Many Twinchargers use no oil.

Lots of people need to think of what the Oil filter looks like when removed, as much as how the oil is doing.

As i keep saying, they are Oil & Filter Changes that are being talked about..

If you want a Safe car get it looked at regularly by someone you can trust to see to that,

Making sure that, Steering, brakes, suspension, tyres etc are safe and in good condition.

That is Servicing a car.

(Do it yourself if you can, as often as you want,

and then have someone else do the Official Checks.

Lexus can go for 120,000 miles without an oil change.

You are not wanting to go 120,000 miles and never have your car looked at.

Subaru introduced long Service Intervals & cars were not getting checked often enough. JMO obviously.

Oil Change Services, are not Services in the Traditional meaning of Servicing a car.

george

Since I do not have the fully computer function ie can choose my display etc, it seems I can either have oil temperature or miles to service estimation bot not both which is a bit of a damp squid.

Hope I get around the 18,000 miles but as has been said it a lot of hard work for about 4 litres of oil.

Mine does not use much maybe half a litre per 5,000 miles or so. Do like the sould of changing the filter myself a half distance, looks easy on the VRS as seem to recall it is right there on the front of the block.

http://www.skoda-auto.com/gbr/pages/servicing-a-skoda.aspx

Skoda website clearly states that the fabia/roomster are yearly or 10,000 (which ever comes first)

My fabia (2011) has been down around on that schedule

Niw i brought the fabia knowing il pay for a lot of servicing due to my milage.

Now despite the fact that the dealers i worked with plus spoken and the website say its fixed.

Its recomend the car still uses longlife 3 oil :/ lol strange.

Il keep as it is for now lol

Skoda Website regularly give wrong and incorrect information,

Skoda Deaerships and Service Desks regularly give wrong and incorrect Information.

Very Odd since they are car Manufacturers and Car Garages and thats what the do day in and day out.

Clearly there are Fabias Sold in the UK that are given the Code for Variable Servicing since people own them.

george

Skoda Website regularly give wrong and incorrect information,

Skoda Deaerships and Service Desks regularly give wrong and incorrect Information.

Very Odd since they are car Manufacturers and Car Garages and thats what the do day in and day out.

Clearly there are Fabias Sold in the UK that are given the Code for Variable Servicing since people own them.

george

Dont get me wrong im not saying people here are wrong im just trying to say i follow that information cos thats all i have, plus my dash reminder indicates 10,000 so im following that routine so not harm the possible trade/resale value

lol - you will have an indication of time to service.

On mine, it needs to be swithed off (the engine, or at least at a standstill - same for displaying total mileage) and you push one of the buttons on the dash (IIRC).

On posher displays (maxi-dot), there is usually a button to push, or a selection in the menu (this was the case on my Superb and OCtavia and my wife's Golf).

lol - you will have an indication of time to service.

On mine, it needs to be swithed off (the engine, or at least at a standstill - same for displaying total mileage) and you push one of the buttons on the dash (IIRC).

On posher displays (maxi-dot), there is usually a button to push, or a selection in the menu (this was the case on my Superb and OCtavia and my wife's Golf).

lol - you will have an indication of time to service.

On mine, it needs to be swithed off (the engine, or at least at a standstill - same for displaying total mileage) and you push one of the buttons on the dash (IIRC).

On posher displays (maxi-dot), there is usually a button to push, or a selection in the menu (this was the case on my Superb and OCtavia and my wife's Golf).

This is what is wierd as I do not have buttons only the buttons on the stalk controlling the fuel computer and a couple of square buttons that only seems to change the clock.

It would be nice to know the predicted mileage as I do so much mileage the warning could come up so quick that I will not be able to book it in quick enough to book a coutesy car, hmmmm.

Have you tried holding an end button for a few seconds, or the soft button under the stalk?

george

Have you tried holding an end button for a few seconds, or the soft button under the stalk?

george

Thanks George

That seemed to work and I can see 13,200 miles to the service and I have already done nearly 6,000 miles so looking like 19,000 miles between services.

Tempting to change the filter around 9-10K for the good of the engine.

Variable servicing is the biggest load of codswallop ever!

Only to make cars attractive to business companys who want low running costs! So they invent this fancy oil that does 20k

Erm no thanks from me on that one!

A good oil is a cheap mechanic imo

Variable servicing is the biggest load of codswallop ever!

Only to make cars attractive to business companys who want low running costs! So they invent this fancy oil that does 20k

Erm no thanks from me on that one!

A good oil is a cheap mechanic imo

You are right it is driven my personal economics and to save on time spent/wasted taking and waiting at the dealer servicing department.

I do about 40K a year so visiting the servicing dealer 4 times a year to do this is something to be avoided which is why I am so pleased our 18 month old Fabia has gone over to Variable.

When I charge out £300 to £1000 per half day of my time my employer or me does not want to waste too much time going to, at and returning from the Dealers.

Previous job had a SEAT Toledo, looked ike the Altea XL. Odd that SEATs were still on 10K servicing even for the Golf platformed variants.

