Hello,

 

I have a Skoda Octavia Scout 2008, 2.0 BMM engine.

 

I think it's time for a ''haldex'' oil change.

 

I wonder two things:

 

1. Is there a filter which is necessary to change simutaneously?

2. What type of haldex oil should i purchase, what are the specifications? I've read through the instruction manual but it doesn't mention anything about it nor any specifications for the oil. I want to change it, however, just like with the transmission oil i think it can be good to replace despite not being mentioned in the instruction manual.

 

/Jonathan

We had a 2007 and it was haldex 2 and did have a filter but not sure about a 2008.

 

Maybe check here:

 

https://www.haldexrepairs.co.uk/product-tag/Skoda/

Just be aware that Haldex oil is different from diff’ oil. Don’t get the two mixed up double check which fills which🫣

Its not the filling which is the danger but the draining, its obvious which are the filler plugs and which is the diff and which the Haldex, the drain plug for the Haldex seem equally obvious, directly underneath the filler at the bottom of the casing but it is a trap, maybe even a designed in one by some twisted person, the actual drain plug does not look like one at all and is disguised as one of the row of fasteners holding the casings together, it even has the same or similar head.