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Thu 19 Apr 2007 20:23
Golf Oil Change - Cidcid
I want to change the oil in my Golf MkV GT 2.0TDI early as I don't think it should stay in for 20k miles/ 2 years. Dealer charge is £60 for long life oil. National Tyres offer Visco 7000 (Duckhams I think) fully synthetic oil and filter change for £25 is this ok for my car? I've done 5k miles in the last year
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Thu 19 Apr 2007 21:02
Golf Oil Change - Alec
You MUST use oil to VW spec 507 to protect your PD engine and DPF.
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Thu 19 Apr 2007 22:11
Golf Oil Change - oldtoffee
5,000 miles in a diesel in one year? Must be a big fan of heavy oil ;-) Tricky as lots of people say leave the oil in the car for the first year or 10,000 miles to help the running in process as changing the oil too soon can prevent bedding in of components. Someone else on here will be able to expand on this no doubt! If a dealer is going to change the oil and filter for the price you say I'd be tempted to get them to do it, get a receipt and stick it in the service history - small beer compared to the cost of the car.
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Thu 19 Apr 2007 22:14
Golf Oil Change - oldtoffee
Sorry, (where's the edit button?) must pay more attention to the detail of posts! It may not be a new car so ignore the comments about bedding in.
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Fri 20 Apr 2007 12:05
Golf Oil Change - nortones2
Unless its changed (VW UK haven't updated for the newer extended service oils- typical!) the advice by VW is to use time/distance regime for shorter journeys, or, other side of coin, flat-out driving. All in this link: www.volkswagen.co.uk/assets/Longlife_servicing.pdf As previously stated, you need to use a suitable oil - VW have various tests they have to pass, and only those that pass will get recognition for warranty. So, if your Golf has a PDF (filter for particulates) then you require an oil listed as a VW 507 grade. If no PDF, then you could use a 505.01 oil. Check with your dealer first though in case there is something more up to date - the pdf is dated 2003!
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