20K service intervals much more managable than 10K. I like to go to the dealers to perhaps have a loan car to try out, looking forward to trying the Mk 3 Octy with the 150 hp diesel, looks great on paper, quicker accelerating than the out going wiesel VRS, mega efficient and loaded with features.

Edited 3 May, 201313 yr by lol

Our Monte is our first Fabia with factory set variable servicing; currently she's covered 2900 miles and showing 11700 to service (the dealer has not reset it to T&D). The servicing code on the boot floor sticker is of the new type;

QI6 = Service indicator 30,000 km or 2 year ( variable )

Our previous 2010 Elegance with the same engine was factory set on fixed with the old style servicing code;

QG2 = No possibility of activating service interval prolongation

We have the three year service with finance package, so will be going fixed service anyway but will be insisting that the engine gets the same longlife oil as she has now, even if we have to pay a little more.

TP

Our Monte is our first Fabia with factory set variable servicing; currently she's covered 2900 miles and showing 11700 to service (the dealer has not reset it to T&D). The servicing code on the boot floor sticker is of the new type;

QI6 = Service indicator 30,000 km or 2 year ( variable )

Our previous 2010 Elegance with the same engine was factory set on fixed with the old style servicing code;

QG2 = No possibility of activating service interval prolongation

We have the three year service with finance package, so will be going fixed service anyway but will be insisting that the engine gets the same longlife oil as she has now, even if we have to pay a little more.

TP

But this is the thing that throws me my fabia isnon the 10,000 miles or yearly service and im told i need to use longlife.

Last service i used Castrol Edge 5w30 £30 for 5l it cost me. But recently TPS had and offer on 5L of 5w30 qautum 13.75 + Vat i think it losely worked out t £3.75 per litre, now when most place work out nearer £7 per litre plus VAT i just brought 10L so ive already saved £15 of ky next Service il buy the parts from TPS too that will save another 10-15% roughly all il have to pay the dealer is their labour that will go down well

But this is the thing that throws me my fabia isnon the 10,000 miles or yearly service and im told i need to use longlife.

Last service i used Castrol Edge 5w30 £30 for 5l it cost me. But recently TPS had and offer on 5L of 5w30 qautum 13.75 + Vat i think it losely worked out t £3.75 per litre, now when most place work out nearer £7 per litre plus VAT i just brought 10L so ive already saved £15 of ky next Service il buy the parts from TPS too that will save another 10-15% roughly all il have to pay the dealer is their labour that will go down well

It is not the viscocity that is key but the VW spec.

VW 502 for fixed.

VW 504 or 507 for variable.

Can use 504/07 for fixed but it is probably overkill.

Owners manual states as above;

Petrol fixed

501 01 or 502 00 (502 TSI)

Petrol variable

503 00 or 504 00 (504 TSI)

TP

Edited 4 May, 201313 yr by The Plumber

Its what the dealers said needed to be used.

It seems most cars are the same

@ vauxhalls it was suggested all cars after a certain age use the 5w30 Too (the same standard as VW longlife 3)

Despite some of the cars like the corsa needed a service evey 10k or year lol :/

Owners manual states as above;

Petrol fixed

501 01 or 502 00 (502 TSI)

Petrol variable

503 00 or 504 00 (504 TSI)

TP

Yh i read that but when i worked at skoda we pretty much just used longlife 3 and that what the dealer im using is saying to use lol

Yh i read that but when i worked at skoda we pretty much just used longlife 3 and that what the dealer im using is saying to use lol

I would only use VW spec oil and if I found a dealer was using a 5-30 that was not VW spec I would not use that dealer again and expose that dealer as doing so.

I actually supply my own oil, largely becuase I but it cheaply on my fuel card, for the service and hope that they use it but I would not trust all Skoda garages to do this as you confirm they do not do what you expect them or Trust them to do.

Edited 4 May, 201313 yr by lol

The thing is all oil crosses over castrol edge meet the spec of vw vauxhall and mercedes

Much like GMs branded oil, and VAGs quantum oil

They all do the same thing.

If fact i have petronas oil at work we use for ivecos that even matchs VW spec oil

The thing is all oil crosses over castrol edge meet the spec of vw vauxhall and mercedes

Much like GMs branded oil, and VAGs quantum oil

They all do the same thing.

If fact i have petronas oil at work we use for ivecos that even matchs VW spec oil

All oil i mentioned carries the VW spec number

Also skoda and VW push castrol but many dealers use VW own banded quantum

Edited 4 May, 201313 yr by CRASH67

My previous Mk1 1.4 TDI PD Estate had give or take a few miles 18K between each variable service, so does my now Mk2 1.2 TDI GreenLine Estate; annual mileage is 16K more or less.

I have a TSi vRS Fabia 12 plate. My service indicator tells me it gets serviced in 20,000 mls or two years.

I have a TSi vRS Fabia 12 plate. My service indicator tells me it gets serviced in 20,000 mls or two years.

If you start to do higher mileages ie over 10K a year, then your Fabia can probably be changed over to variable as ours is a 61 plate and has been changed over as am currently doing around 25K-30K miles per year and it would be a pain and more expensive to stay on 10K services.