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yeah, that's fine. Eurocarparts?

why not use the proper VW oil?

 

http://www.vwspares.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=1354

yeah, that's fine. Eurocarparts?

Ye it is pal just wondered whether it was any good or not

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I've been using that triple qx stuff for the whole time I've had mine and not had a problem

We'll there that or the triple qx pd 5/40

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How much is it?

Think I'm using the pd oil this time in the black bottle

Ye going to get that one had it before he just passed me that one when I gave him my reg when you type it in online it doesn't bring up the one specifically for pd engines god knows why

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Presumably 507 exceeds the standard spec (505.01 is it) ? That;s the only important thing here.

However just buy platinum, its the right stuff, and cheaper -  why experiment!

 

I exceeded the spec once - during running it. The car was still bedding in up to 10K so oil consumption during then was a little high. Castol 1L. The stuff just went. Once I had my next service on Platinum it started to settle down.

 

Also if the car hasn't been run in full synth all its life, its a bit late to be suddenly deciding to use it now (if thats the case)

Additionally, unless really seriously modified, the vRS isn't a performance engine ! Its a PD lump ! The standard PD oil will be fine.

 

Fully synth is far more useful on high performance stuff like petrol m/cycles.....also lasts longer. If you going to empty the stuff out in less than a year then you are throwing money down the drain mate !

 

Just use the stuff the dealers use,  it just works and protects exactly how its supposed to. Although I think the Platinum is fully synth too but what is "fully synth" nowadays is another bag of worms with the combination of base oils etc and what they are allowed to get away with calling

Thanks for the info an don't know if it been ran on fully synth or not as I bought it on 140000miles and now on 150000 how much is the platinum oil ?

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how much is the platinum oil ?

 

The link for it is in post #3. It's about £25 for 5 litres.

Bought 5L quantum platinum, oil filter & sump plug from TPS today. Total was £29.50 inc VAT.

Like they said above, why experiment when the stuff VAG use is cheap anyway and works how it's suppose to.

stupid question time, how do you know what oil is supposed to go in what fabia?

stupid question time, how do you know what oil is supposed to go in what fabia?

 

The same way you do with any car, you read the handbook, or the Haynes manual, or one of the many FAQ's on here/elsewhere, or one of the many threads on the subject. It's under £26 delivered for VAG's own brand Quantum Long Life 3 5w30 that meets 507 spec (you only need the 505.01 version iirc), i've yet to find any reason (price or otherwise) that would make a convincing case for using anything else that you change every 10k.

Edited 2 May, 201412 yr by Avalon

Probably convenience, if I'm ordering from euro/car parts 4 less then I'm not gunna waste my time going somewhere else to get oil that's roughly the same price. It meets the vw spec so I can't see a problem. Bit like being told you need to run your car on shell v power but the nearest shell is 20 miles away but the garage 100 yards from you sells super, not worth doing a 40 mile round trip when it's basically the same stuff

Probably convenience, if I'm ordering from euro/car parts 4 less then I'm not gunna waste my time going somewhere else to get oil that's roughly the same price. It meets the vw spec so I can't see a problem. Bit like being told you need to run your car on shell v power but the nearest shell is 20 miles away but the garage 100 yards from you sells super, not worth doing a 40 mile round trip when it's basically the same stuff

 

In any other engine I'd agree with that. But on PD engines I really don't see the point of running the risk of destroying the cams.......Especially as the Quantum oil is usually a bit cheaper than all the alternatives.  

Probably convenience, if I'm ordering from euro/car parts 4 less then I'm not gunna waste my time going somewhere else to get oil that's roughly the same price. It meets the vw spec so I can't see a problem. Bit like being told you need to run your car on shell v power but the nearest shell is 20 miles away but the garage 100 yards from you sells super, not worth doing a 40 mile round trip when it's basically the same stuff

 

So, you're suggesting it not worth spending less money (the price I quoted included delivery and was 507 long life, 505.01 spec should be cheaper) and 20-30 seconds of your time to order a product that VAG and Castrol developed in partnership when designing the engine and the oil standard for that engine? It's somehow better to pay more money (based on current prices I have just checked on CP4L) for an own brand product where the retailer has been deliberately evasive about supplying details of the manufacturer or the the technical data sheets of the product they sell is a better option?

 

Honestly, i'm sure it'll be fine, they aren't going to sell crap and as long as it references 505.01 or 507.00 you shouldn't worry, it's way better than the people I know who took taxi's to a back street garage several times a year and then found out the hard way that you need 505.01 to avoid cam wear. Personally, if it's not certified it's not going in, 'It comes from base stock that has been tested and certified further up the supply chain before we process and repackage it, but we never paid for testing to be done so can't actually claim it's certified to the correct standard' just doesn't cut it, especially as the genuine stuff is so cheap.

 

As to the fuel point, both the fuels in question are certified and tested to the same standards. It's likely depending on the geography that all the fuel you can buy in a local area will come from the same site, all that changes is the card that's swiped by the driver which determines the additive package that goes in with the fuel as it's pumped into the tanker. In effect with Shell the vast majority of what you pump in at the forecourt is the same as you'd get from BP or Jet or anyone else, those additives account for the differences in performance and more importantly cleaning. The old BP promo showing an engine run on supermarket fuel for xx thousand miles stripped and then put back together and then run on BP Ultimate for a while and opened up, they did something similar on a V6? iirc with half the engine run on supermarket and half on BP, similar results. The exception used to be Optimax/VPower/Nitor/whatever they decide to call it next petrol, they kept that by itself as the base stock was of a higher grading.

 

 

*edit* http://www.bp.com/en_gb/on-the-road/united-kingdom/products-services/bp-ultimate-for-your-motorbike.html was the current example using bikes but they've done the same sort of thing on several cars as well.

Edited 2 May, 201412 yr by Avalon

the euro carparts stuff is now about £13 for 5 litres - use service 25 code and 25% comes off as well  --

the euro carparts stuff is now about £13 for 5 litres - use service 25 code and 25% comes off as well  --

 

 

Sorry but that's just not right unless you're logging in under a trade account?

http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/p/car-accessories/engine-oils-and-car-fluids/engineoils/5w30-engine-oil/?521776091&0&cc5_247

 

£41.94 before discount for 507 or £31.25 after the 25%.

 

or http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/p/car-accessories/engine-oils-and-car-fluids/engineoils/5w30-engine-oil/?521776061&0&cc5_247

 

£39 before discount for 505 (the pic the op posted shows this) is £29.25 after discount of 25%.

 

http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/21250-what-engine-oil-must-i-use-in-my-fabia-vrs/ makes it quite clear that 505.01 is required as per the handbook (PD with DPF) and the second link relates to the same oil the op included in his post.... guess what, i've just bothered to read the spec and it states: VW502.00/505.00 but the pic shows 505.01 listed on the bottle as well.

 

Either way i'd rather pay less and know it was 100% right and not have to wonder why after over a year of selling the stuff ECP can't make it's mind up about what standard the oil they sell under the Qx brand does or does not satisfy.

Edited 2 May, 201412 yr by Avalon

That's what I use

edit: ignore this, having a bad day

Edited 2 May, 201412 yr by SkUG