Thread: 20k service on new 90 is too long

If you are giving the vehicle a good check over regularly,just change the engine oil yourself at the 10k,also do anything else that you want to do,and then take it to get full service done every 20k.

With the D4,the dealers do a health check at every 12k(or 6 months),whatever that is,don't change any fluids.I have spoken to LR(head office) & they say this is not needed.What is needed is the service at 12months/24k.

The above is only if you are not doing a lot of hard work,such as towing,etc.

The other thing that is very important is use the correct oils.

I have a MY 12 D90. I am on the corporate program so I get free servicing and they are servicing mine every 10000km. I don't know where this 20000 comes from as my service book says 10000km.

Originally Posted by scarry

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The other thing that is very important is use the correct oils.

Particularly during the warranty period, and as JC suggests I'd bring transmission fluid change intervals back a bit as the compartments are limited in capacity.

Syn oils are very good at not oxidising and breaking down, but nothing can compensate for contaminant loading when there aren't any filters involved, and the t/case cops a flogging temp wise too with its limited fluid capacity.

my 2011 has done over 60,000k now, I know the service interval is 20k, but i service it every 10k (and oil filter), fuel and air filter every 20k,

gearbox/transfercase every 40k,
(landrover uses as standard castrol full synthetic in gearbox/tcase),

Wheel bearings at 60k (I know they say 40k), and brake fluid every 40k.
The vehicle does extensive outback touring, but as other posts on this have said, long trips are much kinder on the mechanicals and oils (though the gearbox/tcase does get hot when doing big miles in really hot environments.)
Prop shafts very 5k.diffs every 20k.
The diffs are cheap to change oil as it is only 80/90 diff oil, the gearbox/tcase is expensive because of the oil being a synthetic. Because of water crossings and etc necessitates prudent changing of the diff oils at a minimum as a safe gaurd.

Originally Posted by dullbird

it states in the service schedule that if the car does arduous work (dusty,dirty, off road) it should be serviced ever 12,000k .

the dealer insisted we do ours ever 12,000k because it was a touring vehicle.

But at the end of the day you can service the vehicle as much as you want its you paying for it

Not quite i have free servicing for 3 years and I was told it would be every 10,000ks. Although as we all know nothing is free and the cost was added in to the deal at the start.Their excuse is that was for the old 2.4 diesel .
Mike

Originally Posted by n plus one

Are you sure the interval is 20k - just be careful as the LR service interval material is basically self-contradicting crap and the dealers have no idea what they're talking about and stickers on the windscreen are meaningless.

Long story short, I have received differnet advise re service intervals from every different dealer and/or LR Customer Serice operator I have spoken to. My call is to go a minor service every 10k and a major every 20k. First service should be done at 1k IMO.

They refused to do the 1k service no longer required i was told. Bring it back at 10 k . At 10 k i was told its 20 k. My deal is free corpoate service for 3 years.

Originally Posted by Druid 66

IMO If you can afford a brand new Defender you can afford to look after it

Thats why i paid for the servicing up front with the corporate plan as part of the purchase cost. They now refuse to honour the deal as was written up. I am not the only one either. Others in Perth facing same story.
Mike

Originally Posted by Bundalene

I might sound a bit cynical but Dealers tend to insist on 10,000kms service unless the vehicle is a fleet cover with free service, then the recommendation is 20,000kms.


I know of a chap with paid up services, who was going on holidays with 15,000kms on the clock. He wanted the tailshafts greasing but was told this wouldn't be done until his scheduled 20,000kms service.


Erich

I got the same talk. I wouldnt go the corporate deal ever again. Its for Range rovers and Evoke's that dont leave town not good enough for vehicles that are worked hard off road.

Mike