2.0 tdi 140 oil capacity?

[Andrew Turner]

Gonna do an oil change before a trip to France and not surprisingly it doesn't say in the manual as they no doubt expect everyone to get a main dealer to do it who will gladly rip you a new for the privalege. Little pet hate, not putting vital info in manuals for DIY'ers! So how much do i need?

[Guest 2]

According to my User Manual its 3.8 for the 2.0 TDI 100/103kw.

Page 365/366 and also on the electronic MMI manual in the car.

[Andrew Turner]

Thanks Chris, assumed it would be in the "oil" bit on 280

[Guest 2]

All the technical data is at the rear of the manual

Audi/VW Quantum LONGLIFE 3 Oil - 5w/30 - 5 Litres | eBay is what you need

[MarkTM]

When in doubt (with other cars) I've just marked the inside of a bucket with liter/half liter intervals and put in half a liter less than I took out, run for 10 mins check dipstick and top up.

Is how DIYers have done for years

Always a good idea to buy oil in bulk for cost saving and there's quite a few threads of how/where if you search the forum on your oil viscosity

[Andrew Turner]

I'm assuming you only need long life oil if you are changing the oil every 2 years? I'm gonna do it every year as it's done 118k now, and i already have 2ltrs of Esso in the boot so was gonna get more of the same.

[Guest 2]

Nope the oil is the same for the fixed and the longlife.

That oil above is just Castrol Edge with a VAG label.

[Brycie]

Rosscow started a thread where he found 20 litres of oil for something like £80 odd quid, which is a lot better than buying in the 4 litre bottles at £35 obviously. I'll see if I can find the thread.

https://www.vwaudiforum.co.uk/forum/s...ght=accrington

[Andrew Turner]

That is a bargain! Unfortunately can't afford that right now so will just get another 2ltr bottle for now.
Do people that change their oil annually change the filter as well, or still every 2 years?

[Guest 2]

Oil and oil filter every 10k/1 year for me.