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Skoda recommends us to carry oil

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#1 ·
Hi All,

Ours went in today for an oil change at 6000 miles, they seem to be pushing us to carry oil in the car, not had this before with any other car so interested to know if anyone else with the 1.4 petrol has the same?

Steve
 
#2 ·
By 'they' do you mean Skoda officially as a manufacturer OR your dealership?

I'm very ignorant in relation to car maintenance/servicing etc. I buy them and aside from putting in fuel and screen wash I return them to dealership as scheduled for servicing but even so an oil change after 6000 miles (roughly 6 months of average driving) seems excessive, in 30 years of driving I have never had to put any vehicle in for an oil change between service intervals.

I obviously drive a diesel and not a petrol so don't know if its less/more likely to happen with diesel models.
 
#3 ·
Hi,

Yes the dealership recommends carrying a litre of top up oil at £16. I think it's just them trying to get every penny out of you.
 
#4 ·
Yeah sounds like the dealership are 'at it' to be honest, although I still don't think any car should need an oil change after 6000 miles.

We drove VW for years and they always used to 'recommend' adding engine/fuel additive and a couple of other minor things when it was in for a service as if you had taken out a service plan it was only way they could get any money out of you.
 
#5 ·
Yes, I thought the change was going to be at 10k but a warning flashed up last week saying it was due in 600 miles, so we booked it in.
 
#6 ·
Would be interested to know what oil they recommended ?
I phoned a few Skoda main dealers as there is nothing helpful in manual and was told 5w-30 by some 0w-20 by others and one 5w-40.
 
#7 ·
Point one.
The dealer is yanking your chain. Name & shame him here. DIp you oil occasionally and IF (which I doubt) it needs any, then buy it from the forecourt next time you refuel.
I have had a Fabia 1.2 DSG and 3 Yeti 1.2 DSGs + the Kodiaq. I have NEVER put any oil in ANY of them between services.
Alan.
I think your service indicator may be at fault. Servicing is either 10K or once year, 20K or every 2 years. BUT the oil quality sensor CAN say it needs changing if the quality drops below required levels. I have never heard of one needing new oil at 6k specially since Skodas are filled with fully synthetic oil.
Ask the dealer to check BEFORE you pay £70-80 for an oil change .(At my first service the oil was £57 + labour of course, labour charges vary but could be over £50 for 30 minutes.)
 
#9 ·
Colin Lambert said:
Point one.
The dealer is yanking your chain. Name & shame him here. DIp you oil occasionally and IF (which I doubt) it needs any, then buy it from the forecourt next time you refuel.
I have had a Fabia 1.2 DSG and 3 Yeti 1.2 DSGs + the Kodiaq. I have NEVER put any oil in ANY of them between services.
Alan.
I think your service indicator may be at fault. Servicing is either 10K or once year, 20K or every 2 years. BUT the oil quality sensor CAN say it needs changing if the quality drops below required levels. I have never heard of one needing new oil at 6k specially since Skodas are filled with fully synthetic oil.
Ask the dealer to check BEFORE you pay £70-80 for an oil change .(At my first service the oil was £57 + labour of course, labour charges vary but could be over £50 for 30 minutes.)
Hi Colin,

Fortunately we have a service plan so it didn't cost us anything but I was suspicious and a bit worried of the oil change being so early, it would normally indicate that something is wrong with the oil or sensor. The dealership is Marshall Skoda in Reading.
 
#10 ·
Mine ( 1.4 ) was recently in for a 'service' even though the car is not a year old till September the 14th and has done under 6000 miles.
The display was telling me that the service was due......
I rang my dealer to question why it was due a service on such a low mileage when, to be fair, I am quite happy to see the rev needle bounce off the red sector on occasions which SHOULD counteract any stop start town driving that can ruin the oil.
I asked why my previous 1.4 Octavia did not require an oil change so soon and was given a load of tosh as an answer.
I then requested that they tell me exactly what was involved in the 'service' to which led them to getting the service manager to email me with what was required and how much it was going to cost.
In effect, an oil and filter change for over £120.
Booked in for 8.30am, I wasn't back in the car till 10.20 am, I even turned down the wash and valet they were offering, I mean, come on, why not pad it all out to justify the price!!!!
Well, I was given a farewell with the words 'see you next year' ringing in my ears.
No, actually, they won't.
I will be taking it elsewhere, a non franchised garage, who will do the work, using original parts for less money.
Infact, I may not even have it when the next service is due, I think Skoda and I are coming to the end of a beautiful relationship.
I have had three new cars from them since 2014 and this one will be the last.
They have become greedy and I am less than impressed with them.
Point of fact? My son has bought a new Tiguan 'special edition' that he got £5K off the list price on and it is bloody stonking, considerably more upmarket than the Kodiaq yet in the same ball park price wise.
Skoda have worked very hard to achieve their niche in the market, excellent cars, well priced with outstanding levels of service.
I see that all crumbling away.
Pity.
 
#11 ·
From the Owners Manual page 215

To find out which type of engine oil you can use for your vehicle, contact a specialist garage.

If this oil is not available, other oils can also be refilled. To prevent engine damage, a maximum of 0.5 l of engine oil with the following specifications may be used until the next oil change:

Petrol engines: VW 504 00, VW 502 00, VW 508 00, ACEA A3/ACEA B4 or API SN, (API SM);
Diesel engines: VW 507 00, ACEA C3 or API CJ-4.
Engine oil VW 505 01 can optionally be used in diesel engines without a DPF.


I notice there's a lot of 'contact a specialist garage' in the manual, plainly we're all muppets and can't be trusted to do any basic maintenance on our cars!
 
#12 ·
As I said previously. The are taking the P. I think it must be a SUK or even Skoda-Auto directive to the dealers. I have had 5 Skodas and NEVER needed to put any oil in between services. The FREE litre I was given in 201 with my Fabia, sits all lonely and unopened on a shelf in the garage
This has come up on the Yeti forum as well so obviously dealers are doing it across the board!
 
#13 ·
I have had to put oil in mid service, just a top up. I see no reason to carry it in the car though.

I did notice that the connect app was telling me last month that I needed more oil but the car wasn't, when I checked the car was correct and the app wasn't.
 
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