Hi guys I have a 2007 tfsi octavia vrs and it's getting a little low on oil. I looked around the forums and from what I can see, I need 5w30 504.00 spec oil, is this right? Just want to double check before I order anything. It's on fixed servicing. 

 

One other thing, it's been fully serviced a few months ago (all filters,oil + spark plugs) but the "service now" light keeps coming on. I've turned it off a few times by pushing in the mileage reset button and twisting and it stays off for a week or so then comes back on. Is there any way to turn this off permanently, because it's driving me mad. Thanks

I've ordered the oil now, but does anyone know how to switch that service message off for good? Thanks.

Edited 12 July, 201411 yr by mccarf

If it's on fixed (10K) you should be using the 5W40 502.00/505.00. If it's variable (up to 20K) then you need the 5W30 504.00/507.00

Often see this advice but surely changing oil early can do no harm just potentially spending a little more on oil than we need to.

Btw I do the same as the op.

You mix your oils?

I think he means he puts in 504.00 then changes on fixed servicing regime. I agree, I can't see what harm it could do since I'm just going to be changing it earlier rather than later. 

I know, but the original poster was asking for advice on a top up with his tfsi being on fixed and fixed servicing requires the use of 5W40 not 5W30. Sorry guys I'm not meaning to be a di*ck, just answering the question which was asked.

And I agree that more frequent oil changes can only be a good thing.

I am the original poster

 

Your advice is appreciated though, I'll email the garage who serviced the car and ask them what oil they used, since I ordered some 5w 30 before your first reply in this thread. If they used the 5w 40 I'm presuming it would be bad to mix them, so I'll just change it all.

Lol and there I am accusing people of not reading the post properly, off to bed I go.

Main dealers seem to use 507.00 5w30 for both fixed and variable servicing.

I imagine they buy it in huge barrels and the cost difference is minimal.

Indeed they do in my experience.

Also less chance of putting the wrong oil in a variable serviced car.

If you are on fixed service intervals you can use either the fixed service oil or the longlife oil.

This post over on the golf gti forum gives a good overview:

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=65779.0

It was a specialist who did the car. I emailed them earlier and it seems they put in the fully synthetic, 5w 30, 504.00 spec, which happens to be what I ordered. Happy days!

 

On that link to the gti forum above, I noticed he wrote "(though some oils from American manufacturers are not acutally 'fully' synthetic  )." Is that quite common? I ordered this stuff which is an American brand and says 100% synthetic. 

 

What is the actual difference between oils of the same spec? I had alot of oils on the page meeting the same spec as this gulf oil, but they were about £10-30 more expensive, is there any reason for that?

If you want more info on oils, there's a lot of info on the opieoils website you linked to in your post:

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/t-technical-info.aspx

There's also a list of all approved VW oils in my post here (the oil you've ordered is on the approved list for VW504.00/VW507.00):

http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/320854-octavia-mk2-engines-dpfs-cambelts-oils-brakes-and-servicing-info/

Cheers 

 

edit: gonna bookmark your thread. it's quite handy to have all the info in one place

Edited 14 July, 201411 yr by mccarf

I am the original poster

 

Your advice is appreciated though, I'll email the garage who serviced the car and ask them what oil they used, since I ordered some 5w 30 before your first reply in this thread. If they used the 5w 40 I'm presuming it would be bad to mix them, so I'll just change it all.

It won't matter - mix all you like.