Hi all.

I'm slowly get to using a more modern car lol.  

I'm so use to doing all my servicing and repairs on my other older cars. 

I'm use to changing oil filter at least every 5000 miles.  

I know these modern cars are  suppose to have longer service intervals,  but for my own piece of mind, I'll stick with my usual routine.  

 

Any thoughts appreciated.  

 

Reason I ask is that a friend of mine bought a low mileage 26k x3.  Think it was about 6 years old.

Serviced by BMW,  etc etc etc.  

Anyway her checked with BMW about the servicing. Anyway they insisted the car would say when oil change etc due.  

So within 6 months or so the turbo blew. It was a bitch of a job to fix,  I watched him do it over a few months.  

When back together. He did an oil change, the oil was like syrup, you could leave a trail in it with your finger.  

 

Sorry for such a long message.  

 

Appreciate and feedback on oils to be used.  

 

Cheers mark 

 

My thoughts are you can never change your oil to much........its the blood of your engine and regular changes will keep it tip top.

 

Don't believe in long life oil escpecially as there are so many variants in where and how the car is driven, bit like ATF oil when they say filled for life...............no filled till the box packs up because the oil has broken down after 80k

 

I use the quantum oil that the dealers use, and as long as its the right spec for your engine (ref VW spec) then happy days.

7 minutes ago, UrbanPanzer said:

My thoughts are you can never change your oil to much........its the blood of your engine and regular changes will keep it tip top.

 

Don't believe in long life oil escpecially as there are so many variants in where and how the car is driven, bit like ATF oil when they say filled for life...............no filled till the box packs up because the oil has broken down after 80k

 

I use the quantum oil that the dealers use, and as long as its the right spec for your engine (ref VW spec) then happy days.

I say what he said. I change my oil and filter every 5k miles. I also use genuine filters and Quantum oil from TPS.

I was speaking to a mechanic at a local VW/Skoda independent workshop, he pretty much said what UrbanPanzer said and he'd always recommend changing the oil every 10K miles/1 year (especially in diesels) regardless of what the service schedule is.

In fact, my mate who used to service my Focuses who's an ex-ford mechanic said the same too.

I usually do an oil change in the autumn and then again in the spring regardless of mileage but normally it will be @ 5 /7,000 miles ish.

I usually change the air filter (if due)  just before MOT.

Thanks chaps for the feedback.  

I'll stock to my old routine then.  

 

Happy new year.  

Cheers mark 

Every 10k miles or a year should be sufficient in the UK. Oil should be the best you can afford. I've been using Castrol Edge 5w-30 for a number of years now, and generally comes out like water when up to engine temperature, without engine flush additives. All my diesels reach over 150k miles when I sell, so that's my philosophy.

 

I change the air filter annually, pollen filter too. Fuel filter every 20k miles and glow plugs say every 40k miles. They could probably stay in longer, but if they break, then good luck.

Edited 29 December, 20187 yr by spartacus68

For a TDI it has to be to VW504 /507, so 5w 30 FS LL for Fixed or Variable Servicing.

 

For Euro 5 & 6 TSI's, 1.0, 1.2, 1,4, 1.8 & 2.0lt the recommended oil & oil used by Main Dealers for Fixed or Variable servicing is also VW 504 / 507 so 5w 30 FS LL.

 

Long life oil and sadly short lived 1.2 TSI, etc. for far too many owners.    Timing chain issues and others.   Watery Castrol Crap.  As VW Recommend.

5w 40 FS nice temp range for TSI engines in Europe or the UK part of Europe.

 

*Now for the WLTP results VW required to get they have gone VW508/509 so 0w 20 FS LL., so the Euro 6d temp TDI & TSI engines have this in from the factory.*

 

I would stick to Fixed Servicing which is 9,400 miles (10,000) or 372 days, which ever comes first.

But i would recommend go 

VW 502 00.

 

So 5w 40 FS,  from anyone, ASDA, COMMA etc,   Give the Castrol a miss, get Quantum if you want.  Forget Long Life Oils in TSI's.  No point. & never go long Service Intervals 

unless you are a 18,000 plus miles a year driver.

http://volkswagen.co.uk/owners/servicing/regimes

 

 

 

Edited 30 December, 20187 yr by Skoffski