae-75w-synthetic-manual-transmission-oil.aspx Cheers, Guy

What does it say in English? Cheers, Guy

Hi Geof, I did not realise you were in Hayle, just down the road. Pop in for your oil next time and I will do you a deal. Cheers, Guy

The code had expired, I do not know why it was not updated. Anyway, all good now the BRISKODA code works just fine. Cheers, Guy

Thanks for the order Geof, did you get your 10% discount? Cheers, Guy

Hi Geof, As already mentioned to top up with on a pd the oil will need to meet either VW507.00 (usually 5w-3) and VW505.01 (usually 5w-40). Make sure it has either of these specs on the bottle. You can get some from me or if you are in a hurry you can find oils on t4he shelf all over the place. I always recommend going for a reputable brand. Castrol do not do an Edge 10w-30 or 10w-40? Cheers, Guy

My pleasure

502.00 and 505.00 are different specs and do not cover the PD engine on fixed service. However 505.01 covers 502.00 and 505.00 so you will often see them all on the same oil. So for fixed service on a PD = VW505.01 For variable service on a PD = VW507.00 Cheers, Guy

This happens quite a lot, and is becoming more common IMO. They will be able to see the performance profile of a spec from the additive companies, API and ACEA. With that they can make the oil meet that performance profile, say VW504/507.00. To take your oil to VAG and get it approved will cost a lot of money, so for the more *budget brands they can save this cost by saying "meets the requirements of VW504/507.00". This cost they can pass onto the customer as they do not have to pay a hefty price for an official approval. The flip side is there is no guarantee should anything go wrong. *Premium and large oil companies do this as well. Cheers, Guy

I would not top up with this one, it does not carry or mention the VW505.01 spec which is required for PD on fixed service, is yours on a fixed service? The reason for the VW505.01 spec is the PD pump is driven by the cam lobes and to prevent premature wear the VW505.01 spec came about to help stop end users and garages using substandard oils and causing wear. That saying, the VW505.01 spec is nothing major fancy and a lot of good quality oils would meet it by default. Lidle budget buy oil, I wouldn't mind testing that Cheers, Guy

Carlube is very much a budget brand, so made to a cost. If it meets the requirements of VW505.01 then it will be fine for the PD engine on fixed service. Interesting to note that the oil claims to meet the requirements of BMW LL04, ACEA C3 and Mercedes 229.51 which are all normally seen on oils that also meet VW504/507.00 but not on this one. Cheers, Guy