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| Landy240 Member Since: 22 Jul 2024 Location: Merseyside Posts: 36  
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16th Aug 2025 1:10pm |
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| lightning Member Since: 23 Apr 2009 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 3510
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You can get the oil changed when the vehicle demands it. Whether or not it's replaced again at the service interval will depend on how many miles the vehicle has done since it was changed. So if your Defender demands an oil change at 12,000 and then the two year service is at 15,000 they probably won't change the oil again and it's only done 3,000 Last edited by lightning on 23rd Sep 2025 5:22pm. Edited 2 times in total |
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16th Aug 2025 2:33pm |
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| Landy240 Member Since: 22 Jul 2024 Location: Merseyside Posts: 36
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Yes, that was how I understood it and was going to approach it.
What is a bit odd to me is that why my service sheet doesn't mandate an oil change at service time but the sheet posted by L3785 does. We both have the same engine I think, & I am guessing that we all have the ECU countdown to oil change in the service menu. It doesn't really matter as I'll be going off what the ECU dictates or better anyway, but it does explain some of the confusion on this thread and the similar thread in 'general and technical' [/quote] |
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16th Aug 2025 3:48pm |
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| L3785 Member Since: 08 Oct 2024 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 62
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I wonder whether it’s taken into account that you’ve already done an oil change and therefore won’t mandate it at the service? (Whereas I’ve not yet changed the oil as I’ve only done 6,500 miles so far.)
Although, even if it is that, it’s strange for it not to be standardised (especially if the service cost would be the same for us both!!!) 2025MY Defender 90 D250 X-Dynamic HSE | Santorini Black with Black Pack |
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16th Aug 2025 4:32pm |
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| Landy240 Member Since: 22 Jul 2024 Location: Merseyside Posts: 36
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The downloadable service sheets have always been the same - no engine oil change at any service interval. I can't explain why they differ from yours.
The service and oil change requirements within the computer DO change and at very different rates. The service will count down at miles driven but oil change countdown will do it's own thing and drop a lot faster than miles driven. Quite reassuring really and shows that the oil quality sensors are doing their job (at least I hope it does) I can't imagine many people would get to the 21K maximum without being prompted by the ECU for an oil change first..but maybe my driving is bad In terms of cost, an oil change alone (from main dealer) is a lot cheaper than a service and oil change..around half the cost. To confuse matters further services are always quoted as being WITH an oil change. Good old JLR. |
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20th Aug 2025 4:12pm |
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| Scrumps Member Since: 24 Feb 2021 Location: Somerset Posts: 109 
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Hi,
We have a 21MY D250 90 which is on 2 yearly 21,000 ml service intervals. I have 24MY D300 Range Rover Sport - that is on 1 year 10,500 mile service intervals and it states exactly that on the VISTa build sheet when I bought it. Apparently a select range of VIN numbers have the one year interval - and it’s not just sliding in a additional oil change - the entire service interval has been shunted up - why my brake fluid needs a change at 2 years (second service) and SWMBO’s 90 has lasted 4 years (second service!!!!) is beyond me. Money making by JLR comes to mind. I would have been happy with “oil change” “Service A”, “oil change”, “service B”, oil change” etc if it was required to preserve the engine, but just shunting up the entire service schedule makes no sense (to me as an engineer). Perhaps the service change has carried over to select 3.0 ltr Defenders too? Scrumps 90 D250 HSE Tasman Blue 24MY L461 RRS Verasine Blue 05 TD5 90 CSW Cairns Blue 1967 MGB BRG 1944 Willy’s MB OD green 1942 Willy’s MB OD green |
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22nd Sep 2025 4:16pm |
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| lightning Member Since: 23 Apr 2009 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 3510
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Change the oil every 10,000 miles at the most. lt's cheaper than an engine.
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23rd Sep 2025 5:24pm |
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| Crazymind Member Since: 11 Jun 2024 Location: Glasgow Posts: 325
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Just booked the first Service. Done 3 oil changes and one oil filter meantime…
Booked for the 7th of October price 516quid… |
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23rd Sep 2025 7:24pm |
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| Huwcil Member Since: 08 Oct 2025 Location: Ceredigion, Wales Posts: 28
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The service intervals are simpler than people think. They overthink it.
The oil should be changed when the indicator on the dash tells you to and at that change the oil service indicator should be reset. The main services, not including the engine oil [which will be on a different and more frequent regime] should be done no later than every 21,000 miles or two years on all 3 litre diesel models. If there is a service warning light for the main service [not just oil change] then that should be reset at the time of the current service. Personally I simplify it even more for my convenience and change the oil at every 10,000 miles even though the oil change warning may indicate another few thousand is OK, but I do reset the indicator to stop any superfluous oil change warning at the original indicated mileage. Basically the reset is to indicate 100% oil life after an oil change so that it starts counting down from there. This means that during the warranty and extended warranty period, the dealer does a service, including an oil change, at every 20,000 and I do an oil change half way between whether it needs it or not. |
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18th Oct 2025 10:49am |
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| HardTopRog Member Since: 13 Aug 2025 Location: Bristol Posts: 7
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How many of you are changing the oil more frequently than dealer stated?
I come from the school of every 10k or so. Dealer scoffed at the idea of “over servicing” it. |
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21st Oct 2025 6:31pm |
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| lightning Member Since: 23 Apr 2009 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 3510
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l change mine every 6,000 miles.
10,000 intervals should be sufficient. Ask your dealer who says to change the oil every 20,000 if they are prepared to underwrite your engine for 100,000 miles. |
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21st Oct 2025 7:14pm |
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