Hello.
I have a March 2016 Defender 90 2.2. I'm used to doing plenty of DIY stuff to my cars but haven't got 'round to sussing out how to do a DIY engine oil and oil filter change on this yet.
I only do around 5k a year in the car and that's also mostly short journeys.
Briefly, my 'Oil Service' message came on in the OBC display and I got a bit nervous about the viscosity of the oil. My Indy said that it was on a timer and that I shouldn't be too concerned about it. My local 'stealer' told me that; "....we're not really sure, sir. The only comparison that we can draw would be that of the current Ingenium engine and the same Oil Service indicator message on that would point to an oil viscosity issue."
I had to leave for a holiday (in the car) that afternoon - so I was 'forced' to accept this typically predictable, uneducated, money-grabbing 'opinion' of my local JLR Stealer and had them change the oil and filter that day.
So, not wanting to experience a repeat performance of the above; can anyone advise on a DIY for this job - or point me to a link on-line?
Also, given that I only do short journeys, is there a safe DIY way that I can try to keep on top of the DPF getting wrecked? (That is if a 30 mile A-road commute, 3 days a week is considered 'short'(???) - I do try to give the car a blast during the commute every now and then)
I was reconciled to the possibility of having to do a mid-service oil and filter change on this Landy before I bought it - as I only do short runs - and I've always done a 5k oil and filter change on all of my diesels anyway.
But can anyone finally answer my initial question of why the 'Oil Service' message originally came up? It might also be worth mentioning that the car was originally built around mid-October '15 but wasn't actually registered until March '16 - so I could get it on a 16 reg plate. My message came up around mid-October so that would fit in with the manufacture date - if this is just a timer triggered event(?) (Have I just answered my own question...?)
I have a March 2016 Defender 90 2.2. I'm used to doing plenty of DIY stuff to my cars but haven't got 'round to sussing out how to do a DIY engine oil and oil filter change on this yet.
I only do around 5k a year in the car and that's also mostly short journeys.
Briefly, my 'Oil Service' message came on in the OBC display and I got a bit nervous about the viscosity of the oil. My Indy said that it was on a timer and that I shouldn't be too concerned about it. My local 'stealer' told me that; "....we're not really sure, sir. The only comparison that we can draw would be that of the current Ingenium engine and the same Oil Service indicator message on that would point to an oil viscosity issue."
I had to leave for a holiday (in the car) that afternoon - so I was 'forced' to accept this typically predictable, uneducated, money-grabbing 'opinion' of my local JLR Stealer and had them change the oil and filter that day.
So, not wanting to experience a repeat performance of the above; can anyone advise on a DIY for this job - or point me to a link on-line?
Also, given that I only do short journeys, is there a safe DIY way that I can try to keep on top of the DPF getting wrecked? (That is if a 30 mile A-road commute, 3 days a week is considered 'short'(???) - I do try to give the car a blast during the commute every now and then)
I was reconciled to the possibility of having to do a mid-service oil and filter change on this Landy before I bought it - as I only do short runs - and I've always done a 5k oil and filter change on all of my diesels anyway.
But can anyone finally answer my initial question of why the 'Oil Service' message originally came up? It might also be worth mentioning that the car was originally built around mid-October '15 but wasn't actually registered until March '16 - so I could get it on a 16 reg plate. My message came up around mid-October so that would fit in with the manufacture date - if this is just a timer triggered event(?) (Have I just answered my own question...?)
