20k service on new 90 is too long

[Defender Mike]

My new 90 has 20,000 k service intervel . Its way to long even though we changed the oil after the hose blew its feeling very clunky. The drive train needs a bit of grease and the filters need changing and we are only at 16,000k. When I picked up the vehicle they told me 10,000k as soon as I put it in they tell me it is now 20,000k . I checked the service book and Australia is one of the few countrys that has 20,000k service. One would think that with some of the harshest conditions here in Australia we would have the 10,000k service. Can anyone from Landrover Australia explain this too me. My vehicle works quite hard and recently did 6000ks in 4 days towing all the way. I feel like I will have to do it myself and then it will miss its schedule service. Im not happy and i even have a sticker on the windscreen that says 10,000ks service.
Mike

[dullbird]

it states in the service schedule that if the car does arduous work (dusty,dirty, off road) it should be serviced ever 12,000k .

the dealer insisted we do ours ever 12,000k because it was a touring vehicle.

But at the end of the day you can service the vehicle as much as you want its you paying for it

[MR LR]

There isn't anything stopping you getting it serviced every 10,000kms you know... it's just a warranty requirement.

[n plus one]

My new 90 has 20,000 k service intervel . Its way to long even though we changed the oil after the hose blew its feeling very clunky. The drive train needs a bit of grease and the filters need changing and we are only at 16,000k. When I picked up the vehicle they told me 10,000k as soon as I put it in they tell me it is now 20,000k . I checked the service book and Australia is one of the few countrys that has 20,000k service. One would think that with some of the harshest conditions here in Australia we would have the 10,000k service. Can anyone from Landrover Australia explain this too me. My vehicle works quite hard and recently did 6000ks in 4 days towing all the way. I feel like I will have to do it myself and then it will miss its schedule service. Im not happy and i even have a sticker on the windscreen that says 10,000ks service.
Mike

Are you sure the interval is 20k - just be careful as the LR service interval material is basically self-contradicting crap and the dealers have no idea what they're talking about and stickers on the windscreen are meaningless.

Long story short, I have received differnet advise re service intervals from every different dealer and/or LR Customer Serice operator I have spoken to. My call is to go a minor service every 10k and a major every 20k. First service should be done at 1k IMO.

[Druid 66]

IMO If you can afford a brand new Defender you can afford to look after it

[goingbush]

20,000 klm is stupid.
If you want the car to last, Grease the props every 5000

Oil & Filters every 10,000

G'box & Final Drives oil change every 50,000

Flush Brake / clutch every 12 months

[Beckford]

My dealer services my Defender every 10,000km.

[rick130]

You can do it as often as you like.
If it makes you feel better, buy some oil from the dealer and do a change.


having said that., why do the filters need changing ?
How do you know ?

Working long and hard on the highway is a lot less stressful to oils and the engine than stop start city driving and short trips.

As I keep pointing out I was doing 20,000km oil changes on an indirect injected TD42T in a Nissan Patrol something like eight or nine years ago.

It was constantly towing 2500kg back when we had a lot higher sulphur levels in the fuel and it was fine.
I've brought it back to 10,000km now as the trips it does are a lot shorter.
Nissan recommends 5,000km OCI's.

Mileage was determined by oil testing, not guessing and it's clocked over 405,000km now

[Naks]

20,000 klm is stupid.
If you want the car to last, Grease the props every 5000
Oil & Filters every 10,000
G'box & Final Drives oil change every 50,000
Flush Brake / clutch every 12 months

Not all this, but I do take it to my indie in between services for oil changes and he gives everything a good look over, greases props, etc.

[justinc]

Goingbush, I would peg the transmission oils back to 40K, personally, and use a synthetic gear oil in the transfer.

JC