1st Long life service done

Flying Scotsman said:
I am going to get on my hobby horse on this one :screamcat:. People today do not check oil levels, tire pressures, radiator coolant levels etc. They depend on nanny warnings for everything, even one, for if you are wandering allover the road.Then they complain when something goes awry and state " well the manufacturer" The manufacturer has a weasel clause.....Extreme service intervals (short journeys, cold weather, etc.) this is for about 75% of users) and then Normal service intervals. It is your car you decide what suits you, but I care about my car and am proud to hand it over in good nick and get a good trade in price.
Yes, I know some lease guys are going to say so what, but then you are not a car guy.
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Its not all 'people', so don't suggest that.
Mine gets its oil, washer fluid and tyre pressures done at least every two weeks....................

All my cars have been treated better than the wife !
 
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h5djr said:
I have only known one of the 'next owners' and I see him once in a while as he runs a local tyre depot. He has never said anything about have any engine problems only to say how well it went for a 150TDI. At that point in did mention that it had been 'chipped' to 175 bhp. Ah! that explains it was his reply - Great car!
When I own my A3s they are always under warranty so if there are only problems they are down to Audi. Not that long ago cars used to require oil changes every 3,000 miles, then every 6,000, then every 12,000, and then once a year if you do less that 10,000. I currently do around 14k a year and 19k for a Longlife is fine with me. Perhaps if I did a lot more miles it would be different.
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I think with my posts above you know what I'm trying to get across.Sure not every car that's on long life will blow an engine....but odds are stacked against it happening more than an engine on fixed servicing...:friends:
 
It all comes down to how much you care for your motor .

The impression I get from ASN is most of you do .

If on LongLife intervals in between those services , refresh it .

For the majority we are talking as little as £25 for a DIY oil and filter change , it would be insane not to do it at that price...
 
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Sorry to be hard but..................
the impression I get is that many of you don't give a hoot, in a lot of cases it's on a PCP or lease so its not owned. Perhaps if you owned it, it and spent hard earned cash on it might generate a bit more " I need to look after this its a lot of my money".

The number of moans I've seen on here about, the oil light coming on after a year or five thousand miles and the poster being a bit ****** off about oil consumption. They're surprised about how much they (or the garage) has had to add to bring it back to max.

It does say in the book, every body's book, check the oil level weekly, not weakly.

As for doing their own oil change, mmmmmmmmmm, see below.....

 
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Gazwould said:
It all comes down to how much you care for your motor .

The impression I get from ASN is most of you do .

If on LongLife intervals in between those services , refresh it .

For the majority we are talking as little as £25 for a DIY oil and filter change , it would be insane not to do it at that price...
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steeve said:
Its not all 'people', so don't suggest that.
Mine gets its oil, washer fluid and tyre pressures done at least every two weeks....................
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I check my levels and tyres every fortnight as well, always have done.
 
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AndyT306 said:
not my problem ;)

my brother in law works for VW and he recommends not going down the longlife route unless you really are a motorway user most of the time - he's seen some come in after 19k with reasonable looking oil, and some that look like they've been lubricated with licorice
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Actually, isn't the oil going black supposed to be a good thing? Oil that 'resists' it is not carrying the muck and is in instead leaving the muck to coat engine components... I.e. Oil that goes black quite quickly is a good thing.
 
Gazwould said:
But the LongLife intervals are bad anyway.
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Should not engines be more robust anyway now they're designed to have to support stop/start systems. All those 100's (1000's?) of extra restarts, albeit with a warm engine most of the time, have to have the engine able to cope with less than ideal amounts of oil temporarily as the engine restarts and the oil pump gets going again.

I wonder if/how much we'd get greater engine longevity with the start/stop system disabled permanently - may be more effective than worrying which service plan we're on?
 
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Oil degrades by time , soot , fuel , water and high temperature .

The less an engine has egr operation , less short journeys , and less prolonged full throttle application thus high oil temps the better condition the oil will be in near to a fresh change .
 
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oh! That Tim....Ha Ha.........Still havent a clue ?...lol
 
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