Good morning all!

The dash warning (engine oil) came up while my wife was driving yesterday, and I told her to get home driving no faster than 60mph.

This morning, when I checked the dipstick, it indicated oil only on the tip of it.

As we have to drive a distance today, I would appreciate help from the community with any of the following:

1. What are the oil specifications recommended for our car (on a 67 number plate)?

2. What is the recommended brand?

3. From the above, what can be purchased today from a supermarket \ petrol station?

I thank you in advance for your support!

Any Brand to the correct spec. So no matter if Castrol, Quantum, Mobile,

Tesco. Asda or Comma, Shell. etc etc.

VW 504 00 / 507 00. (the 507 00 bit because a TDI)

5W 30 FS III (That is long life oil no matter if Fixed or Variable Servicing.)

You could use 0w 30 FS III but best just stick with the same as is likely left in now.

****Not VW 508 00 / 509 00, 0w 20 FS IV for your engine.****

Once enough oil in when done cold,

you want to check at Normal operating temperature. Not just after ticking over for 5 minutes.

Once up to an indicated 90*oC or so.

Edited 29 June, 202529 Jun by Ootohere

Thank you very much Ootohere! This is most helpful!

I shall wait for the shots to open and pick up some oil from them.

Any suggestions as to how much \ little to pour in, so as not to overfill?!

M

Open the bonnet and on the panel just above the headlights somewhere there will be a sticker that shows exactly which oil your engine uses, such as 5W-30, I have the 2.0 TDI 150 bhp which uses 0W-20.

As mentioned above it needs to be the correct specification, not just the right grade so check carefully.

If the oil is only just on the bottom of the dipstick it will probably take a whole 1 litre to fill it up, but go half a bottle first then check, add more if necessary.

The sticker you are looking for will be something like this.

Thank you very much cnc!

I checked under the bonnet and you are right as well. 540 00 \ 507 00.

As it is Sunday, the best option I found is Halfords 'TotalEnergies Quartz INEO Long Life 5W/30 5L'.

Will wait for the shop to open and will update, for reference.

Thank you!

Skoda only started using the 0w 20 FS IV before the WLTP Certification so i knew the 67 plate would not be using that, and it is not to back dated.

Then not all TDI,s after the WLTP came in are using VW 508 00 / 509 00,

Some are still old spec and Dealers and Owners might be using 0w 30 FS III.

That under bonnet sticker with VW 508 00 showing will be on a TSI i guess, not a TDI,

that is VW 509 00.

Edited 29 June, 202529 Jun by Ootohere

17 hours ago, JustMarcel said:

Good morning all!

The dash warning (engine oil) came up while my wife was driving yesterday, and I told her to get home driving no faster than 60mph.

This morning, when I checked the dipstick, it indicated oil only on the tip of it.

As we have to drive a distance today, I would appreciate help from the community with any of the following:

1. What are the oil specifications recommended for our car (on a 67 number plate)?

2. What is the recommended brand?

3. From the above, what can be purchased today from a supermarket \ petrol station?

I thank you in advance for your support!

Hi JustMarcel. You've had a lot of advice about the oil you need, but there is a more fundamental warning in the owners manual.

If ANY red warning light comes up on the dashboard, it is important to turn off the ignition as soon as possible. Immediately is best. In the case of the oil warning light coming on, "stop the vehicle, switch off the engine, and check the engine oil level, top up if necessary." Running the engine with little or no oil can cause irrepairable damage.

Stay lucky!

It was probably the yellow oil level warning light that came on not the red oil pressure warning light.

@JustMarcel may be able to confirm, if his wife noticed the colour.

Edited 30 June, 202530 Jun by Breezy_Pete
Sp

'Dash warning' came up.

That can be Yellow oil can light or Red oil can light (Symbol) or actual words on the screen.

Low oil warning check, or Low oil pressure. Vehicle / age, dependent.

Thank you all! It was the words in yellow. I topped it up yesterday with TotalEnergies Quartz INEO Long Life 5W/30 5L from Halfords.

I appreciate your help!

M