Oil colour after service?

if it aint broke, dont fix it.
but carry a spare.

Like Eevo said.
But also, I think the single best thing you can do is inspect everything regularly. Feel the condition of the hoses, look at them, look the ends for signs of movement or leaks. You'll learn a lot more about your vehicle and the condition of parts. You can then replace them as necessary.

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Originally Posted by Beery

Like Eevo said.
But also, I think the single best thing you can do is inspect everything regularly. Feel the condition of the hoses, look at them, look the ends for signs of movement or leaks. You'll learn a lot more about your vehicle and the condition of parts. You can then replace them as necessary.

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Agreed, keep a regular eye on things, this is easy to learn. But in general prevention is always better than cure IMHO. Like when you get your spare hoses, but put the new ones on and keep the old as spares. Change your 300tdi head gasket at 200,000 odd km, replace bearings at 100,000 odd, flush / test radiator, replace water pump if going on long trip in hot country, etc.

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Originally Posted by MrLandy

<snip>Change your 300tdi head gasket at 200,000 odd km, replace bearings at 100,000 odd, flush / test radiator, replace water pump if going on long trip in hot country, etc.

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now thats just silly, perhaps check bearings if you have white metal coming out with the old engine oil (non magnetic sparkly oil) at 100,000 and replace if necessary, and only change head gasket if its blown or leaking, they are not routine maintenance items .

regular maintenance and sympathetic driving should have those items good for 450-500km .

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Originally Posted by goingbush

now thats just silly, perhaps check bearings if you have white metal coming out with the old engine oil (non magnetic sparkly oil) at 100,000 and replace if necessary, and only change head gasket if its blown or leaking, they are not routine maintenance items .

regular maintenance and sympathetic driving should have those items good for 450-500km .

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Err, I disagree.

A lot of Tdi's are known for needing big ends around the 250-300,00km mark, and head gaskets at around the same time.
Most Landy specialists do a precautionary check of the big ends in that km range and they often need replacing.