Skoda (aka Czech VW) will not sell a competitor product against their VW supplied oil, thats just good business sense surely ? I am sure Fuchs oil is available elsewhere and in my experience dealers are happy to use owner supplied oil during a service if so requested.

Skoda (aka Czech VW) will not sell a competitor product against their VW supplied oil, thats just good business sense surely ? I am sure Fuchs oil is available elsewhere and in my experience dealers are happy to use owner supplied oil during a service if so requested.

At the end of the day the oil is VW approved and that's all that matters surely ?

Guy tells me this is what they use in their factory and if it's good enough for them it's good enough for me.

At the end of the day the oil is VW approved and that's all that matters surely ?

Guy tells me this is what they use in their factory and if it's good enough for them it's good enough for me.

Yep,

This is true, VAG use Fuchs for factory fill, I guess it could be the German connection, once the cars come to the UK or whatever country they are destined for, the oil then changes to what deal has been signed, also providing their own average brand to help with that extra bit of revenue.

So VAG group uk, will sign with who gives them a good deal, has nothing to do with what VAG Germany use, BMW are the same.

Cheers

Guy.

My Skoda dealer provides me with oil in a VAG labelled bottle stating it confirms with the relevant VW oil specification necessary for my vRS as per the owner's manual. If VAG pu their name to the oil as being up to spec surely we call rest easy by using it. After all if a subsequent oil related problem develops and only their oil has been used then they would have to put their hand up. Given the extended service intervals surely it must make sense to stick with the VAG product.

My Skoda dealer provides me with oil in a VAG labelled bottle stating it confirms with the relevant VW oil specification necessary for my vRS as per the owner's manual. If VAG pu their name to the oil as being up to spec surely we call rest easy by using it. After all if a subsequent oil related problem develops and only their oil has been used then they would have to put their hand up. Given the extended service intervals surely it must make sense to stick with the VAG product.

Why pay more for something for VW labelled oil when you can get this oil that meets the VW505 spec's for cheaper ?

You will probably find if you trace it back it all comes from the same refinary anyway.

I'm sure you are absolutely right and if you find a cheap source for VW505 oil please let me know. Maybe we should get a group up to go to France for the day and trawl the hypermarkets over there, I bet we'd all get a shock at just how cheaply it can be got over there. To say nothing of their servicing rates as well...

My Skoda dealer provides me with oil in a VAG labelled bottle stating it confirms with the relevant VW oil specification necessary for my vRS as per the owner's manual. If VAG pu their name to the oil as being up to spec surely we call rest easy by using it. .

Are you for real?????

If it is certified as meeting the specs, then it doesn't matter whether you use Castrol GTX, Bp, Esso, Tesco tight git or pay

I'm sure you are absolutely right and if you find a cheap source for VW505 oil please let me know. Maybe we should get a group up to go to France for the day and trawl the hypermarkets over there, I bet we'd all get a shock at just how cheaply it can be got over there. To say nothing of their servicing rates as well...

Speak to Oilman he has excellent prices delivered to your door.

By the way I am sure that if you drove to the Czech Republic it would still work out cheaper to get the car serviced over there and that's after spending money on the ferry and diesel *

* This is a tongue in cheek comment and should not be take seriously.

I'm sure you are absolutely right and if you find a cheap source for VW505 oil please let me know. Maybe we should get a group up to go to France for the day and trawl the hypermarkets over there, I bet we'd all get a shock at just how cheaply it can be got over there. To say nothing of their servicing rates as well...

Well go over to france for a service then. It's only

I'm big and I'm real.

Thanks for tip on Quantum PD, thats just the sought of useful info I expect from this great site.

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oooh eeerrr :naughty:

Just been to my local VW garage (30 miles nearer than the Skoda one) and bought a 1 litre 505 01 bottle of oil for my Furby Vrs. its badged VW/Audi/Skoda/Seat in a white container and cost

Just been to my local VW garage (30 miles nearer than the Skoda one) and bought a 1 litre 505 01 bottle of oil for my Furby Vrs. its badged VW/Audi/Skoda/Seat in a white container and cost

Just a quick addition... I feel that the PD130 and probably other PD engines continue to use oil up until about the 15,000 mark there or thereabouts. Mine seems to have all but stopped using extra oil now, but it did fall a fair amount between 10 and 12,000 miles for me. Remember to keep checking folks....

