Have made a great little discovery... Millers now do an oil XFE-PD that is VW approved for the top spec 505.01 and only

(I have no links to millers oils or associated companies)

Sure, and it wasn't you who posted this before here...

Q.

well its upto you wether you believe me or not, but I got the power plus tip from my land rover friends who swear by the stuff and when looking at there site found this stuff. Surely anything that helps with keeping the cost down of a dealer service is no bad thing?

But it is no good for long life servicing/engines...so it still wont save any money for me.

Just to let you know kentish I had a long chat with my service manager at my local dealer about this point. Off the record he made a few comments about this and oils. In his opinion the millars was more than good enough, in fact he is using my car as a test bed just to prove it can go to 10000. I use my car as a driving school car so the engine can get to serious temps when doing the manourves. In addition I do at least 1 monthly trip to liverpool (500 miles round trip with very little stops I just go and pick up or drop off and drive straight back). Hence my oil gets a hammering so it will be interesting so see when it goes off. At present its done about 2000 is still viscous and the same level as filled. Its black, but the last oil change was after the oil had done 15000 and was totally fubar and we are sure we have cross contamiation as he did not use the whole of the 5l can. I am checking it after each 1000 and will keep this thread informed.

It doesnt matter what your service manager says, the oil isnt spec,d to VW 506/506.01, so it isnt suitable for longlife servicing.

Of course, you are free to put in what you like, and I always used Millers before. But until the bottle says it complies with the relevent VW spec, there is no way I will put it in my car, as it just aint worth it.

heres a question... how can you tell when a oil is past its best?

i thought it goes black when it gets dirty and thats it?

heres a question... how can you tell when a oil is past its best?

i thought it goes black when it gets dirty and thats it?

Diesel oil goes black almost as soon as you put fresh stuff in and run it up, so you can't go by that one unfortunately! Diesel oil does get thicker though, the longer it stays in an engine!

Diesel oil goes black almost as soon as you put fresh stuff in and run it up, so you can't go by that one unfortunately! Diesel oil does get thicker though, the longer it stays in an engine!

All oil that I have ever seen goes black once it has been round the engine a couple of times. Diesels have a tendency to drop carbon deposits into the oil - hence why it gets thicker over time. And this is another reason why the variable/longlife oil has such a stringent spec. Whatever came from the factory and Castrol SLXII Longlife is all that has been and is going to be near my engine!

I spoke to a Skoda Area Technical Manager earlier this week and mentioned

aftermarket oils and warranties and he said

' unless you use the correct oil ie,Skoda stuff-your warranty would be INVALID.'

Steve

I spoke to a Skoda Area Technical Manager earlier this week and mentioned

aftermarket oils and warranties and he said

' unless you use the correct oil ie' date='Skoda stuff-your warranty would be INVALID.'

Steve[/quote']

If he means Skoda branded oil, then he's talking out of an orifice normally reserved for non-verbal diaorrhea.

As long as it meets the appropriate VW spec its ok, and the fact that many Skoda dealers supply Castrol SLX Longlife 2 also suggests he's full of the proverbial.

I believe the manual does not state a make for the oil, just the VW spec number.

I believe the manual does not state a make for the oil, just the VW spec number.

That's correct, Geoff.

Which is why I stated that Millers wasnt any good for longlife servicing.

I agree with the majority, I have stuck with recommended VW spec. oil, even got a cheap price: