I bought this oil from Halfords for my Polo 1.4 TDI W/2000 using their choice cards.

Halfords 5W30 BMW/MB Fully Synthetic Oil 2L Cat. code: 924324-0

The Halfords 5W30 BMW/MB Fully Synthetic Oil is suitable for BMW & Mercedes vehicles from 2004 onwards.

The same oil gets recommended by them for my 07 Fabia vRS....does anyone here agree its safe to use for top-ups, or shall I pop down Marlborough Skoda parts for some Castrol they're selling at £17 a litre.....?

Mike

Their website reports:

Halfords 5W30 BMW/MB Fully Synthetic Oil

The Halfords 5W30 BMW/MB Fully Synthetic Oil is available in a 2 litre bottle and is suitable for BMW & Mercedes vehicles from 2004 onwards.

It meets the requirements of BMW LL-04, Mercedes 229.31/229.51, VW 505.01 and GM dexos-2.

So it's fine though not particularly cheap at £20.99 for two litres. Curiously it doesn't appear on the oil topic

Edited 11 November, 201114 yr by DRJ

should be safe to use then

The only oils listed in the oil topic are those which are VW-approved.

OK - thanks for the clarification - perhaps that could be stated on the oil page - it says "approved"; it doesn't say by whom - or that other oils meeting the required spec are available. Or ideally all oils should be listed in two categories - VW Approved and Others

So it's fine though not particularly cheap at £20.99 for two litres.

You need 3 bottles for a change, that's £63, just for oil!

Edited 11 November, 201114 yr by Jim H

Hmm £63!

Or you could go to a VAG dealer and pay £25 for 5l of approved oil that goes in when a dealer services.....

Still find it strange that the "stealers" at the cheapest place to get it, but there you are

The Halfords oil also comes in a 5l bottle for around £42...

Go to dealers and ask the standard pd oil for £20-25.

They might say you need the other type for the vrs which is £75 for 5l as according to them its a 'high performace engine' if they say this then do what I did and laugh in their face.