Oil change interval. Time versus kms

[Nudist]

The sticker on my windscreen says 180,000 K‘s or at six months which ever comes first. My question is this. How strict is the six-month interval. it’s synthetic oil which is meant to last better than spirit oil. Is a few weeks beyond the date okay or should I be putting it in ASAP?

[Guest001]

If its a VW its 15000 or 12 months. Whichever comes first. What is the sticker for engine oil or tranny.

4 weeks over the 12 months isnt out of the way . What have you been doing for the last 150000 or so

[Nudist]

If its a VW its 15000 or 12 months. Whichever comes first. What is the sticker for engine oil or tranny.

4 weeks over the 12 months isnt out of the way . What have you been doing for the last 150000 or so

I was a bit hasty with my original post. Service interval has always been 15,000 k’s. Service sticker from local garage reminder of next service. I recently bought a new car and as a result I’m not doing as many k’s in the golf Which means that the time interval is going to come into play before the kms travelled.

[Guest001]

I was a bit hasty with my original post. Service interval has always been 15,000 k’s. Service sticker from local garage reminder of next service. I recently bought a new car and as a result I’m not doing as many k’s in the golf Which means that the time interval is going to come into play before the kms travelled.

Because local garage is obviously not familiar with VW service schedule or cant read whats written in the service book for service regime.

Maybe they are not the best place to use What oil are they putting in the car. IS it a VW approved oil and correct viscosity or another thing they have just thought would do.

[Nudist]

Because local garage is obviously not familiar with VW service schedule or cant read whats written in the service book for service regime.

Maybe they are not the best place to use What oil are they putting in the car. IS it a VW approved oil and correct viscosity or another thing they have just thought would do.

synthetic oil and right grade. Have been using them for years. 15000k is the correct service interval btw not 12 months

[Guest001]

synthetic oil and right grade. Have been using them for years. 15000k is the correct service interval btw not 12 months

NO it isnt its 15000km OR 12 MONTHS WHICHEVER COMES FIRST We are not on long interval servicing in Australia.

My wifes car is 8 years old and last service was the 105k one Car has done 26,000km


The vast majority of Volkswagen vehicles - including the Golf, Tiguan and Amarok - have a service schedule that requires maintenance every 12 months or 15,000km whichever is first.

As an indicator your service indicator in the dash will count down from 365 days till next service

[Guest001]

A month wont hurt if you havent done the 15K

[Nudist]

A month wont hurt if you havent done the 15K

sounds good

[gregozedobe]

synthetic oil and right grade. Have been using them for years. 15000k is the correct service interval btw not 12 months

But was it VW approved 504/507 oil ? This is important for VWs.

[Guest001]

But was it VW approved 504/507 oil ? This is important for VWs.

If its a petrol it can use 502/505

[gregozedobe]

If its a petrol it can use 502/505

But would you/should you ?

I prefer VW 504/507, but do you have reasons for thinking VW 502/505 is superior for Oz use (with our short oil change intervals) ?

Some discussion here, which also mentions old spec 502/505 vs new spec 502/505:
VW 502/505 vs. 504/507 - Bob Is The Oil Guy

[Guest001]

But would you/should you ?

I prefer VW 504/507, but do you have reasons for thinking VW 502/505 is superior for Oz use (with our short oil change intervals) ?

Some discussion here, which also mentions old spec 502/505 vs new spec 502/505:
VW 502/505 vs. 504/507 - Bob Is The Oil Guy

You can prefer what you like but for petrol VW's the minimum spec oil IS 502/505

Bob the oil guy is in the USA so why are we even looking at his advertorials

Also where did I say it was superior, I said it is able to be used as in SUITABLE for PETROL engines

As per this ad Castrol EDGE Engine Oil - 5W-30, A3/B4, 5 Litre | Supercheap Auto

In fact in my Polo manual it states that is the oil to use

However as I also had a diesel i used Enviro + in both