In addition to Clutch Plates

[ashmannnn]

Car is booked in for Clutch plate replacements on Jan 12. Whilst it is with Lennock Motors, they are going to have to investigate where my oil is going... Changed the oil on Dec 14 about a week after I got the car, and since then have used another 5litre container of oil. I just bought another container as I know It will ask me for more oil before Jan 12. Thank god I bought it from a Dealer and it has 3 months or 5000km warranty. Surely 5litres of oil consumed in about 3 weeks is way too much.....

[Lucas_R]

Far out ^ thats going through some oil - and no thats not normal / acceptable. The engine is either burning it (and at a very high rate) or you have yourself a decent leak....or both.

Do you notice blue smoke out the exhaust on cold starts or when you put your foot down?

Also make sure you are buying an approved VW/Audi/Skoda oil with the "approved 504/507" label. All these oils are upwards of about $70 for 5L

[ashmannnn]

no oil on the garage floor... not a lot of smoke that i can see... using Nulon 5W-30 semi synthetic.. this 504/507 i dont understand.

[Hillbilly]

no oil on the garage floor... not a lot of smoke that i can see... using Nulon 5W-30 semi synthetic.. this 504/507 i dont understand.

Nulon is NOT VW approved. When I looked at a container it says "Suitable " for VW which is not "Approved " for.

The 504.507 approved oils are full synthetic

Look at Penrite Enviro+ Castrol Professional III, (Dealer oil) Shell Helix Ultra Plus for approved oils. There are others from Mobil etc but NOT from Nulon

The Penrite is available at Repco, Supercrap and Autobarn


They too stingy to submit it for approval as it costs them to have it done


If its a petrol engine you can probably use 502/505 APPROVED oil but still NOT Nulon. Read what the handbook says it needs for 15000 and 12 month services.

Castrol Castrol Edge 5W-30 A3/B4
SAE 5W-30 50200/50500

Castrol Castrol Edge A3/B4
SAE 5W-40 50200/50500
Castrol Castrol Edge A3/B4
SAE 5W-30 50200/50500

Castrol Castrol Edge C3
SAE 5W-40 50200/50500

Castrol Castrol Edge Professional A3
SAE 5W-40 50200/50500
Castrol Castrol Edge Professional A3
SAE 5W-30 50200/50500

Castrol Castrol Edge Professional C3
SAE 5W-30 50200/50500
Castrol Castrol Edge Professional C3
SAE 5W-40 50200/50500
Castrol Castrol Edge Professional Diesel
SAE 5W-30 50200/50500

Plus oils from Mobil, Penrite, Liqui Moli, Shell and others as long as the have APPROVED for VW on the container

[putney40]

Car is booked in for Clutch plate replacements on Jan 12. Whilst it is with Lennock Motors, they are going to have to investigate where my oil is going... Changed the oil on Dec 14 about a week after I got the car, and since then have used another 5litre container of oil. I just bought another container as I know It will ask me for more oil before Jan 12. Thank god I bought it from a Dealer and it has 3 months or 5000km warranty. Surely 5litres of oil consumed in about 3 weeks is way too much.....

Ever thought of contacting the previous owner regarding the various issues you are having with this car?

[Umai Naa!!]

If you're using the wrong oil, forget it. They won't help you.

Oil MUST be 504/507-compliant 5W30 full synthetic.

[ashmannnn]

I have found service docket with the car doco that says in 2011 the owner had asked the Skoda dealer to investigate excess oil usage. They said was within normal parameters. I dont think mine is within "normal" parameters anymore. I bought the car from a dealer in Melbourne so plan to have the problem looked at and hopefully rectified within the 5000 km 3 months warranty that comes with the car.

[ashmannnn]

Thank you hillbilly for that list of oils. Will make sure I am adding what they recommend in the future.

[ashmannnn]

Just purchased the Castrol Edge oil from SCA which I will pick up this afternoon. Thanks again Hillbilly.

[Hillbilly]

As long as it has "APPROVED FOR VW" on it it will be fine If not maybe not