Time & distance service plan??

[Gtiain]

Hi guys, I rang up the dealer that I recently purchased my gti from to ask whether I was on a long life service plan. It turns out I'm not and I'm on the time and distance plan. What does this mean and what oil will I need to put in?

Thanks girls & boys.

[182_blue]

Leave it on T&D and use longlife oil 

[Gtiain]

Hi sorry but I don't know what long life oil is? I was going to buy castrol or something similar and wondered what grade to get? Thanks for your help.   

[Nasir]

Castrol Edge 5w30 fully synthetic. It will say something along the lines of VW/Audi oil. You're better off on T&D.

[Gtiain]

Ok thanks very much. Just out of interest what's the difference between these plans?

[182_blue]

Ok thanks very much. Just out of interest what's the difference between these plans?

T&D is just a yearly plan like normal cars, longlife service uses the cars computer to tell it when a service is needed, its worth noting that if your not careful longlife can be quicker than t&d, my edition 30 was wanting a service before the first year was up (i did it on t&d anyway, just the dealers had wrongly set computer to longlife), plus the longlife services was going to cost more than a t&d one

Longlife services are not recommended by most members for the GTi engine

[SteveP]

Edit, beated by 182.

Longlife is variable upto to two years or 20k miles but will typically be a lower depending on the way the car is driven/used.

T&D Is fixed one year or 10k miles, which ever comes sooner.

The oil you want is the castrol edge that is marked as VW507 spec.  

[stealthwolf]

For Longlife, you must meet all of the following criteria:

• Mileage:  more than 30 miles per day.
• Type of Journey:  Motorway and main road driving.  Mainly longer distance journeys.  Constant speeds.
• Conditions:  Normal engine loading - eg, with little or no towing, with little or no hill climbs.  Normal vehicle loading.
• Driving style:  Moderate acceleration, moderate braking, engine revs mainly below 3000rpm.

   
Anyone who drives a GTI has no business staying below 3000rpm whenever they get in the car.

[Mandy]

Ok thanks very much. Just out of interest what's the difference between these plans?

This may help you:

http://www.volkswagen.co.uk/owners/servicing/regimes