Questions from an idiot:-

1.If you have been driving the car,how long should you wait before you check the dipstick to get an accurate reading,or does it matter if the engine has been running or not?

2.Will this warning buzzer go off or warning light come to warn you if you are low?Surely if it does you get plenty of warning that you might be about to knacker your car??

Thanks from impracticle me

I tend to check my oil when the car is cold to get a true reading, do it once a week or every two weeks and top up accordingly, try not to wait for the oil light to come on.

Cheers

Guy.

Thanks Guy

2.Will this warning buzzer go off or warning light come to warn you if you are low? Surely if it does you get plenty of warning that you might be about to knacker your car??

No and no... It will be too late...

When that light comes on during normal driving (i.e. on flat surface) you've basically already damaged your engine. Translated roughly it means: turn OFF the engine, drop in neutral and get off the road with your hazards on (order mentioned is not the recommended one, you get the idea )

Just check the oil level regularly. That way you will also keep your warranty

The last two posts really concern me.I have said before that if I hadn't found Briskoda,it would not have crossed my mind to check.

I know you should be sensible and check tyres,oil,water etc every weekend but most people don't.I'm going to be a bit sexist here so apologies.It was suggested somewhere that skoda aimed the Fabia vRS at thirty something ladies(don't know where I saw that,but I did!).My wife falls into that category and there is no way( without me!) see would look under the bonnet.

For something as serious as potential engine failure surely the warning must give you more time than no time :confused:

Seems to me that if it is too late once the light comes on the country will be littered with furbys pulled over with their hazards on.Why didn't the dealer warn about it ?

Very very worrying if it is correct :thumbdwn:

As a rule, most cars oil warning lights are testing the pressure of oil, not the amount. Therefore if the light comes on due to running low on oil you've probably done undue damage to your engine. It really doesn't take much time to check levels and pressures weekly.

I'm driving an 03 plate Megane DCi until the Fabia arrives, and when starting the engine the display reads "Oil Level OK". One morning it said "Top up oil" and beeped prefusely. I didn't even leave my drive, had a cuppa and when I checked the level after 10 or so minutes it was 3mm above the MIN line. More cars could do with this...

Just my tuppence worth.

That light is basically the last resort, I agree a level indicator would be a LOT more useful so it could indicate there was a problem before it's too late, rather than just before the engine fails.

It is also important to remember that it is a bad idea to overfill, on the max or just below is fine, over is not great as it increases the pressure and may cause damage too. From now on no doubt you'll keep an eye on it though

So the answer seems to be to warm the engine then give it a good caning but remember to simmer it at idle for a couple of minutes before shutting off (another Honest John tip) so as not to fry the turbo bearings.

wonder if thats why our furby RS has used NO oil since new, now on 6.5k!!

but mr oilman shall mail you or something about getting some oil

Hmm not sure that really helps it prevent using it. That is how I have driven mine since it passed the 1000 mile mark, and yet mine is still using oil a fair amount.

Just checked mine tonight, 16k miles on the clock and the oil level indicator on the dipstick is virtually the minimum allowable by the manual :eek:

I do regularly check my oil, which naturally is why I started this thread... but suffice to say it seems to be important to check it until your absolutely certain its stopped using oil, either that or mine is using more than usual.

When I looked in our garage I saw that there was only 505 00 spec oil, I asked my Dad if he had been putting it in his Polo PD100, but he said he never checked the oil (40k miles now) :eek: And if he had, he was unaware that it was not correct for the car. :eek: :eek:

I have been to around 10 petrol stations tonight around Tyneside looking for 505 01 spec oil, one of the stations was a motorway services station. None of them had it, they only had 505 00.

Carry some oil in your cars if you dont already, especially if you plan on embarking on a long journey. If my experiences are to go by you will NOT find the right oil for the Fabia at a petrol station so you may well be royally screwed. If I had not checked the oil tonight, I am sure it would have been dangerously low come service time. I cant emphasise enough that you have to check the oil regularly. Maybe mine is using more than usual, but its best not to take any chances.

Just to add it seems to be the general consensus that 506.01 oil is safe to use if 505.01 cannot be obtained.