Hi everyone, I am going to change the oil and filter. Model is a 1.5 SE DRIVE TSI S-A, can you recommend a good oil please.

You could always check on the opieoils website to see which "weight" or options of "weight" of engine oil you could use to start with.

I'd think that it will be a 0W-?? that will be suggested so that you can retain the emissions and fuel economy that the manufacturer quoted - but then maybe you'd rather go for slightly better protection and so aim for a 5W-30 oil.

It might depend on what sort of annual mileage you typically do in this car, for years I've stuck with Mobil 1 ESP 5W-30 which is an oil that claims to a bit more tolerant to LSPI which many modern DI petrol engines can end up suffering from probably due to slight misuse - but there again my cars are not brand new, don't have variable oil pressure control and have not been marketed to be used with 0W-?? engine oils.

31 minutes ago, Mick9879 said:

Hi everyone, I am going to change the oil and filter. Model is a 1.5 SE DRIVE TSI S-A, can you recommend a good oil please. hollow knight

I'd recommend checking the owner's manual first to make sure you use the correct specification. If it calls for VW 504.00/507.00, oils like Castrol Edge, Mobil 1 ESP, or Shell Helix Ultra are all solid choices. It's also worth replacing the drain plug washer when you change the oil and filter.

The recommended oil by VW / Skoda for a 1.5 TSI ACT since 2018 is VW 508 00/ 509 00 so 0w 20 FS IV............ Not VW504 00 / 507 00 , 0w 30 FS III or 5w 30 FS III. PS. Personally it matters not if from ASDA, TESCO, COMMA or anyone else as long as to spec and from a trusted supplier. Nothing special from CASTROL and UK dealers get from TPS Fuchs oil / Quantum.

Edited 2 hours ago2 hr by Evolution13

Thanks for the replies. I have just rang my local Skoda dealership and they recommended 0W-20 LL IV. I follow this guy on YouTube, he has some interesting things to say. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfSZQ2EyGtk I will add that I change my engine oil every 5000miles and I do about 10000 miles per annum. Thanks, Mick.

At 10K per year, probably a little wasteful to change oil twice a year, unless only ever running less than 5-10 miles every trip - annual changes would be fine.