Schedule Service

[DC1]

Question about schedule service.

I rang the local dealer to enquire about my corporate program servicing and to check that my car was logged in the system as being covered for corporate, and all. I asked what services are covered and was told 6, 12, 18, 24, 30 and 36 month all covered. However the manual says that the schedule service program for the MY12 D4 (2.7) is only 12(A), 24(B) and 36(A).

So what is the actual service intervals on the MY12 D4? I'm not talking the "recommended" service intervals, but the required service intervals.

My Toyota Prado was 6, 12, 18, etc, all covered by the capped price service. My Audi S3 and Audi TT were 12, 24, 36 with the interim (6, 18, 30) only recommended but not necessary for warranty.

Advice appreciated.

Thanks

Dan

[AnD3rew]

The dealers always recommend the 6 monthly which I have always done and all have been covered by the corporate deal.

[scarry]

Mine is also MY12 2.7.It appears LR dealers in Brisbane like you to have a health check at six months,or 12k,whichever comes first.They don't change any fluids,dunno what they do.Some interstate dealers say 12 months or 24k,whichever comes first is OK.
I spoke to LR themselves,not the dealer & they said 12months or 24K is fine,warranty is not void if you don't have the in between services.

Now if you are gonna do a lot of towing,etc,the in between services would probably be needed or at least advisable.

As we do around 12 to 15K a year in the D4,mine will go once a year.

[DC1]

The dealers always recommend the 6 monthly which I have always done and all have been covered by the corporate deal.


As long as they pay for it they can do it as often as they like! At the end of the day the dealer sends it off the LRA for payment, so LRA must be happy to pay for it.

Thanks for the feedback.

Cheers

Dan

[AnD3rew]

As long as they pay for it they can do it as often as they like! At the end of the day the dealer sends it off the LRA for payment, so LRA must be happy to pay for it.

Thanks for the feedback.

Cheers

Dan

That's a D3, not sure if D4 has a different schedule

[Tombie]

Dont be paranoid about it at all...

Just drop it in by the book...

[Disco4SE]

For me, I would never go more than 12,000Klm's without having the oil & filter changed. Very cheap insurance for longivity of the engine.
I don't believe that any oil is good enough to last 24,000Klm's and still have good viscosity.
The minimal cost for do so is so miniscule compared to your initial outlay to purchase the vehicle.
Another thing to think about is resale. If I were buying second hand, I would choose the one that had the intermediate oil & filter changes.

Cheers, Craig

[Tombie]

For me, I would never go more than 12,000Klm's without having the oil & filter changed. Very cheap insurance for longevity of the engine.
I don't believe that any oil is good enough to last 24,000Klm's and still have good viscosity.
The minimal cost for do so is so miniscule compared to your initial outlay to purchase the vehicle.
Another thing to think about is resale. If I were buying second hand, I would choose the one that had the intermediate oil & filter changes.

Cheers, Craig

Even though there is often oil analysis to the contrary?

Excessive oil changes, when not needed is a total waste of resources and finances... Nothing more...

[Tombie]

Another thing to think about is resale. If I were buying second hand, I would choose the one that had the intermediate oil & filter changes.

Cheers, Craig

Another thought on this - If I was looking at 2 tidy looking specimens of vehicles and one was workshop logbook serviced and the other had intermediate services and oil changes - I would ask myself why...

Was it doing excessive work? Towing? ;)

I'd be more concerned in the specification and quality of oil used, rather than the frequency of its replacement. :D

[Disco4SE]

Another thought on this - If I was looking at 2 tidy looking specimens of vehicles and one was workshop logbook serviced and the other had intermediate services and oil changes - I would ask myself why...

Was it doing excessive work? Towing? ;)

I'd be more concerned in the specification and quality of oil used, rather than the frequency of its replacement. :D
Providing that both vehicles were serviced by a LR dealer, you would assume that the oil used was as per spec.
This aside, my opinion would be that the owner that serviced his more regularly, cares more about the vehicle than his pocket ;)

Each to thier own.

Cheers, Craig

[DC1]

Another thing to think about is resale. If I were buying second hand, I would choose the one that had the intermediate oil & filter changes.



I used to think the same thing, but recent experiences tells me otherwise.

The last three cars I have sold:

2008 Audi TT - non-dealer services, 12 monthly
2009 Audi S3 - non-dealer services, 12 monthly
2008 Prado - full dealer service, 6 monthly (as per Toyota spec)

The TT and S3, they just checked that the services had been done. The Prado he didn't even look at the service book. Told him it was full dealer service, he was happy. Not once has the service history come into question.

All my cars are low klms and very tidy, so I guess they just assume all is in order. My LR4 won't see 100K during my ownership, so I guess the same again will apply.

I think it comes down to how your presents and drives.

Cheers

Dan

[scarry]

Even though there is often oil analysis to the contrary?

Excessive oil changes, when not needed is a total waste of resources and finances... Nothing more...


X2

As i have said before on this site i had the oil in the D2 tested numerous times,and at 20k it was within specs.I was using the LR specified castrol oil & knew a castrol rep who had the tests done.
Many D2 TD5's were serviced at these intervals,and as said many times on this site,engine problems on these vehicles is very rare.In fact JC recently said he has never seen a worn out TD5 engine.
The castrol rep had an old patrol,his comment was the oil i gave him at 20k was in better condition than the oil in the patrol engine after 5k.

There are many vehicles around that have longer drainage intervals than 24k.

[Tombie]

I would however, recommend Transmission fluid changes.... :cool:

[kenl]

A lot of the reason for my first buying a disco (2) and subsequebtly others (now on 2nd D4) is the servicing interval of 12months or 20K'ish. If they were to go back to the 6 month or 10K toyota deal I think it would narrow the gap between the two.

And as has been said, I've never been questioned on servicing when trading in a car at the dealer or else where... They don't even look, so it mustn't make much difference to them on selling it.

[LRTech23]

Service intervals are every 12,000km's

If your vehicle is a "Corporate Vehicle" they may do a Health check at 12, 36, 60.
Or essentially your lube services. Instead of changing your oil and filter.

The reason they do this is because really the company is only going to keep
the car for x amount of years, then palm it off. They don't really care whether or not
it lasts.

However, on the 3.0L's they only change the oil every 26,000k's. So Land Rover seem to think their engines can deal with that. And they wonder why they have so many turbos blowing.... Oh well.

I personally service my own car every 7.5k's, but the 12k LR service intervals are perfectly healthy.