Which Oil is required for 1.2tsi 110bhp 2016. Thanks

Depends on what service interval your car is on.

Quantum Platinum fixed. (5W-40)

Quantum Longlife Gold if variable. (5W-30)

Dealer will often use Castrol Edge equivalents too.

5w 30 Full Synthetic Long Life which is VW504 00. 

This is what is in at the factory, used at main dealer servicing if getting fixed or variable servicing and is suitable for Variable Servicing.

 

PS / EDIT.

Dealer may use Quantum, Castrol or anything to the spec.

 

You would have to decide if you want to change to Fixed Servicing and VW 502 00 (5w 40 FS.) 

You can if you want to, but a Dealership Service desk might advise against doing so.

*They will do Fixed Servicing at 9,400 miles (10,000) / 372 days or sooner, but want to use VW 504 00 so 5w 30 Long Life Oil.*

Edited 26 December, 20169 yr by Offski

Cheers gone for Castrol 5w 30, it's just as a top up always like to keep one in the car handy

Daz, has yours used any oil? Mine hasn't used a drop yet, but then I only have 2000 miles on the clock. 

My 90 has used a little bit of oil

2000 miles covered

It's the first new Skoda that has used any oil having had a citogo and roomster before

Our 110 has used about 1/4 Litre in 15000 miles.

Ok, that sounds perfectly fine Paul...as you prolly know. But it's nice to carry some oil if you go on trips etc. As yet I've not bought a new Skoda that uses any oil at all. I tend to run them in as per the book, ie; I don't baby them, but don't rag them either...building up the revs and load as the miles go on, avoiding full throttle for the first 600 miles as per the book. I don't drive them slow, but I do vary the speed, throttle setting and engine load lots and lots during the first 1000 miles, avoiding fixed throttle, fixed speed cruising which tends to glaze the bores, preventing a good piston ring to cylinder seal. You'll probably find your engine will stop using oil at 18-20k miles anyway as it finalises it's conforming. 

Not used any oil in the 5000 miles it's done so far, but every car I've owned always carry a 1 litre bottle in the boot

Disappointing that your Supplying Dealership was too tight to put a complimentary litre in the boot for you.

I have about half of a 5 litre Quantum Longlife in the garage, which is left overs from the last few services on our old Ibiza 1.2 tsi FR.

Im about 4500 to 5000 miles on the clock, not used any oil yet, my local TPS from my old job happily sent me a FOC Castrol Edge and Bag to go in my boot

Hi guys and sorry for the noob question: where can I check if I have fixed or variable service?

Use the cars information available by looking in the menu for 'Service Information'.

I have about half of a 5 litre Quantum Longlife in the garage, which is left overs from the last few services on our old Ibiza 1.2 tsi FR.

 

Paul, you may know, but be aware that virtually all oil, once opened has just a two year life or less depending on the date on the tin. You may have to look hard to see the date as it's in code usually. If unopened, it has either a 4 year or 5 year life depending on the type of oil and brand. The oil actually breaks down in the tin whether open or not, but this happens much more quickly once the can has been opened. Some of the additives turn to water, while others, such as the detergents lose potency and actually attack other additves at the molecular level rendering them near useless. The base oil also breaks down bit by bit. I've just thrown out (recycled) a new 5 litre tin of Shell fully synthetic 10-40 motorcycle oil because it's over 5.5 years old and Shell oil has just a 4 year life in sealed cans. So it's wise not to keep too much unused oil in the garage. For topping up purposes, if you are in a fix, then you could just splosh a small amount in the engine as it won't probably make too much difference, but I'd personally only ever use in date stuff. 

Use the cars information available by looking in the menu for 'Service Information'.

Hey so the MFD says something along the lines of "next oil change 567 days" so I assume I have fixed service, am I right?

Hey so the MFD says something along the lines of "next oil change 567 days" so I assume I have fixed service, am I right?

No, that's Variable; Fixed should never return a "time to service" greater than 365.

Yankarin, Sounds like yours in on variable. Fixed is every year or 10,000 miles (or thereabouts), which ever comes first. All Fabia's normally come with variable servicing unless the owner specifically asks for it to be on variable. All Fabia's that cover 9,600 miles pa or less should automatically be on fixed intervals for servicing as per the owners handbook. 

Edited 29 December, 20169 yr by Estate Man

Fixed would be no greater than 372 days

1 year and a week

Allows for pdi, delivery, holidays, booking service

Thanks guys for the detailed answers :)

Yankarin, Sounds like yours in on variable. Fixed is every year or 10,000 miles (or thereabouts), which ever comes first. All Fabia's normally come with variable servicing unless the owner specifically asks for it to be on variable. All Fabia's that cover 9,600 miles pa or less should automatically be on fixed intervals for servicing as per the owners handbook. 

 

Must have been tired when I posted the above. What I should have said is that they all come on variable servicing, but dealers change them to fixed here in the UK, unless you specifically ask them not to. You also have to meet the motoring criteria for variable servicing too before they'll do that. 

Must have been tired when I posted the above. What I should have said is that they all come on variable servicing, but dealers change them to fixed here in the UK, unless you specifically ask them not to. You also have to meet the motoring criteria for variable servicing too before they'll do that. 

Does switching to fixed servicing cost extra money? If yes, is it worth the money if I make less than 8k miles a year?

I'm on fixed servicing 10000 miles pcp with Skoda Service Plan in place

There used to be "technical" reasons why a car would be set on variable or fixed servicing, it makes sense to leave it on fixed servicing if the car only runs 8K miles a year and sense to move it to variable if the car runs 16K miles a year - just figures plucked out of the air really by me.

 

Now there is a bit of "upselling" service plans and these only make money - or look good to the buyer if that car is on fixed servicing!

 

I felt sorry for my VW dealer after driving a hard deal, and paid back some of that money saving by buying a service plan (what an idiot!)

 

Edit:- did I ever enquire about what type of servicing was available prior to buying my wife a new Polo back in August last year - no, I stupidly made the assumption that because her last VW Polo, a 2003 model was on variable servicing when new, and my 2011 Audi S4 was also on variable servicing from new, that that car would be, but conveniently forgot that when picking the car up and buying a service package!!!

Edited 30 December, 20169 yr by rum4mo

Does switching to fixed servicing cost extra money? If yes, is it worth the money if I make less than 8k miles a year?

 

Your owners manual states you must have the car on 'fixed' annual service intervals if the car is not covering more than 9600 miles per year. Failure to adhere to that fact will invalidate your warranty, if for example you are covering less than 9600 miles and have the car on variable servicing, and only servicing it every 18 months or two years, as the car will not be serviced in accordance with manufacturers instructions. So it could cost you lots of extra money not to have it set to fixed service intervals if you need to make a claim.