Hello guys!

We do have a Skoda superb R4 170hp 4x4 and is very satisfied with it. It has 51K miles on the odometer.

It has been a hassle car as long as we've had it, except the AUX heater that sometimes is making truble in the winter, because of all the short trip to school, and the aux heater only runns for 10min max.

In summer we are towing caravan (its about 1890kg) and it goes like a dream! No problem driving in 6th gear at all

I have changed oil, oilfilter and airfilter within evry 6K miles.

 

But i am having some questions:

 

1. The service lamp is telling me "service now"  What is to be done in the 51K mile service? One dealer told me that they had to change oil in the Haldex ? 51K miles or after 3rd year? Is that true, i was told that the transmission oil never is to be changed?
I change it on my Audi URS4 tough :P

 

2. It's smells funny from the exhaust, mixed sweet/sour or something :P The car is not buring oil, or water. So my question is: can it be the Particle filter?  How often does the car runns the "cleaning program" for this filter? Should i perform it in VCDS?

 

 

Thanx!

 

If it's a DSG it's overdue a service, if the dealer is saying the 4X4 needs an oil change as well I'd get it done,

 

The smell is probably the DPF, depending on use it can re-gen every 200 miles, check your coolant level as well, sweet smell may indicate a head gasket leak, normally the smell is a cross between cats urine and burning rubber, hth.

In the UK the Haldex oil change interval is every 40,000 miles, or in this case 64,000 kilometers.