I went to top up the oil on my Octavia vRS TFSI this morning and to my horror there were signs of moisture in the oil :eek: Not nice to see a milky residue on your oil cap on a Sunday morning. I took it straight down to my local Skoda dealer and have left it with them. I'm just hoping for a call tomorrow to say it's nothing more than condensation due to the cold snap and the fact I haven't driven it for 3 days and there's nothing to worry about. God forbid it's the head gasket after just 5000 miles!

Almost certain to be condensation so dont be too concerned.

Did you check the condition of the oil on the dipstick?

I did, it was pretty much all clear. Sounds like that's got to be a good sign!

do you do short journeys? If so, its always been a VAG characteristic

Unfortunately I do most of the time.

Yes , my wifes 1.9tdi Fabia is more prone to this in the winter months since the engine is never getting hot enough to evaporate the condensation. I just give the filler cap a weekly wipe out with good strong kitchen roll.

Thanks for the advice, I'll make sure I keep an eye on it. Just got the car back form dealer and indeed there was nothing wrong with it. Phew

do you do short journeys? If so, its always been a VAG characteristic

Not just VAG, this is normal on any car that spends most of it's life doing short journeys.