
 Originally Posted by 
Eric SDV6SE
					 
				 
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Have a read of the D3, D4 pages as said. LR service intervals of 24000km on a dirty, exhaust rebreathing diesels and the propensity for failed cranks, timing chains and Inlets, turbo's etc and on it goes.
IMHO LR advise these ridiculously schedules to comply with with euro emissions regulations, nothing else.
Don't forget to mention 'sealed for life' transmissions....
Don't get me wrong, I love the brand and the vehicles are amazing, but I chose petrol over diesel this time, and I still  think 34000km on a petrol engine is just too long.  
Glad I've got the extended warranty (again)
			
		 
	 
 There is another reason for the ridiculously long service intervals..... Marketing Strategy. 
Convince (by advertising) a prospective customer that their running (servicing) costs are significantly lower if they buy your vehicle.
Started about 12 yrs ago in the earthmoving industry.
The engine oil sump capacities were increased by around 2-4 litres; much pressure was placed on oil companies to develop Long Life oils, and hey presto, sell your machine as having lower servicing costs than those of your opposition.
And in regard to the (Japanese) brand I was involved with, the service oil change intervals went from every 250 engine hrs to 500 engine hours.
These extended service periods are attractive for the customer in regard to reduced servicing costs of oil/labour etc and also less downtime for the machine, ie, it is working earning munney rather than sitting idle having its oil changed. This is a big plus in this industry where planned and unplanned downtime is carefully measured and used against a manufacturer if the machine doesn't meet expectations.
The resultant oil analysis results were very interesting. In spite of the extra oil capacity, we could see noticeable changes (deterioration) to the oil quality by the time it had done 500 hrs. In our opinion it was past its useful life.
I religiously change my oil/filter every circa 8,000 klms and see excellent oil analysis results. Just turned 180,000 klms last week.
				
			 
			
		 
			
				
			
			
				Before: Ser 2a LWB, Ser 3 S/W, 1979 RR 2 door, 1981 LR Stage 1 V8 (new), 1985 LR 110 V8 County (new), 2009 RRS TDV8
Now: MY13 D4 TDV6. "E" rear diff. Cambo's magic Engine & Auto Tune. 1968 Austin 1800 Mk1 auto (my 5th)
			
			
		 
	
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