D3 "C" Service

[300+]

Hi, I've just had the 5 year service performed on the V8D3.

It has come back with a slightly blowing exhaust which is strangely most audible over 80KPH. It is directly related to the loud pedal so I can't see how it can be anything else. I can't see/feel/hear where it is leaking, but the pipes are quite hidden at the engine end so I couldn't put my hand near the joints with it running.

The dealer will of course deny they did it and tell me I need to buy a whole new system.

They also left two bolts missing from the gearbox heat shield. :mad:

I would have noticed the noise if it was there before. And I would have expected them to comment on it if it came in with the problem.

Should they have touched the exhaust system - perhaps to get access to something else - in a C service? If they touched it I can easily claim they left it loose, damaged a gasket, etc.

Thanks, Steve

[Neil P]

What is a C service ?

[ozscott]

Crap Service?

[Mike_S]

Unless they've changed one of the lambda sensors or a mounting rubber then there's no need for them to touch the exhaust at all, on any service of the V8 as far as I'm aware.

5 year service at home would be the 75,000 mile one, which involves a new set of spark plugs, so the expensive service if the plugs are actually changed. I elected not to do them as the car had only done 50 odd thousand at the time, but I knew the 75 wouldn't be far away given the mileage I did. The plugs are being done before it leaves the UK as it's now covered 72 thousand.

[Neil P]

You've just arrived ; you're supposed to be out enjoying the NewLand ,
NOT wasting time on here Mike ! Get down to St Kilda Acland St.
for a decent cream cake .................:p

[Mike_S]

:D

At the new house right now, just had Optus in to install my phone / broadband, plus start on the list of jobs I've been given by the wife. Change the locks, spray beasty killer round all the doors & windows, that sort of thing

Oh and try to work out how the hell the heating & a/c systems work, seeing as how we have no manuals for anything in the house !

Still a walk down to the beach soon with the dog for a lunchtime sarnie is in order I think. Make the most of this sunshine :cool:

[Neil P]

I've been in ( mostly ) Queensland ; BNE to the tropics for 24 years
as of last Thursday . Never missed the UK weather , but it took
a long time for the retail sector to get upto equiv . It was really
Hick , for many years . You'll enjoy the much better healthcare
at the State level . Make sure those pull-out filters on the air-con
are clean ; often overlooked for a good blast of water .;)

[Mike_S]

That might explain why the heating system is flashing "FILT" at us on the main display....

[300+]

What is a C service ?

Hi Neil, It's the major service. In the service manual there are A, B & C.

They are all crap services when I take them to the main dealer... MR are difficult to get to and I don't always get the time to make the trek.

Cheers, Steve

[Neil P]

Ummmmm . There's only A, B , 3 year brake and 5/10 year quotes in my book. What was the C difference ?

[300+]

It's the 5 year one. Mine's a 2006 - maybe they changed the schedule on later years?

Cheers, Steve

[stig0000]

C is a biggy,

there is not a single resion to touch the zorst on a service,

and how do you no its that , that is making the noise;)

[Neil P]

If the diff oils have been replaced , maybe they've been knocking
around the gaskets to the rear pots . See if you can get any-turn
on the exhaust gasket bolts back there .............

[300+]

C is a biggy,

there is not a single resion to touch the zorst on a service,

and how do you no its that , that is making the noise;)

I'm not certain. There is a exhaust type droning at 80 KPH+. Off the throttle it is silent. Even slightly on the throttle it makes the noise. Doesn't make much more noise at full throttle. It is not speed dependant.

What else could it be?

Cheers, Steve

[djhampson]

Hi Neil, It's the major service. In the service manual there are A, B & C.

They are all crap services when I take them to the main dealer... MR are difficult to get to and I don't always get the time to make the trek.

Cheers, Steve


Try SBL at Acacia Ridge. My D3 and the parents FL2 have been serviced there and we've been happy. My 5yr service cost me $250 but its a lot simpler for the V6 than the V8.