First service at 7,500 km?

[Bayman]

As for your car Bayman, Volkswagen's 15,000 km/1 year recommendation is quite alright, as proved by the guys over at TDIClub forums (great knowledge base for all things TDI). Save your time and resources on using the car regularly.

Thanks Diesel_vert for your comments. Seems after checking out Caltex and BP websites that ultra low sulphur Diesel fuel is now the norm except BP is slow in spreading their Ultimate down to Victoria. It appears since 2008 fuel price scare, the diesel take up with vehicles and hence fuel outlets has slowed somewhat. The cleaning action of these newer fuels hopefully works as well to keep the engine cleaner.

After even further checks of these forums, it appears your comments hold true but VW need to possibly do better in explaining the truth of the first oil change with new car buyers, rather than just put the fear up "should I - shouldn't I" do a 7500kms oil change. As for subsequent oil changes quite happy to do 15,000kms. After running a 2.5L V6 Telstar for 16 years on Mobil 1 oil since new with its tiny oil passages, I never had any issues doing 10,000 or greater oil changes so I am sold on the ability of modern synthetic oils to withstand greater kms as long as better fuels are used as well. I just hope this factory fill oil is true and not some myth the dealers promote to make one hand over the $280 for a oil change. I'll keep dieseling on then Cheers!

[Transporter]

Lots of info here chaps but I have a 7mth old Tiguan 103TDI and have done 9000kms having been too busy at Christmas to get the oil changed. One guy at the dealer says leave it until 15000kms and the other guy says maybe get it done. I ran my Tiguan on Shell Diesel for 5 mths before swapping to Caltex Diesel Premium Vortex and now I am perplexed as what to do? Is the Diesel in Aust high sulphur? Maybe I get the oil changed at 10000kms anyway? I have been told the oil is thinner from the factory fill and is a mix of mineral oil/synthetic and helps bed in the rings so maybe there is merit in this theory.

Anyone willing to provide ideas which way I should proceed? Thanks

Since the everyone driving conditions are different, get the UOA done for a couple of oil changes and then make you decision

In case of my T5 I did 2x UOA, and I am changing engine oil every 7,500km.

[Hail]

I have read somewhere (perhaps the manual) first service at 15,000kms or 12 months whatever comes first.

With a service/check-up at 7,500kms or 6 months whatever comes first, basically check fluid levels and top up as required.