Schedule Service

[DC1]

Question about schedule service.

I rang the local dealer to enquire about my corporate program servicing and to check that my car was logged in the system as being covered for corporate, and all. I asked what services are covered and was told 6, 12, 18, 24, 30 and 36 month all covered. However the manual says that the schedule service program for the MY12 D4 (2.7) is only 12(A), 24( and 36(A).

So what is the actual service intervals on the MY12 D4? I'm not talking the "recommended" service intervals, but the required service intervals.

My Toyota Prado was 6, 12, 18, etc, all covered by the capped price service. My Audi S3 and Audi TT were 12, 24, 36 with the interim (6, 18, 30) only recommended but not necessary for warranty.

Advice appreciated.

Thanks

Dan

[AnD3rew]

The dealers always recommend the 6 monthly which I have always done and all have been covered by the corporate deal.

[scarry]

Mine is also MY12 2.7.It appears LR dealers in Brisbane like you to have a health check at six months,or 12k,whichever comes first.They don't change any fluids,dunno what they do.Some interstate dealers say 12 months or 24k,whichever comes first is OK.
I spoke to LR themselves,not the dealer & they said 12months or 24K is fine,warranty is not void if you don't have the in between services.

Now if you are gonna do a lot of towing,etc,the in between services would probably be needed or at least advisable.

As we do around 12 to 15K a year in the D4,mine will go once a year.

[DC1]

The dealers always recommend the 6 monthly which I have always done and all have been covered by the corporate deal.

As long as they pay for it they can do it as often as they like! At the end of the day the dealer sends it off the LRA for payment, so LRA must be happy to pay for it.

Thanks for the feedback.

Cheers

Dan

[AnD3rew]

As long as they pay for it they can do it as often as they like! At the end of the day the dealer sends it off the LRA for payment, so LRA must be happy to pay for it.

Thanks for the feedback.

Cheers

Dan

That's a D3, not sure if D4 has a different schedule

[Tombie]

Dont be paranoid about it at all...

Just drop it in by the book...

[Disco4SE]

For me, I would never go more than 12,000Klm's without having the oil & filter changed. Very cheap insurance for longivity of the engine.
I don't believe that any oil is good enough to last 24,000Klm's and still have good viscosity.
The minimal cost for do so is so miniscule compared to your initial outlay to purchase the vehicle.
Another thing to think about is resale. If I were buying second hand, I would choose the one that had the intermediate oil & filter changes.

Cheers, Craig

[Tombie]

For me, I would never go more than 12,000Klm's without having the oil & filter changed. Very cheap insurance for longevity of the engine.
I don't believe that any oil is good enough to last 24,000Klm's and still have good viscosity.
The minimal cost for do so is so miniscule compared to your initial outlay to purchase the vehicle.
Another thing to think about is resale. If I were buying second hand, I would choose the one that had the intermediate oil & filter changes.

Cheers, Craig

Even though there is often oil analysis to the contrary?

Excessive oil changes, when not needed is a total waste of resources and finances... Nothing more...

[Tombie]

Another thing to think about is resale. If I were buying second hand, I would choose the one that had the intermediate oil & filter changes.

Cheers, Craig

Another thought on this - If I was looking at 2 tidy looking specimens of vehicles and one was workshop logbook serviced and the other had intermediate services and oil changes - I would ask myself why...

Was it doing excessive work? Towing?

I'd be more concerned in the specification and quality of oil used, rather than the frequency of its replacement.

[Disco4SE]

Another thought on this - If I was looking at 2 tidy looking specimens of vehicles and one was workshop logbook serviced and the other had intermediate services and oil changes - I would ask myself why...

Was it doing excessive work? Towing?

I'd be more concerned in the specification and quality of oil used, rather than the frequency of its replacement.

Providing that both vehicles were serviced by a LR dealer, you would assume that the oil used was as per spec.
This aside, my opinion would be that the owner that serviced his more regularly, cares more about the vehicle than his pocket

Each to thier own.

Cheers, Craig