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| doublea Member Since: 12 Jul 2011 Location: Aberdeenshire Posts: 494   
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My sister's 2013 defender is booked in for its second service at a Land Rover retailer. This is being offered, what do you make of it? My initial thoughts were
1. How can you prove it has not improved your mpg. 2. The "protection plan" mostly covers engine parts that would be under warranty anyway. 3. What exactly are they doing for £70? Is it just adding a litre of "stuff" to the fuel tank? Here's the text from the email: Many thanks for choosing xxxxxxLand Rover xxxxxx for your booking on xx/xx/15. At xxxxxx Land Rover we have started offering a new fuel treatment which will give you more MPG GUARANTEED or your money back! (for the fuel treatment). This new product that we are offering washes all the carbon from the vehicle engine which makes it more efficient, it also cleans all the oil in the engine and adds in an oil conditioner to keep it running smoothly. A protection plan is also included with this product which covers these items:- ENGINE · Pistons and Rings · Wrist Pins and Bushings · Rods and Rod Bearings · Camshafts and Bearings · Pushrods · Intake Valves and Guides (grinding adjustments excluded) · Turbo Bearings · Crankshaft Bearings · Cylinder Liners or Bores · Valve Lifters · Timing Chains (timing belts and damage to engine parts due to broken timing belts excluded) · Rocker Arms and Pivots · Oil Pump · Timing Gears or Sprockets · Distributor Drive Gear Fuel System Components · Oxygen Sensors · PCV · Injectors · (Deposit-related malfunctions only) The total price of this fuel/money saving treatment is £69.99, please let me know if you would like this product on your next booking and I would be delighted to add this on. Current Steeds: 2015 110 UW in Grasmere Green 2003 BMW F650 the Hack 2000 Elise 1992 Ducati 888 (no longer in bits, yahoo) 1990 TDR 250 (in bits again) 1988 TDR 250 (no longer in bits) and for sale |
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5th Oct 2015 10:14pm |
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| theorangebandit Member Since: 03 Jun 2013 Location: Stowmarket Posts: 862 |
Land rover basically are selling what people are buying
People use redex and other brands ro clean the fuel system. A fuel additive. Some of these additives can be used in oil and intake too. This product http://seafoam.co.uk/ is quite raved about and I'm yet to try. Make of it what you will but 70 quid for what is likely a fuel and oil additive priced at around 6 quid in any auto shop. Unless the process is different in any way ill keep not going to land rover for any work 😃 |
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6th Oct 2015 1:25am |
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| ian series 1 Member Since: 17 Nov 2014 Location: south Posts: 3127  
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Bold claims on the list.......!!
So if any of them go pop on your list, does that mean that if you have the "treatment" and return with a knackered turbo they will warrant it...? Like hell they will. Just a way of making an extra buck, they know most people will just pay up thinking their land rover is now in top top running order, and what can possibly go wrong! I agree some additives can help for sure, but some are simply "snake oil" But to go with claims like that, bit of a joke. Fluids and consumables are the biggest money spinner in the motor trade. Best to just buy it at a fraction of the price from you local factor.  80" 80" 86" 88" 90"
Wanted, Forward Control Anything considered. |
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6th Oct 2015 2:21pm |
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| jonny2tanx Member Since: 06 Jul 2014 Location: Harpenden, Herts Posts: 156 
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It's not that Terraclean thing is it?
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6th Oct 2015 7:44pm |
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| Pickles Member Since: 26 May 2013 Location: Melbourne Posts: 3755  
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IMHO, a total waste of your hard earned.
Pickles. |
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6th Oct 2015 10:33pm |
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