brad
23-12-2008, 10:17 PM
I noticed this a while back and I'm thinking either people don't read the manual properly, or they are being told porkies, or I just haven't a clue.:frown:
My info comes from the Skoda Octavia owners manual. As Skoda shares the 1.9TDI, 2.0TDI & 2.0TFSI with the Golf & the 1.8T with the Audi, I figure all the manuals should read the same... yes/No/maybe?
I'll try & dot point....
VAG cars come with 2 service types. QG0 & QG2 for fixed service (15,000km/12months). QG1 for variable service (~15,000-~30,000km).
VW Australia & the Australian service network doesn't offer us the option of variable service, so by default all our cars are on a fixed service regime.
According to my owners manual. All Petrol engines in the Octavia range on fixed services can use the following oil specs without any caveats - 501.01, 502.00, 504.00
Diesel engines without a diesel particulate filter on fixed service intervals can use 505.01 or 507.00
Diesel engines with DPF must use 507.00
So if you've got a petrol engined VAG, the oil requirements are pretty easy going - even Castrol GTX Magnatec complies with VW502.00 (as do some of the semi-synth Valvoline & Shell offerings).
It appears to me the only ones that have the problem of limited oil choice are the diesel owners with DPF - would that only be the 2.0TDI GT drivers?
Am I right or do I have to lay off the christmas cheer?
My info comes from the Skoda Octavia owners manual. As Skoda shares the 1.9TDI, 2.0TDI & 2.0TFSI with the Golf & the 1.8T with the Audi, I figure all the manuals should read the same... yes/No/maybe?
I'll try & dot point....
VAG cars come with 2 service types. QG0 & QG2 for fixed service (15,000km/12months). QG1 for variable service (~15,000-~30,000km).
VW Australia & the Australian service network doesn't offer us the option of variable service, so by default all our cars are on a fixed service regime.
According to my owners manual. All Petrol engines in the Octavia range on fixed services can use the following oil specs without any caveats - 501.01, 502.00, 504.00
Diesel engines without a diesel particulate filter on fixed service intervals can use 505.01 or 507.00
Diesel engines with DPF must use 507.00
So if you've got a petrol engined VAG, the oil requirements are pretty easy going - even Castrol GTX Magnatec complies with VW502.00 (as do some of the semi-synth Valvoline & Shell offerings).
It appears to me the only ones that have the problem of limited oil choice are the diesel owners with DPF - would that only be the 2.0TDI GT drivers?
Am I right or do I have to lay off the christmas cheer?