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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: oatz on 11 February 2009, 09:03

Title: Does anyone know?
Post by: oatz on 11 February 2009, 09:03
What servicing regime GTi's set to (especially ed 30's) before leaving the factory? Longlife or T/D?

Many thanks in advance
Title: Re: Does anyone know?
Post by: jphealy on 11 February 2009, 09:06
Sorry  - don't have an answer, but what's T/D?
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Post by: topher on 11 February 2009, 09:08
It doesn't get set at the factory. Your dealer should have which schedule it's on logged in their database.
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Post by: bacillus on 11 February 2009, 09:33
TT suggests that the gtis should be put on time and distance servicing.
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Post by: oatz on 11 February 2009, 09:34
It doesn't get set at the factory. Your dealer should have which schedule it's on logged in their database.

Oh OK so there's no hard and fast rule, it's down to each individual dealer/owner as to whether they decide to set the car to time and distance or longlife from new?
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Post by: topher on 11 February 2009, 09:38
Well from what I understand, all the engines are filled with LL oil at the factory anyway, then the dealer asks/decides for the first purchaser which regime it goes on before it is handed over.

edit: and as said above, any turbo petrol engine should really be on a T/D regime.
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Post by: neo66 on 11 February 2009, 10:38
Is it just VW that introdued this longlife regime or do other manufacturers use this idea aswell??
Personaly I prefer to service it every year /time and distance.
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Post by: Hurdy on 11 February 2009, 12:03
Topher is right :cool:

I have had mine set to Time and distance, but still using the higher quality long life oil. :wink:
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Post by: Golfgirl on 11 February 2009, 20:26
I requested mine to be on T & D but it came on longlife :rolleyes:  There's a code on the sticker in your service book/boot that tells you whether it came on longlife or T& D from the factory.  I've posted it up on here before, I'll do a search and report back in a few mins. :smiley:
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Post by: Golfgirl on 11 February 2009, 20:28
Found it...

If your options sticker (in the boot or service book) has the code "QG1" then it came with longlife from the factory.  If it says "QG0" or "QG2" then it is set on Time & Distance.
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Post by: icenutter on 11 February 2009, 21:06
Long life seems to be more common.

It's a 1 minute job to change it over with vag-com anyway (ignoring the difference in oil specs).
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Post by: Hurdy on 11 February 2009, 23:35
Found it...

If your options sticker (in the boot or service book) has the code "QG1" then it came with longlife from the factory.  If it says "QG0" or "QG2" then it is set on Time & Distance.


Isn't that just for the ECU, so that it knows how to judge your mileage to the next service. IFAIK all GTI's have long life oil in them from the factory. :smiley:
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Post by: Sootchucker on 12 February 2009, 13:20
That's right,

According to VW UK all new cars are supplied from the factory on Longlife Service regeime. However, we all that that some dealers will set the car to Time and Distance automatically to ensure they see your car at least once a year (or at least that's the theory).

It's generally accepted that if you are doing over 30 miles a day, and a mixture of motorway and A/B roads, then long life can be enabled.  To be honest, whilst I have LL on my Gt TDI, if I owned a high performance pertrol engined car, I would definately go for T&D or even drop the oil every 6k or so!
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Post by: stealthwolf on 12 February 2009, 13:28
Mine's on LL but is telling me to service it at the correct T&D setting (12 months).