Author Topic: when will I see OEL service on the display?  (Read 2188 times)

Offline kodkod.84

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when will I see OEL service on the display?
« on: 26 September 2012, 18:16 »
Hi I got the Golf fully serviced shortly after I bought it in March 2012 (cambelt/waterpump/aircon/oil change) at 93,000 miles. I reset all the indicators back to 0.

Now approaching 104,000 miles will I expect the OEL light to come on, or is it yearly interval? Is there a way to check distance/time left to service schedules?

Offline Adam

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Re: when will I see OEL service on the display?
« Reply #1 on: 26 September 2012, 18:45 »
105,000 I'd suspect.

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Offline thai-wronghorse

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Re: when will I see OEL service on the display?
« Reply #2 on: 27 September 2012, 10:18 »
Can't you set the service interval parameters anyway?

Offline kodkod.84

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Re: when will I see OEL service on the display?
« Reply #3 on: 15 October 2012, 19:15 »
103,900 and OEL is displaying- cheapest place to get genuine oil filter and sump plug?

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Re: when will I see OEL service on the display?
« Reply #4 on: 15 October 2012, 19:21 »
Not europarts unless you want to end up with a cooker hood filter and a bath plug... :angry:

Offline Screech16v

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Re: when will I see OEL service on the display?
« Reply #5 on: 15 October 2012, 19:26 »
Not europarts unless you want to end up with a cooker hood filter and a bath plug... :angry:

I dont get this as ive used euro loads and allways get the right parts . :smiley:

Offline leigh_harty

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Re: when will I see OEL service on the display?
« Reply #6 on: 15 October 2012, 19:37 »
Not europarts unless you want to end up with a cooker hood filter and a bath plug... :angry:

I dont get this as ive used euro loads and allways get the right parts . :smiley:

My local euro are pants... one abit further are good. Had me a full set of vr6 bottom end bearings the next day (from about 7 different stores). Quite astonished  :grin:
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Offline WeekendMechanic

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Re: when will I see OEL service on the display?
« Reply #7 on: 15 October 2012, 19:44 »
Not europarts unless you want to end up with a cooker hood filter and a bath plug... :angry:

I dont get this as ive used euro loads and allways get the right parts . :smiley:

Don`t buy parts that are not genuine,today I went out to buy a water pump and I`m taking it back to the parts guy tomorrow morning,when I opened the box I was like is this a joke.
The bearing was half the size the propeller was smaller and the metal looks as if it would snap in two by just taping it,no wonder it was only 25 euro,I`m not going to try and save money again its original or nothing  :angry:

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Re: when will I see OEL service on the display?
« Reply #8 on: 15 October 2012, 19:50 »
I'm sure other people are happy with them but i've had three seperate orders go wrong with them now and spent quite a bit of money, today was the final straw when they refused to accept that a mk3 gti uses h1 bulbs not h4 and then tried to charge me and extra fiver to swap them...no.no.no....i'll use GSF from now on.

Offline Wayne

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Re: when will I see OEL service on the display?
« Reply #9 on: 15 October 2012, 21:10 »
Better to do the service at yearly intervals instead of mileage.