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| Rashers Member Since: 21 Jun 2015 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3341   
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Yes, Roel. The School run is a car killer. That and shopping trolley cars that do 3 mile to Sainsbury's twice a week. Car doesn't even get time to warm up.
I also feel so sorry for post vans. Start stop all day every day (bar Sunday!) Depending on the round, some of them probably never find out whether 4th or 5th gear works  Not sure I would buy a second hand one. A Guy near me bought an ex Royal Mail Vauxhall Combo. I am not aware that it caused him too many problems. |
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27th Oct 2021 6:48pm |
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| Julie Member Since: 07 Oct 2017 Location: Nantes Posts: 421  
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Oil quality is just one aspect - engine tolérances + material or filters etc. do also influence service intervals ... |
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29th Oct 2021 9:50pm |
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). Anyway the nub of the conversion was, had engine oil of the early 1990's been of the same specifications and quality as it is today, would the servicing interval have been 12.000 miles/12 months instead of the 6.000 miles/6 months as then specified?| The Anti Christ Member Since: 24 Feb 2022 Location: Kingston Posts: 26  
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My '09 PUMA Defender has 66K miles on the clock.
Dureing her liife as an everyday driver she's had oil + air filter service intervals of 12 months with 5W30 Castrol Magnatec and genuine LR parts. Fuel filters have been changed every 24 months with LR Genuine parts as per the LR spec. My question is, since 2019 and dureing the Corona Pandemic she's only done 3000 miles as a weekend car for trips into the hills. Her last oil change was in July 2020 at 63k. Do I really need to service with just this mileage, despite the 2 year timespan approaching? Just fix it before your friends find out it broke again - Landy Life Forever! |
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24th Mar 2022 10:22pm |
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| Naks Member Since: 27 Jan 2009 Location: Stellenbosch, ZA Posts: 2591  
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^ yes, because the car was standing for so long, there will have been condensation accumulating, so the oil probably has a bit of water in there.
An oil change is cheaper than an engine 
My Puma now has close to 88,000km on the clock, it has had oil changes every 6-months and after long trips since new. -- 2010 Defender Puma 90 + BAS remap + Alive IC + Slickshift + Ashcroft ATB rear 2015 Range Rover Sport V8 Supercharged 
Defender Puma Workshop Manual: https://bit.ly/2zZ1en9 Discovery 4 Workshop Manual: https://bit.ly/2zXrtKO Range Rover/Sport L320/L322/L494 Workshop Manual: https://bit.ly/2zc58JQ |
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25th Mar 2022 7:00am |
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| Co1 Member Since: 19 Aug 2018 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 3616 
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What Naks says. I do mine every 6 months but I do about 10k a year. It’s a very cheap way to preserve the engine.
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25th Mar 2022 8:55am |
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| The Anti Christ Member Since: 24 Feb 2022 Location: Kingston Posts: 26
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Okay, so better judgment prevailed.... Popped into the dealer for service parts and spent the afternoon servicing her myself.
Quick question... somewhere along the line picked up the habit of primeing the diesel filter before fitting. Is this neccessary with Puma diesel filters? Just fix it before your friends find out it broke again - Landy Life Forever! |
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26th Mar 2022 10:46am |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 16879 
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Puma 2.4 - yes, Puma 2.2 not essential but does no harm.
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26th Mar 2022 11:00am |
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