Do the Factory Oil Thats comes in the Skoda Octavia 1.8 Turbo L&K is Synthetic??

THX

I on't know, but I would imagine that it is, especially as it has the same service intervals etc as the RS plus it doesn't require a 1000 mile oil change.

I stand ready to be corrected by Phil :mrgreen:

What market was your car built for, ie what country?

Central America.

My dealer toll me that the Skoda people want that they do the service every 10,000 Kilometer. They refuse and say that in Panama Central America every body do the service at 5,000 kilometer wich is true.

My concern is that my car has 5,400 KILOMETERS and I cant take it to the dealer because I need the car and I will have time to take it next week and I do daily 190 kilometer so it will be close to 6,500 when I have time to take it to the dealer...............

My car is Turbo and I dont want to damage anything. On the Hiway I put around 180 to 210 KPH :-)

I call the dealer an explain this and they toll me NO PROBLEM bring it next week...... But who Knows?

THX,

Isaac

a service every 5000 km?....you may as well leave it at the dealers for good , thats like 3000 odd miles aint it ? and i thought evos were bad with a service every 4500 miles!!

UK 1.8Ts - and probably all European market ones - come factory filled with long life fully synthetic oil and, if set for variable service intervals, can go up to 30,000km or 2 years between oil changes. Out of interest, where was your L&K built?

They imported all of the Skodas from Chezch Republic. Do Skodas are built some where else???

I going to put 0W-30 Castrol Synthetic oil. I buy it myself at the Castrol distribuitor, 6 quarts for US$35.oo dollars.

I find reasonable to do the oil change every 5,000 kilometers. Here in Panama there is a lot of trafic since thisis a small country.

I have to drive every day to my work 90 kilometer and then 90 kilometer back to my house and each trip take me 1 hour and a haft. There is a small hiway that I make it in around 10 minutes or less at 180/210 KPH :lol:

There is a lot of traficc and a lot of stop and go.

THX,

Isaac

Isaac

For interest, can you have a look at the vehicle data sticker on the floor of the boot, or on the inside cover of the Service Schedule booklet, and see whether it lists QG0, QG1 or QG2?

I check on the truck of the Skoda under the carpet the is a Stiker thats has the serial number of the chasis. The extras that the car has.

The engine code is AGU

Iu2 4Q3

110KW 4A

In no place I find the code you give me (QG0, QG1 or QG2)

I also look on the Manual but it does not say also.

There is a Paper that I am pretty sure my dealer put it with the book that says every 5,000 Kilometers bring the car and what they going to do.

Isaac

Isaac

The vehicle data sticker for my 2002 1.8T 4x4, engine code ARX, has 44 three digit codes listed against optional equipment. QG1 is number 39 on that list. Please have another look, and what year is your car?

I would guess that Skoda do a number of variants of the 1.8T engine for different markets to cater for differing emission requirements. Apart from being fitted to the Octavia, the AGU engine is fitted to the Golf Mk IV 1.8 from 10.97 - although I don't know what countries that is for.

Ok Dennis, I got it. My also has 44 digit codes listed against optional equipment. QG0 is number 40 on my list. The 39 space is blank......

So what QG0 mean???? I was checking my service manual and says that QG0 is a fixed maintenance and I have to take the car to change oil when on the intrument panel center window says SERVICE.

I know that the dealer can program the computer to says SERVICE at the Kilometers they want. :roll:

Happy New Year

Isaac

Isaac

You have found the answer - QG0 means that your car is on standard (fixed) service intervals.

For a UK spec car, this means an engine oil change has to be carried out every 15,000 km.

An [b:f576714eb7]Annual Inspection[/b:f576714eb7] should be carried out [b:f576714eb7]every 12 months[/b:f576714eb7]. The Annual Inspection also includes an [b:f576714eb7]Oil Change Service[/b:f576714eb7].

An [b:f576714eb7]Oil Change Service[/b:f576714eb7] is required if the vehicle is driven 15,000 km in less than a year.

If the vehicle is driven more than 30,000 km in a year, the [b:f576714eb7]Annual Inspection[/b:f576714eb7] should be carried out every 30,000 km and not once a year.

If your dealer says an oil change is due every 5,000 km, then I guess you will have to go along with that. However 10,000 km sounds a reasonable interval for your type of driving, particularly if you use a good quality fully synthetic oil. Castrol Formula SLX 0W-30 - which meets specification VW 502 00 - would be very suitable. If you do a search on the web for VW 500 00 and VW 502 00, you should come up with a long list of suitable oils, synthetic and otherwise.

A Happy New Year to you too.