Service Now - Opinions Needed

[VWjon]

Cheers Cass,

Yes I read that thread which convinced me to go with LL oil and keep the car on T&D servicing. The car did have an ABS fault fixed under warranty which did state a system bleed, but better to be safe than sorry so I recon I should get the following done:

Oil Change (new LL oil)
New Oil Filter
New Pollen Filter
Brake Fluid change
New Spark Plugs

[Gene Hunt.]

Mine is cooming up to 66,000 & service is due soon.I'm going to a local indi garage & i will be getting genuine parts my self.What do i need /would you recomend please ?.Water pump & cam belt etc have been done just before i picked it up(part of the deal).

[VWjon]

Phoned a couple up and they recommend I have the 2nd year / 20K interval service. Which in the manual on top of oil change etc is they checking;

Battery
Tyres, tread and pressures
Brakes

Now those were all checked when it went in for warranty work 2 weeks ago, even got a printed "health check" sheet to say so.

So Just worth having the oil / filter service with added bits.

Cheapest so far for 2 year / 20K (using LL Oil) with brake fluid and pollen filter change is £187, the rest quote £210 - £230

[VWjon]

What a pain in the rear all this service lark is, booked it in for the following:

2 Year / 20K service
Oil Filter Change
Oil Change (using 504 LL Oil)
Pollen Filter Change
Brake Fluid Change
Kept on T&D Service regime

Total £187 (1.5 Hours Work) Originally quoted around £230

They wanted £80 ish for spark plugs, which I can get done next year or at a later date. Probably doesnt need air filter at such low miles, but might replace OEM panel with an aftermarket one. Fuel filter doesnt need doing. Tried to get me to have an aircon service as well but not sure on that (extra £25).

Hope this helps anyone with service queries.

[Ed30DSG]

Was that using LL oil??

OP - see how much LL oil costs, and then ask VW how much they would do the service for if you supply your own oil. If it is more cost effective to buy the oil yourself, do it that way!

Sorry, just noticed this question.... I checked the VW invoice and it says platinum oil, which I assume is std for T&D servicing.

[TomB]

I have no idea why they want to charge you more for longlife oil as ALL Mk5's take longlife oil REGARDLESS of whether they're on T&D or LL servicing.

In fact, I was told the other week by one a very good specialist that VW have officially discontinued all the other oils and now say all vehicles should now be using 504.00/507.00 spec oil.