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This is a discussion on Oil change help needed within the Octavia I forums, part of the Skoda Model Discussion Area category; Hi I'm servicing my car tonight, changing the cam belt, and changing oil. I have a 1.8t 4x4 with the ...
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14-03-2006, 15:32
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| Oil change help needed Hi I'm servicing my car tonight, changing the cam belt, and changing oil. I have a 1.8t 4x4 with the ARX engine. It is on Variable servicing. i have been to Halfords, and thier book states I should use a 5w-40 I have also looked at this table http://www.skoda.co.uk/skoda3g/conte...mmendation.pdf and It seems to say I need 0W-30 Please help someone must know the correct oil. Thanks |
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15-03-2006, 09:22
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| Re: Oil change help needed Sorry for putting this up again, just I have not had any replies yet!! I also have it re-mapped too if that's important Pleas help!! Also where can you get Haldex oil other than at Skoda?? |
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15-03-2006, 10:44
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| Re: Oil change help needed Halfords are wrong. You need a spec VW 503 00 oil for variable service intervals. This is an 0W-30 fully synthetic oil. The FAQ on this subject is currently missing, but here is an oldish list of suitable LongLife oils: Aral SuperTronic LongLife II SAE 0W-30 BP Visco 7000 LongLife II SAE 0W-30 Castrol Longlife 2 Top Up SAE OW-30 Castrol SLX LongLife II SAE 0W-30 Elf Evolution CRV SAE OW-30 Esso Universal LD SAE 0W-30 Fuchs Titan Supersyn SL Longlife Plus SAE 0W-30 Q8 Formula Excel EDX SAE OW-30 Mobil SHC Formula LD SAE 0W-30 Motul Specific 50601 50600 50300 SAE OW-30 Shell Helix Ultra X SAE 0W-30 Texaco Havoline Synthetic 50601 SAE OW-30 I have been using the version of Castrol SLX LongLife II which includes that spec plus 506 00 and 506 01. But be aware that Castrol also make a version of that meeting spec VW 503 01 - this is not suitable for your car. You should be able to get Haldex oil at any VAG dealer. You will need to use VAG-COM sftware (or a dealer) to reset your car for variable servicing.
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17-03-2006, 10:27
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| Re: Oil change help needed Thanks for the help on that, thought they were wrong!!! Cheers. |
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