OK, just trying to get this straight in my mind so apologies if asked before but still not sure.

 

Car will be 3 years from first reg towards mid December so I deffo have to get an MOT.  Also according to the service schedule I also need brake fluid change and 4x4 oil change.  So far so good.

 

However, the car should be on flexible servicing, it had its first “proper” service back in Nov ‘21 and has only done about 4k miles since then.  I’m now getting the “inspection in 27 days” message on the start up screen.  
 

Now my understanding of this is my next inspection or oil change type service (with the mileage I do) should be in Nov ‘23.   When I picked up the car from the service last Nov the servicing menu had been set to “oil change due in ~365 days” so took it back and said “oi, that’s wrong”,  it then got changed to “inspection due in ~365 days”.  When I questioned the service chap re this I got a very vague statement along the line of “it’ll need something in a year’s time”, I was running late and didn’t have the energy to argue so headed home.  Needless to say no plans to darken their door again.
 

As I understand it, this imminently due inspection is incorrect on flexible servicing.  Have I got this right and there is no oil change or inspection due between the two “services”?  With the miles I do I have absolutely no issues with the oil being changed or the car inspected every 2 years.

 

Thoughts?
 

Many thanks.

You will get many different opinions.

Low mileage cars should have an annual inspection and oil change. High mileage cars are likely to do 15-20k in a year and long trips burn off contaminants in the oil. 
I used to do 15k a year and on long servicing it was done about every 14 months.

I am now retired and do about 6k so am having an inspection and oil change annually.

 

As an aside, I thought the Haldex service was at 30k not 3 years, but may be wrong?

I’m quite happy with oil change at 2 years.  Most of my mileage is long haul rather than pottering around town, for that we use SWMBO’s 15 year old Jazz that might get an oil change ever 3 or 4  years.  If it’s lucky!    🤣

 

Getting a straight answer from Skoda’s website is impossible, all the info is aimed at fixed annual servicing.  I can’t find anything at all on variable servicing.  
 

Re Haldex it just has it in the “3 years or 30k”, which I’m reading as “whichever comes first” but it is as clear as treacle.

Oil & Filter servicing is just that, have fixed if you want or variable / flexible.

You are using Long Life oil anyway with a Diesel.

 

The Haldex Service has been 3 years or 30,000 miles ever since VW first changed it to that an Skoda followed suit eventually.  It was 40,000 miles, 4 years, then they were still clueless.

You want more than the oil changed, so proper cleaned out. 

 

(Some do at 20,000 miles as Volvo had it, some Skoda Haldex looks terrible and is at 20,000 miles.)

 

The brake fluid is at 3 years first then each 2 years, but that can be tested for H20 or just have it done.

 

Get the Service set to Fixed or Variable/ flexible as you want, but be sure that the Inspection service and the Oil Service settings are the same.

 

For the Corrosion Warranty the 'Inspection' needs logged, that is Body Inspection.  Not part of the T&C's but Skoda UK try saying no record of it getting done.

 

DSG,s DQ200's no Service, DQ381,s can be at 80,000 miles, other wet clutch 6 or 7 car be at 40,000 miles. 

 

Last years idea from Skoda UK. 

 

** This is the FIXED Servicing, and each year and 3rd year extended scope as well. then extended each 2 years after.

Or just go to a proper garage with proper technicians / mechanics and get the car serviced correctly according to use.

Do not pay £35 for Pollen Filters, £45 for air filters and ridiculous prices for look see and report and do very little.  IMHO.

 

Edited 3 November, 20223 yr by roottoot

How it was when Minor / Major Servicing.  But then they were charging for parts even if not replaced. 

OK, sorted.  I set SWMBO on the case, she volunteered to phone up and play the helpless  “I’ve got this message coming up and I don’t understand” role.  Long and short, it’s normally ignored as it’s the same as an oil change/inspection without changing the oil.  They’ll remove it when it goes in for MOT, BF & Haldex change.   I had a look at what’s involved and most of it I can quite happily do, plus is unlikely to come up with something that will be a warranty claim. 
 

Curiously, re the Haldex oil being changed, that has a question mark on the booking.  It didn’t come up on their service menu so think it may a sealed unit.  They’ll have a look when it goes in.  
 

Booked in late Nov. 👍

Who are you dealing with Hawco or Skoda Specialist Cars / John Clark Group or idiots at Parks.?

 

The Haldex is not sealed. Needs oil changed and cleaned out.

Plenty horror threads on here.  & pictures.

 

eg.

http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/482586-haldex-filter-blocked

No mater gen 4 or gen 5 they need cleaned out.  Main Dealer Servicing does not guarantee that happening.

 

They need to drain the Haldex and not the rear diff, (that is for the years to come, especially on cars launching boats, wading rivers, driving in mud etc.)

so no muppet apprentice / fitter doing the job,  draining one thing and filling up another....

 

PS

Maybe have an away day.

Go to Maud Aberdeenshire & the Victoria Garage. 

Get the car serviced, spend a couple of hours there and a proper mechanic will do the not difficult job correctly.

Maybe get a courtesy car and go visit the millionaire fishers in Peterhead or Fraserburgh.

http://victoriagarage-maud.co.uk

 

 

Edited 3 November, 20223 yr by roottoot

 

http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/483229-how-to-change-th-oil-in-a-haldex-5th-generation

 

http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/505678-haldex-and-dsg-fluidoil

http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/498074-servicing

 

Unfortunately when the work is needed my car will be in the south of the country so no chance to nip across to Aberdeenshire.   She’s now booked in for Haldex change, MOT and brake fluid change.  👍

 

Not looking to take out any warranty with this car so will think about what I want to do going forward.  Considering I’m only doing a few thousand miles a year I may do what I so with Mrs DSL’s Jazz and just put her in the shop every 3 years or so and get everything done at once, MOT obviously annually.  Not planning to sell her until she starts falling apart so not too worried about spotty service schedule.