New 125 highline on the way, questions questons questions???

[martinp]

Well it's booked for next week to fix the ABS problem (suspect connection problem on rear left sensor) and to replace the thermostat.

[drjekl]

Hi there drjekl fuel economy is good about 5-6 l/100kms which is nearly half of your old Magna's consumption. I get mine serviced as per the book but not at VW I use a guy who specialises in vw's in thomastown Victoria. I need the services two or three times a year.
I don't have satnav or park assist so can't comment on them. I find it easy to reverse park using the mirrors, maybe the wife could learn the technique. I do sometimes muck it up though but find it easy to park.
I guess if you buy one make sure the dsg has been serviced and fluid changes have been done. In my car the thermostat is sticking open and needs a new one (about $1000) they should get up to temp from cold in about 4-8 kms and mine has a faulty abs which is going in to be fixed next week. Apart from that I have not had a fault with it. VW still need to fix the dirty diesel issue yet, so not sure what will happen there.
Hope that helps you. Marty.

Thanks for your reply martin

Wow that's amazing fuel consumption, I had a 2008 2.0 TDI VW Jetta for 12 months and loved the torque and fantastic economy hated the clunky at low speeds DSG (it also rolled back on hills, and was extremely lethargic to take off with dull throttle reponse on take off)

How often are the DSG's meant to be serviced? I'm looking at a car which has 70k kays if its never had a DSG service would that be a risky purchase? (I'm having a VW specialist conduct a PP inspection on it)

$1000 for a T/Stat replacement!?!? wow why so expensive? Hmm the ABS sensor issue is kinda common in BMW's also unfortunately but is a cheap part and replacement

Are the oem stereo setups and satnavs in the passat decent? Do they have speed camera/speed zone alerts in the Australian delivered vehicles?

[booba]

DSG Service is at 60k then probably at 120k.

[dinot81]

DSG is every 60,000kms, wouldn't skip it.

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[drjekl]

DSG Service is at 60k then probably at 120k.

DSG is every 60,000kms, wouldn't skip it.

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Cheers guys! years ago only VW supplied DSG fluid, is this still the case? I recall it was extremely expensive, and was suprised as VW don't manfacture fluids its normally castrol etc

The reason I ask this is because I had seen a local euro mechanic advertising DSG fluid services recently on FB for something like $200? (a few years back the fluid was something like $50+1L or something crazy?)

I know all noobs seem to ask the same ol questions (all the long termers will be rolling their eyes) but what engine oils are you guys using in your 2.0 TDI's?

Is the castrol edge 5W30 VW spec the oil most guys use? Or nulon, penrite, liqui moly or are there not many DIY'er here and just get the dealer to service their cars?

[Amalgam]

I know all noobs seem to ask the same ol questions (all the long termers will be rolling their eyes) but what engine oils are you guys using in your 2.0 TDI's?

Is the castrol edge 5W30 VW spec the oil most guys use? Or nulon, penrite, liqui moly or are there not many DIY'er here and just get the dealer to service their cars?

There is a sub forum on oils if you want to lose half a day.

The oil need to be VW 504/507 approved. It should be on the container. There is a list of approved oils on the sub forum.

[drjekl]

There is a sub forum on oils if you want to lose half a day.

The oil need to be VW 504/507 approved. It should be on the container. There is a list of approved oils on the sub forum.

Haha yes it's a bit like that, I was just curious if any passat owners had any recommendations based on their personal experience on this platform.

Approved oils are one thing but at times certain oils perform better than other approved oils in certain platforms (obviously it would be nice to have quantified results such as a lab report v's a comment like use xyz oil my car idled really smooth after using that type comments...)

[dinot81]

VW services use Castrol EDGE Professional Longlife III which I see is the same thing as Castrol Edge FST just under a different name. Most peolple on the forum mention it as first recommendation but plenty of other substitutes around. If you want top quality, then Liqui Moly TopTec 4200 is the way to go but will cost you $110 or more for 5 litres. As long as they have the 504 / 507 coding, you should be fine. I mentioned in another section that would prefer to change Castrol FST twice per year than once with Liqui Moly. I change my oil between services once, end up with new engine oil every 6 months and about 6,000 kms. Just prefer it that way.

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[OilBurna]

Valvoline Synpower 5w/30 is VW 504/507 and sometimes on special at Repco


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[Hillbilly]

There are two Castrol Edge FST oils and only one is approved for VW504/507 Its the 5W-30 the other is a 502/505 for NON DPF engines

So be careful.

Otherwise the cheapest way is buy Penrite Enviro+ 5w-30 Approved VW when its on special at one of the Accessory shops for about $69

Its all very well to say my car idles better on XXXX but if its not an approved oil and you have engine problems you may be on your own for repairs as VW may well do an oil analysis and refuse a claim due to oil contamination or something.

Just so you know my Passat had its 60,000km service recently and the DSG oil was $299. 90 for 6 L