Thread: Service price

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In the not-so-long past it was considered prudent for diesels to change oil every 5k and filters every 10k... Are modern engines and filters really that much better?!?

Stuart,
Short answer is yes!
Engines are built to much better standards & tolerances these days.
The oil on the other hand is also the major factor,
Hence why your yearly service is approx. $700.00 plus, the oil is a costly factor, because it is fully synthetic & designed to last the year.
Did I change my oil at the 6 month health check?
Yes, you can't change old habits quickly
& it's a small price to pay in the long term.
Cheers

Ok so according to the service schedule the oil gets changed once a year depending on kms travelled. What I want to know is exactly what do they do?

I was quoted, not naming names of course, from a prestige dealer west of Sydney near the M4 where I bought my D4, $600 for my first service & $1350 for the yearly service.

Now I'm all for changing oil but are they kidding? Every 5000km I would change the fuel, oil filter, centrifugal filter, air filter & full synthetic diesel oil in my 2003 TD5 Defender 110. It was about $140 for parts delivered to my regional door & $90-100 for the Penrite oil. So somewhere around $250.

So including the $70 for the grease monkey per hour what are they doing with the remaining $250 odd dollars?

Should I be asking the stealer for a full breakdown prior to service?

Go to another dealer for a quote

About 10 years ago I was workshop controller at a Toyota dealer in Perth. Their labor charge back then was $80/Hr. They charged $15/ liter for oil (crap 20w50) and had a myriad of useless add ons on every service.
At my workshop I charge $66/hr including GST and make a good living.
The moral of the story is DONT GO TO DEALERS except as a last resort.

Cheers
Graeme

Originally Posted by sniegy

Don,
This has come from Land Rover!
The servicing schedule for the 3.0L is as follows
13,000k's / 6 months Health check (no oil & filter change)
26,000k's / 12 months (Yearly service) oil, oil filter, sump plug, pollen filter & fuel filter get replaced.
39,000k's / 18 month Health check (same as above)
52,000k's / 24 month (2nd yearly service)
Etc etc...

The Discovery 4 2.7L follows a 12,000k schedule.
The only motor in the Land Rover range that follows a 13,000 service schedule is the 3.0L motor.

Cheers

Robocop this was another response I posted earlier & is basically what gets done.
Costs will vary from dealer to dealer as they are told what to charge from LR depending on area.
But as an estimate....
13K $190.00
26k $750.00
39K $190.00
52K $875.00

I don't have my service schedules with me as they are at work as with a price parts list as they are with parts guys.
The 52K service has additional work to be carried out hence why it is slightly dearer.
I can't speak for other dealers as what/why they charge what they do.
We can only go by what LR require us to do as a dealer.

Graeme, I don't understand why you would make a statement like that,
Some dealers are very good, some aren't as good as others, some back yard shonkies aren't even worth the dust that they stand on.
Some are excellent & we have a few on this forum which are highly recommended (JC stands out in the crowd & must be praised) from other users.
I don't preach that I work for a dealer unless questioned, we aim to please & I dare say it, but we can't please everyone. But we try to help out, most likely just like yourself, we are there as a front for people who have an issue with there vehicle & try by all means to get them operational again with minimum of fuss.
We have always been known as stealers & will be, but sometimes we do come in handy

Cheers all.

Thanks sniegy for your detailed reply, trust me to make the first booking of 2012 & now having trouble contacting the dealer in the holiday season.. I am by no means tight but like to know what I'm getting & hate being ripped off, as most would agree.

Rob

sneigy,very well said,i have tried all the dealers around here,but seem to end up at MR auto

Robocop.$70/hr,your dreaming

As said by madkelpie,toyota dealers were $80/hr 10yrs ago.

Last time i visited a LR dealer,they were charging around $140/hr,if my memory serves me correctly.