I know the PD oil thing has been done to death, but as I've read so many conflicting reports I thought I'd just ask the question on here for peace of mind.

I came across what I took to be a bit of a bargain at Cost-co last week - Castrol Edge 5/30 (VAG 507.00) @ £11 for x3 1L bottles. I bought 6L of the stuff (£22) and afterwards asked my local Skoda dealer if this was suitable for my car (Roomster 1.9 TDi on fixed servicing / GG0). They appeared somewhat unsure and felt my car should have 505.01 spec oil.

Am I right in thinking that the 507 type oil is usable in my car, as it is due for it's first service in a few weeks and I was hoping to take my own oil with me. The manual states 507.00 "is suitable for diesel engined cars with a diesel particulate filter", which I don't believe the Roomster has. I have been quoted £110 for the first service, £48 of which is for oil.

I also wondered if changing to variable servicing would be advisable given that I will have around 1.5 L of oil left over for toppng up. My annual mileage is around 10K / year, 50% urban 50% Mway.

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Edited 31 August, 200817 yr by pinkpanther

AFAIK all Fabia PD diesels have to run with VW spec 505.01 oil , and on standard 12month or 10k services

That should be OK, it is the oil that is used for long life servicing on both petrol and PD diesel engines.

many thanks for the replies, using this oil should bring down the price of the service quite a bit.

Any thoughts on changing to longlife ?

I've the 1.9TDI PD in my Octavia, my cars past service history has been on the Variable Servicing.

The last change 2k ago using Millers PD Oil to 501.01, all seems fine so far.

But is this a big no no? I know generally once a engine has been run on a specific type of oil semi or full synthetic, then your suppose to stick with that type?

Could it cause long term damage to the engine switching from 507.01 to 505.01?

Sorry for hijacking the thread, but im in similar situation...but going the opposite way as to what you have.

I don't think that the Roomster is capable of long life servicing as it doesn't have the necessary sensors and ECU software. Look at the data sticker, QG1 for long life, QG0 for fixed.

With regard to going the other way from long life to fixed, I can't see that it will cause any damage. Call me cynical but I think that this whole long life servicing thing is just a ploy to make the vehicles financially more appealing to the large volume buyers.

Possibly so, i dont tend to leave my cars over 10,000 miles anyhow.

Tend to take care of an engine with regular oil changes every 6k, but think the Octy will get it every 10k. Now im loosing interest in trying to keep cars in tip top condition.