HI All

 

Can someone help by confirming the best oil for the 1.4 Tsi DSG Petrol engine.

 

0w20

0w40

5w30

5w40

 

or if it requires a special VAG code etc

 

Many Thanks in Advance

Edited 27 November, 20205 yr by RajaStyle

Any confirmation appreciated.

 

Many Thanks

It needs to meet VW504 (if you're on fixed service intervals) or VW507/508 if you're on variable service intervals.

 

See https://www.skoda-auto.com/other/oils-standards

Noooo

 

VW 504 00 /  507 00 if on Fixed Servicing or Variable for a TSI.    That includes 1.4TSI's. 

 (The VW507 00 part of that is for TDI's on fixed or variable service intervals)

 

The VW 504 / 507  is 5w 30 FS III  (long Life.)    It can happen to come as 0w 30 FS III  and other specs.

 

It can be VW502 00 so 5w 40 Full Synthetic that is used for Fixed Servicing.

 

 

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VW 508 00 / 509 00  is 0w 20 FS IV.  That is for TSI's & TDI's that have left the factory since the WLTP certifications, so 2018 on really.

A TDI needs the VW 509 00.

(VW 504 00 could be used with TSI's or VW502 00 for fixed servicing if wanted.)

Edited 7 December, 20205 yr by e-Roottoot

13 minutes ago, e-Roottoot said:

Noooo

I was just quoting from the Skoda UK website - no surprise that they've made it so confusing and/or wrong

A big VW issue is never make it easy if you can make it confusing, and then mess about with engine types / generations and call them similar names, then translate German to Czech. or English, American English, Spanish or whatever.

 

First chart is regarding earlier engines including TSI's including Euro 6 Emissions.

 

The one below when they went 0w 20 FS IV to get the Co2 g/km for the WLTP / RDE.

(& it is about Variable servicing and they choose not to do one for Fixed Servicing if you did not want to use Long Life oil.)

So to confirm if mine is a fixed 12 month service for 2015 1.4Tsi then

 

5w30 fully synthetic VW 504 or VW502  5w 40? 

Edited 7 December, 20205 yr by RajaStyle

40 minutes ago, RajaStyle said:

So to confirm if mine is a fixed 12 month service for 2015 1.4Tsi then

 

5w30 fully synthetic VW 504 or VW502  5w 40? 

Yes, confirmed.

 

I have the same engine which I service myself and use this 

 

https://www.opieoils.co.uk/p-713-castrol-edge-titanium-5w-30-ll-fully-synthetic-car-engine-oil.aspx?VariantID=98269&vehicleid=24337&yearfilter=2014&providerpartid=98269&genericpartid=1862&providerpartlinkid=131117&partsgroupid=2354&genericpartname=Car engine oil

 

I had an oil change done at a Skoda dealer last year and they used 5w40.

Edited 7 December, 20205 yr by classic

Thanks all much appreciated

Know its an old post so no need to dive in but the advice given was wrong (VW504).

 

The correct spec comes from the Owners Manual availablle to download from skoda if yours isn't handy.

 

And here is what is says (with screen caps) I reply to the original posters question but the screen captures cover all the engive variants.

 

 

For cars with fixed serviice intervals the 1.4TSI needs VW502.00 spec (often but not always VW502 will also meet VW507 but the latter is for non DPF Deisels so as  VW507 spec may not also meet the VW502.00 spec you should be looking for, so make sure that VW502.00 (sometime VW502 00 which is the same thing) is on the container.

 

Std viscosity would be 5W40 for the UK but 5W30 is OK for an oil change as long as yours doesn't use much oil (5W30 is thinner when hot than 5W40).

 

If your car is on Variable Servicing (My 2017 1.4TSI ACT is not) you have a different oils spec but its all in the manual available to download from skoda if you want to look.

 

Full Spec's from the manual ......

The manual also details the codes on the build sticker that details if your car is fixed (QI1-QI4 for Fixed or QI6 if its variable servicing as an option.

