Octavia using Oil

[deeps]

You really should, when asking for advice of this kind, tell us what engine your octavia has.

That would be a good idea...

118tsi for both myself and parents

[Martin]

Seems like it's a common thing, which sucks as the oil is not cheap

It's life blood to the engine, the cheapest care and preventative measure you can do to look after your engine

I am changing oil every 10,000km rather than every 15,000 (and I'm not worried about the higher maintenance cost)

After 4 years of Mazda3 ownership I told them to replace the ATF even though Mazda don't normally do it until the oil looks dirty through a view window - cost me $85 - I was happy with that

[dArK5HaD0w]

apart from the usual oil change at the service intervals, i've not needed to top up with any oil.
i check (oil level) mine every month - sofar good.
sitting at 52,000 kms now.

[bobski]

Never had to top up in the VRS. Been lucky, none of my cars have used excess oil ever. Even the falcon LOL.

[K1W1]

In over 30 years of continuous ownership of German vehicles I've found that it's typical to need a litre of so of oil between services. These days the light always seems to come on about 1-2 weeks before the service is due. I have however not needed to put oil into the Skoda (TDI) between services although when I have checked it is low. If the service interval was 20,000km rather than 15,000 I reckon I would need a splash and dash.