Service more than 12 months - how bad?

**Arapiles** · 18th July 2019, 06:44 PM

Originally Posted by kelvo

Were the recorded services all from the same dealer? If so the missing service might have been carried out, but not updated on the OSH. Give the last recorded service garage, prior to you getting the D4, a call and see if they have any records for the missing service.

But realistically the dealer you bought it from probably took the car in before the 2017 service was required, you bought it but didn’t ask about the service history and they didn’t mention it needed a service as you would have then requested that they service as part of the sale.

Hindsight is a wonderful thing.

Unfortunately all the recorded services are from the dealer I bought it from.

**DiscoJeffster** · 18th July 2019, 06:53 PM

Originally Posted by PerthDisco

Put all your service records into a spreadsheet and it’s super easy to see what’s been done and what’s coming up at a quick glance.

Just add columns to suit activities performed.

The only problem I found was working out what actually had been done when it was ‘dealer serviced’. Since I took control much easier.

Practically identical to mine except I put an X in the relevant column

**cjc_td5** · 18th July 2019, 07:02 PM

Originally Posted by PerthDisco

Put all your service records into a spreadsheet and it’s super easy to see what’s been done and what’s coming up at a quick glance.

Just add columns to suit activities performed.

The only problem I found was working out what actually had been done when it was ‘dealer serviced’. Since I took control much easier.

Oh I wish I was anywhere near that organised....hahaha!

**scarry** · 18th July 2019, 07:06 PM

Originally Posted by Eevo

i hear you, im just not convinced

Send off an oil sample for tests,even two to be sure,then you will extend the intervals and start saving.

We were doing a lot of work with Castrol refrigeration oils when i bought my first D2,which was 20yrs ago.
Castrol did a heap of tests on the vehicle engine oil samples over the first 60 000Km,and the oil was still fine at 15000Ks after each oil change.
At 20000K,the oil needed changing.

**PerthDisco** · 18th July 2019, 07:09 PM

Originally Posted by cjc_td5

Oh I wish I was anywhere near that organised....hahaha!

Problem is once they get older remembering what has been done and when requires major investigation. Things like diff oils, fuel filters and coolant changes are particularly hard to track.

This saves a lot of guesswork.

**letherm** · 18th July 2019, 09:29 PM

Originally Posted by Tombie

Just means your dealer is lazy!

Could well be but the impression I got was that they could not. As you say Tombie, they were probably just lazy.

Martin

**Arapiles** · 19th July 2019, 07:18 PM

Update: the dealer rang me today and offered to do the next service for half price, as a gesture of goodwill.

**twr7cx** · 19th July 2019, 07:30 PM

Originally Posted by Tombie

Not necessary - oil analysis confirms that.

Any oil analysis providers that you would recommend to use? Are they generally a remote service provider that you mail the sample to or do most industrial areas have a local provider?

**Tombie** · 19th July 2019, 07:56 PM

Originally Posted by twr7cx

Any oil analysis providers that you would recommend to use? Are they generally a remote service provider that you mail the sample to or do most industrial areas have a local provider?

A quick google search will locate them for you.
I use CAT because of work connections...

**rick130** · 20th July 2019, 08:23 AM

Another is ALS, that's who I've used and we use for work too.
Labs in most states.

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