Thread: Oil overfilled TDV6 3lt

Originally Posted by mattg

If it's black already may I sugest that the old oil wasn't removed. ooops forgot that.

I heared about a new Range Rover that after being taken to a dealer for it 30,000km service it still had the original, fitted in the factory oil filter. The owners non dealer discovered it as the filter still had overspray from the under body corosion protection.

Oil simply had not been changed even though that what had been charged.

LRA want that dealer to fix it as it is that dealers mistake. nothing to do with the quality of your truck.

If I was you I would insist on watching them fix it. and once they of fixed your oil overfil and gone over the engine to ensure there is no damage then take id to a non dealer specialist to make sure that there isn't any damage.

These stories and personal experience tells me that Dealer service history isn't worth a pinch to me. I wouldn't take my car to a dealer unless I watched them fix it. then I may as well work out how to fix it myself. My to BOB.. off he soap Box now.

I had all the same thoughts

Originally Posted by roamer

Would you want the same dealer to try and fix something on it, this mob aren't even capable to change the oil, its been there 4 times for small fixs
4 times not fixed properly, Ya think I'd learn. But now LRA insist it has to go back to them

yes but then I have this very nasty tendancy that dealers dont like much in that I tend to put these annoying paint marks on things that they are ment to do so I can check they are doing what they are supposed to. I also do a post service acceptance check and if its not up to the standard I consider required to maintain the vehicle without breaching the warranty conditions If I had done the service myself it goes straight back and the wallet doesnt leave my pocket... I no longer try to get them to work to the standard that I expect If Im paying for work to be done or If Im being paid to do a job.

Once their grease monkeys find the tell tales of the vehicle being owned by someone who knows whats going on they generally start doing things properly.

unless its a certain ford dealership in wodonga, they never learn. I got about 14 months worth of freeish work out of them.

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If only the quality of service could come close to the excellence of the car.
The D4 is brilliant alround,but backup service is the worst I've ever known,
they call themselves TECHNICIANS but really only SPAREPART FITTERS, and not very good at that either.
Sorry but I'm p...ed off big time. Ken

My concern would be that the dealer would change the oil, do a complete service and tell you the car is perfect (and it may well be)

But how can they possibly know how much damage was done from the list of things that blknight said is possible.

Pete

So Roamer did the 'dealer' fix it then ? Where was that oil leak from ?

2.7 TDV6's don't leak oil so I'd be very suprised if a new 3.0 leaked

Originally Posted by roamer

If only the quality of service could come close to the excellence of the car.
The D4 is brilliant alround,but backup service is the worst I've ever known,
they call themselves TECHNICIANS but really only SPAREPART FITTERS, and not very good at that either.
Sorry but I'm p...ed off big time. Ken

Mate that is plain disrespectful, some of those technicians have read this very thread. If you want to have a whine, take it somewhere else.

Originally Posted by landyfever

So Roamer did the 'dealer' fix it then ? Where was that oil leak from ?

2.7 TDV6's don't leak oil so I'd be very suprised if a new 3.0 leaked

Well I could have let it go but seeing you asked and since I suspect you work there, thought you would have known, that one of the there is apparently a pig. besause when he drained the oil he let about .5litre of oil dribble down into the cross member never wiped it up, moved onto overfill it by .5litre (manager said)and sent it off, oil spillage then spray out down underside of car hence why it was so black.
Hendrik I would consider this quality of workmanship down right disrespectful, and thought this site was for information related about Land Rovers , Good & bad. people need to be aware and informed.


Cheers Ken

Originally Posted by roamer

Just got car back from dealer after first service (8000km trying to look after it)
and notice oil leaking underneath, checked oil level display to see how much has leaked out , and says OVERFILLED, checked manual said "do not drive, will cause serious damage to engine". Question is what damage and how soon; Have done about 100km since service(loose use of the word)
Seems as though they mustn't suck the oil out or they ripped me off for new sump plug & seal
Have rung dealer ,waiting for him to get back to me.

Hi Roamer, the penny just dropped after reading a few other posts.

Did you ask them to change the oil?

Brisbane do what they refer to as a 'Health Check' for $180...around every 6 months or 13K.....a money generating exercise I'd call it. It's not mandatory and it doesn't affect your warranty if you don't do it. So essentially it's an interum service. I got the first one done, just to be safe. In Brisbane they don't actually change the oil, nor do they quote or charge for it. It's supposed to last 20K +, so they wouldn't change it unless you specifically asked them to, I suppose.

So, if you didn't ask them to change the oil they just check the levels and in your case, probably overfilled it. Which would explain the black oil.

Just a thought.

Not that it actually helps the overall problem for you.....

Regards,

Kev.