D4 24k between services

[roamer]

Hi , anyone know if there should be an early service (for the first one), maybe around 5k, like D3.
Cheers Ken

[Graeme]

I don't know but mine will get one around 3-5K to at least change the engine oil.

[roamer]

I don't know but mine will get one around 3-5K to at least change the engine oil.

Hi, Graeme,
Me too but I thought, filters as well.
Ken

[Steffo]

Interestingly, on the Disco 3(D4 channel) site in the UK, an entry states that there is not any drain plug for the D4 3 litre TD motor-->will require pump/suction device if doing one's own oil changes

[Graeme]

I incorrectly made such a post but have since corrected it. There is indeed a normal drain plug.

[Steffo]

Also, I meant to add that apparently there is not any dip stick on the D4 3 litre TD-levels given on dash computer --a small nuisance when topping up or DIY changes. Hope the computer is accurate and reliable!

[Steffo]

Graeme,

Is that correct for the D4 3litre TD? If so then then the UK entry is incorrect and similarly my last entry(from the same site) below re the dip stick will presumably be incorrect

[Graeme]

My reference above was regarding the UK site, but perhaps someone else has also incorrectly thought there was no drain plug. No dipstick, but I understand that the refill procedure is pretty fool-proof. Nothing like a dipstick though for such a simple check.

[sniegy]

LR have now moved onto 12Mnth servicing of "ALL" the 10MY vehicles.
For the Discovery 4 range, servicing is as follows.
3.0L is 12Months/26000K's
5.0L is 12Months/26000K's
2.7L is 12Months/24000K's

Roamer, There is no scheduled service for a 3K or 5K service(there was never one on the D3), but as Graeme said & i would agree wholeheartedly, I would change the oil early just for peace of mind..(and also old school thinking).
They say it is not required due to the tight tolerances of engine building these days.

ON the 2.7 a Dipstick still remians. A drain plug is also there on all 3 engines. Filling is as per older D3's with the cap on the drivers side.

ON the 3.0 & 5.0 there is NO dipstick & information is in the menu on the dash. There is a Service Menu to scroll through. Best time to check is on initial ignition start(no brake pedal pressed which turns on the igition only as all vehicles have keyless start, If u press the brake pedal that will start engine) otherwise there is a delay of 10-20mins depending on which motor you have. :mad:

For you guys who plan on servicing your own vehicle, each notch down on the computer dipstick is 300mL.;)

Cheers.:)

[roamer]

LR have now moved onto 12Mnth servicing of "ALL" the 10MY vehicles.
For the Discovery 4 range, servicing is as follows.
3.0L is 12Months/26000K's
5.0L is 12Months/26000K's
2.7L is 12Months/24000K's

Roamer, There is no scheduled service for a 3K or 5K service(there was never one on the D3), but as Graeme said & i would agree wholeheartedly, I would change the oil early just for peace of mind..(and also old school thinking).
They say it is not required due to the tight tolerances of engine building these days.

ON the 2.7 a Dipstick still remians. A drain plug is also there on all 3 engines. Filling is as per older D3's with the cap on the drivers side.

ON the 3.0 & 5.0 there is NO dipstick & information is in the menu on the dash. There is a Service Menu to scroll through. Best time to check is on initial ignition start(no brake pedal pressed which turns on the igition only as all vehicles have keyless start, If u press the brake pedal that will start engine) otherwise there is a delay of 10-20mins depending on which motor you have. :mad:

For you guys who plan on servicing your own vehicle, each notch down on the computer dipstick is 300mL.;)

Cheers.:)

Thanks again Pete,
My book says 24,000k \12 mths ????
Just spoke to dealer and they said will do complimentary, at 7500k.
(me pay oil & filters),good dealer & service up here.

Cheers Ken

[bigmac]

What sort of price will the services be
If I get one I do that sort of K's in six months

Bigmac

[sniegy]

:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:
In 6 months...wowser..

Servicing costs are very similar to the D3, there is a slight increase, but not much, only due to the newer more expensive oils in the 3.0 & 5.0 if u choose this engine.
But as said not a real big difference.

Cheers:D

[DI5CO]

Be careful with changing oil over unless they recommend it. I know VW dont, their service schedules are 15k/12m & use a special running in oil for the 1st 12m. If you change the oil, it can glaze (I think that was the term) the cylinders & increase oil consumption.

[Graeme]

LR's promo material for the 3.0 says that a semi-synthetic oil is used, so that should be fine for running in and afterwards. Its not as though at the 1st normal service the oil is switched to fully-synthetic, which I understand isn't particulalry suitable for bedding in the rings.

I like to have front and rear diff oils changed quite early (by 5-10K), as that's where there's some real bedding-in and there's no filter to remove the particles.

[isuzubob]

ON the 3.0 & 5.0 there is NO dipstick & information is in the menu on the dash. There is a Service Menu to scroll through. Best time to check is on initial ignition start(no brake pedal pressed which turns on the igition only as all vehicles have keyless start,

My experience with a 1998 M-B Actros truck which had both a dip-stick (which was deleted entirely the next model year) & the menu is that the computer proved to be very accurate. To get to the dipstick meant dropping the bull bar and popping the grille - not a job I fancy at 5:00 am in the middle of winter. A note was first made on the menu when it was down three litres (44 L sump capacity :eek:), up until then it just registered "OK" and it measured in half litre amounts until the most I let it go was six litres.
Before start up occasionally it would register "down 3.0 L" (or sometimes ever "overfull") but then settle down to "OK" once on the move so I tended to check the level at the end of the previous day, or if I forgot after engine temp was reached and I was stopped at lights/idling slowly along as I found this to be more accurate than before initial start up. This is one feature that I loved.

Rob W

[AndrewM]

LR have now moved onto 12Mnth servicing of "ALL" the 10MY vehicles.
For the Discovery 4 range, servicing is as follows.
3.0L is 12Months/26000K's
5.0L is 12Months/26000K's
2.7L is 12Months/24000K's
What has changed in the 2010 2.7L to be able to go from 6 to 12 mths / 24,000km?