Servicing for 2010 GTI

[MovieDude]

I have been told that the servicing schedule on a 2010 model GTI is 24 months or 30,000kms is this correct?

[markwid]

Dude, you must be driving a magical car - no car out there has 30,000km interval for servicing...LOL.

15,000km or 1 year - whichever comes first.

[MovieDude]

Thanks I didn't know and was a little unsure if the seller was correct or not.

[markwid]

Thanks I didn't know and was a little unsure if the seller was correct or not.

Ok. If it hasn't been serviced all this time (30,000km), walk away. Car is damaged...

[whiteVR6]

Dude, you must be driving a magical car - no car out there has 30,000km interval for servicing...LOL.

15,000km or 1 year - whichever comes first.

VW in Europe has the option of long life service thats approx 30k kms

[markwid]

VW in Europe has the option of long life service thats approx 30k kms

Interesting, I wonder what caveats and disclaimers are attached to it.

[MovieDude]

VW in Europe has the option of long life service thats approx 30k kms

I'll give VW here a ring tomorrow.

[AdamD]

The long interval servicing option isn't available in harsh climates like Australia, where we get more extreme heat. The owner's manual explains this, along with various other use cases for making more frequent services a good idea - like short trips and plenty of cold starts, cold or hot weather, etc etc.

If you don't stick to the servicing schedule prescribed by VGA, you may void part of all of your warranty. Caveat emptor.

[MovieDude]

VW John Hughes have confirmed the schedule to be 15,000kms or 12 months. VW Melville servicing seem to have no one available to be bothered to answer the phone having tried 6 times.

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Ok. If it hasn't been serviced all this time (30,000km), walk away. Car is damaged...

Even if it's only done 10,000kms in 2 years?

[brad]

My Octavia came all setup for LL servicing - it's actually "up to" 30,000km/2yrs & there are sensors in the engine that will pull the service forward. I'm assuming it looks at how many starts you do, how hot the engine gets & I think the engine sensor is either a simple color monitor (measuring suspended solids) or an orifice measuring pressure differential (viscosity breakdown).

I drive under absolutely ideal conditions (long trips cruising at 100kmh) and I've had the oil analysed (tested like new) & despite all that I still wouldn't exceed 15,000km as the oil comes out filthy (which is good) and my fuel economy deteriorates in the last few thousand km before the service.

The Long Life servicing regime is aimed at fleet buyers that only intend to keep their cars 3 years & really don't care what happens beyond that. For a private owner that might want a long term vehicle, I'd stick with a maximum of 15k/12 months using 504/507 oils and halve that if you drive under any of the listed severe conditions.

If the car your looking at has had 30,000km intervals then walk away