roblatus

When i bought my Octy last November it was from a non skoda dealer.

The car only had 5k on the clock and i asked them about servicing.

They basically did an oil and filter change prior to me taking delivery.

And i am sure they have done it as the oil looked nice and clean when i took delivery and the filter had been changed and it is a skoda filter too.

When i asked them about the oil change they said they called the local skoda dealer and asked for a oil service kit for my model of Octy.

Now my car has now done 13k ish. And i am wondering if i should wait for the service light to come on, as it hasn't yet. Or shouldi go and get it serviced when the 10k has passed after me buying the car.

If the non long life oil had been used when i bought it with 5k on what are the chances of it making it to 13k or beyond?

Not sure what to do so any help is really appreciated.


Rob

DGW

What spec oil if any have you topped up with since having the car? If you are not sure that the seller used LongLife oil for the oil change, have the car serviced at 15K to be safe. If you want it to be on variable servicing then make sure LongLife oil is put in at that service.

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Denis

2002 Octavia 1.8T 4X4 turbo Estate - rebreathed on by Jabba ... 31.93mpg
2007 Fabia vRS - CC, ESP and full leather trim by Seat Surgeons ...48.57 mpg...

roblatus

I have topped the car up recently and used the longlife stuff. £13 a litre


I really don't know if the dealer i got it from used long life or not, but what is the likelyhood of it reaching 13 or 15k without the service light coming on if non long life had been used?

I was considering just waiting til the light came on then getting a variable service done.

How much will i pay for a variable service?

and how much for a fixed??

what is the best way to go? i do about 30 miles a day mainly A and B roads, speeds anywhere from 30 to 110 the roads are usually pretty empty at 6am

KLB

I don't know for sure (maybe one of the techs can help out?) but I suspect that the service indicator (for fixed servicing, at least) works on a strict 10,000 miles since it was last reset (or when it last expired). If they did an oil-change service at 5,000 miles and reset the service indicator at the same time, I wouldn't expect yours to come on until you've done 15,000 miles.

The system works well if you do a constant annual mileage, but it can get confused if your annual mileage varies a lot. For instance, my car did a low annual mileage for the first couple of years, but it's been increasing since then:-
First service at 9,000 miles (annual inspection came before 10,000 miles)
Second service at 16,000 miles (as above)
Third service ("30,000 mile service") at only 26,000 miles - less than a year but 10,000 miles after the previous one.
...
and so on
...
"50,000 mile service" at 46,000 miles. That was at the end of May; the odometer is now at 50,200 miles

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Mike

fordfan

You need to be absolutely sure what oil was used. SID (service interval display) can be changed from variable to fixed, by re-coding the dash panel, the second from last digit needs to be changed from 2 to 1. As you got the car from a non Skoda dealer they probably would have reset the indicator using the dash buttons, but it would still be on the variable schedule - hence why you need to know what oil was used.

To be safe get it done at 15000 miles as the indicator may not come up until 2 years or 25000 miles. Cost wise I would guesss at about £200 to £220 as it would require a 20000 mile type service, also ask them to remove the wheels when this is done as they can stick to the hubs quite well.