Thread: When to service the D4?

Australia has 12k/6mth service intervals.

The additional 'services' are just a basic health check (oil change/check over) though so you could do this yourself if you wanted to.

The table form the Land Rover site says 24000/12

Land Rover AU - Servicing & Maintenance - Service Interval Table

Says the same in the owners manual. The 12k is for lots of towing or other harsh conditions.

I just had my 12,000Klm service which does not include an oil & filter change. I requested it and had it done. 24,000Klm's is too long to go without an oil & filter change, especially on a new motor. It is expensive though, as the oil itself is $200.00. The filter was $30.00.
A very good investment though I think.
I wouldnt use your own oil because of possible warranty issues. Also, I beleive that the oil that they use is far superior than the oil you buy from Autobahn etc.
Go for the oil change.

The oil is...

CASTROL SLX PROFESSIONAL POWERFLOW C1 5W-30
Castrol SLX Professional Powerflow C1 5W-30 is an advanced synthetic SAE 5W-30 high performance motor oil. Castrol SLX Professional Powerflow C1 5W-30 is recommended where the following current and superseded specification or performance levels are cited: Specifications: • SAE 5W-30. • ACEA A1/B1, A5/B5, C1. • Meets Ford WSS-M2C-934-B.

I would take scouse's advice as your Bible,,,

or to put it another way,,

disregard his D4 advice at your peril

Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift

I would take scouse's advice as your Bible,,,

or to put it another way,,

disregard his D4 advice at your peril

Please don't take my advice as gospel.

I've double checked the schedule & the oil allowance that LR pay for under the corporate plan is actually only a top up amount ($9) so Disco4SE is correct - there is no oil change on the 12k services.

Another thing I've noticed is that the 5.0 & 2.7 D4s are 12k intervals where as the 3.0 is 13k.

I'm now even more confused after checking GTR .

One section says that Austraila has 1yr service intervals (24k or 26k depending on engine) & says to use the service schedule for UK & Europe (EUR-JLR 14 71 21_1E). I'm sure that cannot be correct as we have never used the UK schedule in all my time with LR.

Looking through all the service schedules listed, I think Australia should be following the ROW schedule (ROW-JLR 14 70 21_1E). This actually shows an oil/filter change at 12k/13k intervals.

Every other country in the Asia pacific region (except Japan) uses the ROW schedule.

if in doubt change it out.

Look at what there is to loose in NOT spending $200 for oil in a 100K car as opposed to one that has had it done come trade in time. In the second hand D3 market, a vehicle without a service history just keeps getting ovelooked by potential new owners.

If I could offer you only one tip for the future, changing the oil would be it. The long term benefits of oil changes have been proved by scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis or reliable then my own meandering experience.

Edit - would also add that I would be prepared to change the oil myself 6 monthly but send it back to the dealer annually for it's 'proper' service.