I have a 2010 2.0l TDI PD Octavia. My service book and the supplying dealer says it needs a service next month. However, when I phoned my local Skoda main dealer to book a service they said my car is on a variable service using longlife oil and doesn't need a service until the indicator shows or 2 years which ever is soonest.

Who do I believe?

I got my vRS in mid Jan this year and was told by the dealer that the next service was due December 2012. I thought I'd misheard him but no, he was speaking the truth - Maxidot service interval is 700 days!!!!

I'd go with the info from your local dealer.

Rich

I have a 2010 2.0l TDI PD Octavia. My service book and the supplying dealer says it needs a service next month. However, when I phoned my local Skoda main dealer to book a service they said my car is on a variable service using longlife oil and doesn't need a service until the indicator shows or 2 years which ever is soonest.

Who do I believe?

Had the car 'told you' it needs a service? It will show up on the display when it needs one regardless of variable or fixed but i would imagine it is variable.

If you have maxidot you can manually check by going into the menus under setup then service interval.

How do you have a PD in a 2010 model? My CR is estimating 19k before the first service is needed (currently on 12k miles).

Have a look in the service book, for a white sticker with lots of codes on it, can also be found under the carpet in the boot. If you find code "QG1" its on variable longliife service schedule. "QG0" means its on annual servicing.

If its QG1, which is I believe what they are set on at the factory, then the on board computer will analyse your driving usage/style and quality of oil and calculate when your car will require a service. Usually a message appears on dash/maxidot stating a service is due in XXX number of days or XXX number of miles.

Depending upon your usage, this can extend servicing up to around 18000 miles or 2 years. Consequently, if you drive lots of short distances and don't allow the engine to warm up properly in between switching the engine off, this can lead to rather short periods in between services. In which case you would be better off getting the dealer to switch back to annual servicing.

The cost of longlife oil can be quite expensive compared to standard oils, however, with the correct usage of the car this will allow you the flexibility of having extended service intervals.

The cost of longlife oil can be quite expensive compared to standard oils, however, with the correct usage of the car this will allow you the flexibility of having extended service intervals.

If he has a 2010 CR (not sure as he's saying pd!) it will have a DPF, having a DPF means it needs longlife oil anyway (507.00) so you may as well go on variable servicing!

Interestingly talking about oil, i was at my local dealer today to pick up some mats and noticed that they had Castrol longlife oil 507.00 but they also stocked Elf Oil for DPF?? I have never seen this anywhere and presume its 507.00 but thought it was slightly strange they supplied both. But then again they also stocked Shell Helix as well!

How do you have a PD in a 2010 model?

Skoda were still fitting the PD until mid/late last year. It was only the VRS that changed to common rail a couple of years ago. The PD continued in the rest of the range until very recently.

Skoda were still fitting the PD until mid/late last year. It was only the VRS that changed to common rail a couple of years ago. The PD continued in the rest of the range until very recently.

You learn something new everyday!!

It will still have a DPF anyway (wont it?) and need longlife oil so may as well go to variable servicing if you aren't already on it.

Edited 11 February, 201115 yr by jrw

It will still have a DPF anyway (wont it?) and need longlife oil so may as well go to variable servicing if you aren't already on it.

Yes, according the April '10 brochure I have, the 4x4 with the PD140 engine did have a DPF.

My thanks to all respondents