NB if you choose to use the fixed service intervals on a car that can use variable, you do NOT need to use the Long Life (VW508.00) oil,  you can use the VW502.00 instead.

 

Unless your using the extra life of the higher spec oil for Vairiable servicing intervals (VW508.00) your wasting money buying the higher spec oil and throwing it away at fixed more frequent intervals. Won't do any harm of course and your choice if you want to spend your money on the higher spec long life oil anyway, especially if your on one of the very sporty engine options kicking out the high 200 HP's.

 

NB Dealers use (and charge for) the higher spec oil VW508 regardless of what your car can use, the factory does the same, it saves them having to stock so many oils, part of the reason your servicing bill is higher than it needs to be is many of you are paying over the odds on the oil to save some space for your dealer!

 

Effectively your dealer has two 50 gallon drums of oil one VW508 for Petrol Cars and one VW507 for Diesels, rather than 4, to cover all the options. (and probably a spare of each).

Needless to say they charge premium retail prices on the service invoice as if you were buying it in 1 ltire bottles but they buy it trade in fifty gallon drums! 

 

 

 

And to find out which you have look under the boot carpet for the build sticker and the following details

 

 

Finally here is the link for the Skoda Superb Mk III Sallon manual.

 

https://www.skoda.co.uk/apps/manuals/Detail?model=Superb_3V&edition=06-2023

 

 

The OP shows a 2014 1.4 TSI,  So a Euro 5 petrol, and the VW508 00 / 508 00 oil has nothing to do with that engine, and should not be used. 

 

'Higher Spec' is not what VW508 00 / 509 00 is.   It is what VW Group started using with GPF,s and for the WLTP.

It is not backward compatible with earlier engines. 

 

 

The 1.4 TSI with the Fixed Regime of 9,400 miles / 372 days car use VW 502 00,  which is 5w 40 FS usually as used.

Or for fixed it can be VW 504 00 / 507 00,  Or also for Variable / Flexible, and that was usually, 5w 30 FS III.   (Now some might use 0w 30 FS III.) 

 

Do not use VW508 00 / 509 so 0w 20 FS IV on the engines pre 2018 or so when VW Group started using for the WLTP Certification, and when they started fitting GPF,s to TSI,s / Petrol engines. 

 

 

Edited 16 December, 20241 yr by Ootohere

1 hour ago, LS8Pilot said:

My 2017 1.4TSI ACT

Important point - your Superb has the 1.4TSI ACT but no Octavia 3 has been built with the 1.4 TSI ACT - pre-facelift have the 1.4TSI non-ACT and the facelift have the 1.5TSI ACT

The 1.4 TSI engines that VW Group / Skoda went to 0w 20 FS IV with were in the PHEV,s, and oddly they are supposed to have Fixed Servicing.

12 months / 9,300 miles according to VW Group.

Yet people are running these on only Petrol and not charging them, so Long Life oil might well be appropriate. 

 

 

 

 

Edited 16 December, 20241 yr by Ootohere

On 27/11/2020 at 14:40, RajaStyle said:

HI All

 

Can someone help by confirming the best oil for the 1.4 Tsi DSG Petrol engine.

 

0w20

0w40

5w30

5w40

 

or if it requires a special VAG code etc

 

Many Thanks in Advance

https://www.skoda.co.uk/apps/manuals/Detail?model=Superb_3T&edition=05-2014&market=&manualLang=en

here is the user manual for your car, from your details looks like you have a 2014 Superb 1.4TSi so that would be the Supperb II

 

So the specified oil is VW501 or VW 502

 

It will be available (if you dont go to the dealer) in a number of different grades.

 

If you car does'nt use much oil you can use 0W20 (thinner at high temps) if you want otherwise stick to 0W40 (thicker at high temps) the former will be very slightly better of fuel consumption due to lower pumping energy requirements, the latter will use less oil, which on a 2014 may be more of an issue.

3.6 Litres only so a 4L can will do.