MK 7.5 Oil Service

[ig741]

Hi all,

I'm a new/first time GTI owner.  I've recently bought an 18 plate Mk 7.5.  It had done about 5000 miles when I bought it, i've done a few hundred more over the last few months, nothing major, just city driving back and forward to work.

I've got a message on the the dash that it's due an oil service in a couple of weeks.  What is that?  An oil change?  Is it important being that the car's pretty new and not done many miles?  ...or should i just be having a look at that nothing menacing comes out on   the dipstick? (assuming it has one)

Cheers

[barrym381]

If I had just bought a car at the money you did a couple of quid more then you know it has fresh oil is a no brainier to me 

[Watts]

Is this a serious question? An 18 plate is likely a year old so yes, it probably does need a service, particularly as it is telling you. Golfs can be on annual/distance or long life servicing, with low mileage and short journeys I'd stick with annual as in fact I do.

[Jim_mk7.5]

My 1st service light came on a few weeks ago. The car was registered on 1st June 2018 and has done 7500 miles. Mainly town and lots of short runs and stuck in traffic which I think is the reason for the early light.

[SRGTD]

My 1st service light came on a few weeks ago. The car was registered on 1st June 2018 and has done 7500 miles. Mainly town and lots of short runs and stuck in traffic which I think is the reason for the early light.

Yes, that’s likely to be the reason. Pretty certain the normal countdown to the service starts 30 days before the service is due. However, if the oil quality sensors identify a deterioration in oil quality before the service is normally due as a result of the specific use of the vehicle (e.g. short journeys), then I’d expect the ‘service due’ warning to be triggered early.

[wolly440]

My 1st service light came on a few weeks ago. The car was registered on 1st June 2018 and has done 7500 miles. Mainly town and lots of short runs and stuck in traffic which I think is the reason for the early light.

My oil service light came on my 68 reg GTI after 7 months/4000 miles. The supplying dealer didn't reset the count down timer when they registerd it and done the PDI. They said pop down anytime and they'll do it. But they are an hours drive away so they said ignore it, the cars not due it's service until 12 months are 10k miles.

[barrym381]

My 1st service light came on a few weeks ago. The car was registered on 1st June 2018 and has done 7500 miles. Mainly town and lots of short runs and stuck in traffic which I think is the reason for the early light.

My oil service light came on my 68 reg GTI after 7 months/4000 miles. The supplying dealer didn't reset the count down timer when they registerd it and done the PDI. They said pop down anytime and they'll do it. But they are an hours drive away so they said ignore it, the cars not due it's service until 12 months are 10k miles.

So technically you're car could be low on oil and the dealer says ignore the car and listen to them  they couldn't even do the pdi right

[kmpowell]

OP - Oil from a year old engine will have metal engine deposits in it as the engine has bedded/run in, and if the car hasn't that done many miles it will have started to degrade anyway.

For the sake of £179, why not just get it done?

[wolly440]

The car isn't low on oil, I check it regularly. As for 'metal engine deposits in it as the engine has bedded/run in, and if the car hasn't that done many miles it will have started to degrade anyway'. The mileage to next service would be the one that was showing up. That still shows 3k miles. The car isn't mine, it's going back in 2 and half years, so I'm paying for a service that it doesn't need

[NewbieGTIP]

My 1st service light came on a few weeks ago. The car was registered on 1st June 2018 and has done 7500 miles. Mainly town and lots of short runs and stuck in traffic which I think is the reason for the early light.

My oil service light came on my 68 reg GTI after 7 months/4000 miles. The supplying dealer didn't reset the count down timer when they registerd it and done the PDI. They said pop down anytime and they'll do it. But they are an hours drive away so they said ignore it, the cars not due it's service until 12 months are 10k miles.

They did the exact same thing on my dads S3, it must of had its PDI prior to being a show room model so after 8 months or so and very little mileage it came up wanting a service. Audi were useless telling him at first it did need one, then no it doesn’t then changed there minds again, he took it down and they just reset it and did a software upgrade whilst it was in.

In IG741’s case though given it’s an 18 plate I’d say please don’t skip a service a £25k+ car warrants a sub £200 service.