Servicing before your service interval is due

DJMK4

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Just a quick question, I know the answer will be (just get it serviced) but still wanted to see what other people would do.

I am on longlife servicing, so every 10k, my dash service indicator hasnt tripped over to "Service in XXX" miles yet, Im pretty sure it will do any moment though, my last service stamp shows that I have roughly a smidge over 1100 miles to go (if I remember correctly).

Thing is sometimes just before my service is due, my oil light comes on, now I dont mind topping it up, infact I have brought 4L of Castrol Edge today and plan on starting to buy the rest of the bits this week. But do I just top up slightly to remove the oil warning light, or just take it in to get the oil/oil filter change done, get book stamped and do the rest myself, or do I preserve my service intervals and wait until the service interval comes on so preserving the 10k service?

I guess I can tell the garage to do the oil filter/oil change, then when my service indicator light comes on just reset it?
 
Just top up the oil yourself and wait for the service interval? You shouldn't be waiting for the oil light to come on before checking your oil.
 
Long life servicing for a Golf is not every 10k that is the fixed service interval, long life has a variable service interval up to 20k.

If you turn the ignition on and hold down the trip reset button for a few seconds and release the mileage and time to service will be displayed on the DIS.

Nothing stopping you from servicing the car early and resetting the service indicator early. You need to use a diagnostic computer to reset the service indicator to long life, if you use the method via the dashboard to reset the service indicator the car will default to the 10k service interval.
 
Hence why I purchased the oil today.

What I am asking is...Why waste potentially half a liter or a liter of a 4L bottle, for it to be removed in say 2 weeks, for me to have to buy another bottle to make up for it.

Wasting money really, hence why I was thinking of just getting it serviced now.


^^ Ahh that's ok then, might as wel get it out the way now, I will go and have a quick peek at the dash to see how many miles left before service, I don't think its that many though.
 
Weird, it says Service Now :/


It was Last service was 128k, its on 136.5k, the garage reset the indicator last time. Usually I see it state "service in XXX miles" or service now when I turn on the ignition, but it doesn't, I only know that as I turned the ignition on and pressed trip reset.

Oh well, will get that done then
 
DJMK4 said:
Weird, it says Service Now :/


It was Last service was 128k, its on 136.5k, the garage reset the indicator last time. Usually I see it state "service in XXX miles" or service now when I turn on the ignition, but it doesn't, I only know that as I turned the ignition on and pressed trip reset.

Oh well, will get that done then
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You still got 1.5k left before service but it's passed the date it was last serviced so it will say Service Now.
 
They trip over at 12 months on standard servicing as well, but mine display the time and mileage in the run up to the service being due.
 
You should be checking the oil level, and topping up as necessary, on a regular basis, anyway.

All engines will use some oil somehow, for the sake of checking it every week, it could save your engine.

Also, the "low oil" light usually isn't a level indicator - it's a "your oil pressure is low, this IS causing damage to the engine" light.
 
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