Thread: Oil Service for New Defender 2008

well, landrover australia confirmed service intervals at 12k or 12 months depending which is ealier, the 110 went into the dealer the day before for its 10k service that they recommnded and confirmed as 10k or six months which ever is earlier only yesterday, some one is trying to either rip us off or there communication/training leaves a lot to be desired, all i know is i feel ripped going from 20k service schedule to 10k then back to 12k all in the space of 7 months, with the trip we have planned later this year we will end up giving the 110 three services rather than two this year to keep with in the warrenty, not cheap.

Originally Posted by dullbird

i couldn't landies get very much abused over in the uk.....not only do they constantly do higher speeds than here, they are subject to constant damp conditions and most people live in mud and filthy water when they are off road....

if anything i would say they get a harder time over there...

dust, high ambients and stop/start city driving/short trips are much harder on lubricants and engines than high speed highway stuff over reasonable distances in mild conditions.

It's a backward step losing the centrifuge off the Td5 IMO.

Originally Posted by rick130

dust, high ambients and

stop/start city driving/short trips are much harder on lubricants and engines than high speed highway stuff over reasonable distances in mild conditions.

It's a backward step losing the centrifuge off the Td5 IMO.

yes exactly have you ever sat on the M25.....and i would not say england has mild conditions...

granted we dont have the dust.....i would imagine the cold can be just has hard on an engine as the hot.

australia may have the heat (although not all the time) but it doesn't have the constant minus temperatures and dont forget about the extremes that europe has..

IMHO i dont believe ozies are as hard on there vehicles as they like to think

went to the dealer today tryingh tosort out the fuek tank issues.

they gave me a copy of service schedule, so it looks like the officail service is 12k or every 12months, this i got from landrover australia.
but if you treat the car harder it drops to 10k or every 6 months, this is the one we were qouted as they belived the car was to be off roaded, tahts true but just not yet.

hoepfully that clears things up a bit more

The Maintenance Check Sheet is attached. Page 2 describes the conditions under which reduced service intervals are recommended.

Rick has mentioned distance travelled, Take taxis for example. The longer the engine is run for after start up, the longer you can leave the oil change intervals. (Basic rule of thumb)

I changed my oil before I left for QLD, and changed it again 14K later after I got home, due to the fact that the engine was running for on average 6 to 8 hours a day quite often. (It used 300 to 500ml of oil in this distance)

With good quality oil, and filtration, I would have no hesitation doing this.

JC

I think people change change their oil too often.If you think your engine will last longer because of it you are dreaming.With any LR TD post Tdi running modern oil I would not do it before 10K.If people worried about correct serving as much as engine life half the mechanics around would be out of a job. Pat

Originally Posted by PAT303

I think people change change their oil too often.If you think your engine will last longer because of it you are dreaming.With any LR TD post Tdi running modern oil I would not do it before 10K.If people worried about correct serving as much as engine life half the mechanics around would be out of a job. Pat

i agree,,,,,know a few people who change the oil in their td5 at 5k intervals& use synthetic oil....a total waste of time & money.i had the oil in my td5 tested by the oil manufacturer at 15k & they said it was ok,go to 20k.they tested it at 20k & said it is still ok but change it as it wont get to 25k.this was normal type driving,doing around 35k a yaer.

another thing that a lot of people dont realise is there is also a time factor as well.oil should be changed at a certain mileage or a set time whichever comes 1st.

my brother has had a 3.5 litre v8 disco since '94 & changes the oil every 10k,as per spec,uses the cheapest oil around& still going strong at 300k,doesnt use a drop,no rattles etc.....is always fixing oil leaks on it though

we do the engine oil in our lpg work vans at 15k,most get sold at around 230k& never had an engine problem ever,mostly around town type work