5k service intervals on 3l wtf?

[Bingham]

Only just relised that this appears to be intervals........

that appears to mean a shite load of services for somewone using it as a reps car? whats the 4.2's? this following a commodore's 15km,,,,,,

what intervals most doing on their 3l's?

cheers
bingham

[RoldIT]

4.2s are 5k also. They aren't really designed to be reps car ... hence the whole 4wd thing.

Maybe you should have got a commodore ...

[bogged]

4.2s are 5k also. They aren't really designed to be reps car ... hence the whole 4wd thing.

Maybe you should have got a commodore ...

what a thought

[alki]

service intervals on 3.0 lt are 10000 km.

[Toli]

service intervals on 3.0 lt are 10000 km

Yes I have read that as well. One of the sales reps at my work has a brand new one and he just doing what the book says.

[HL]

Have another look!
My book says 15,000.
The 5000 is for the 4.2.
(that is 2001 book)

[lexi]

The main difference is usually the DI engines have a semi synthetic oil specified which gives longer drain intervals and the newer engines run cleaner than our old truck engine meaning less contaminants in the oil. I`ll keep my old truck engine though!
Alex

[roly]

Have another look!
My book says 15,000.
The 5000 is for the 4.2.
(that is 2001 book)

15,000 is for europe

10,000 for australia

5,000 in "extreme conditions" unfortunately city driving is considered "extreme conditions"

another reason not to buy a 3.0TD hand grenade pos

[Bingham]

4.2s are 5k also. They aren't really designed to be reps car ... hence the whole 4wd thing.

Maybe you should have got a commodore ...

thankyou for your valuable and informative contribution..... i had a commodore but being an agricultural rep i do farm visits.. not just hiway hoping "hence the 4wd thing"

what exactly is designed as a reps car didnt relise there was a certain car you had to drive..

anyway my book says 5km now we have have got guys saying 15 and some 10...... is their a reason for the dicrepency?

i will do 3500kms some wks and so i will be big business to the service man but being allot of long kms 10k will be the go...

bingham

[RoldIT]

DON'T PANIC!

You can get commodores in AWD now, they should get you down the dirt driveways.

Either way, you can change oil when your book says and the engine MIGHT last or you can drive it for 100000klms without oil change but being that it's a 3ltr it's gunna go bang eventually so don't worry about it.

And for my most serious comment of the thread ... if your boss has gone and bought a fleet of rep vehicles without any research into running/servicing costs then this thread is simply a waste of all of our time.

[roly]

yep

sell the Patol ZD30 hand grenade and buy a commodore AWD or RAV4 or Prado etc

why buy a live axle 4wd to do 3500kms a week onroad and down farm driveways?

especially when you don't read the service conditions prior sale..


clown

[RoldIT]

The boys from Cafe Latte land don't get it eh?

Big call from Barnsey the hard core, offroad god.

Go back to General Shit-Chat, your witty mix of sarcasm and ignorance is not welcome here ...

[RoldIT]

That the best you got?

[MRGQ]

Mine is 5k as well,before you now it , its time for another service, pain in the arse

[fnqcairns]

I remember when I had to pay farmers a visit every now and then during daylight hours, 3 times out of 5 I would be told they are in such and such a paddock, many times there was no chance of getting there or back without 4wd and sometimes without decent clearance also. Some property's can be pretty eroded and worn down. The GU suited the task perfectly at the time.

cheers fnq

[fnqcairns]

OOPS dbl post

[dirtyGQ]

If you want to keep it past warranty do the k's every 5000 k's espesially on the 3.0 they ay renowned for shitting themselves and even more prown to die if you service them every 10,000 k's,
I have a shitty gq 4.2 diesel and i do every 5 or 6 thousand k's

[Bingham]

it would appear net offroaders really have no clue!.... and some are showing a side that is of benifit to no-one bar your sad self.

-- who said anything about a fleet .... i requested a patrol large 4wd that economical(voted no.1) roomy(being 6'7 as big as you boys talk it up behind a screen)) towing capacity
-have you ever even tried to enter horticultural property for agronomic inspection after much rain. (picking the kids upfrom school in the stocker on the kerb is not the same).. have you ever passed school
-what diff does it make weather doing allot of kms touring or a combination of hiway and farm visitiing that is still a very short service interval for a large 4wd i would have thought..... if touring you would no every dealership round the country....

also a few have missed the fact if it goes bang it's not my issue but for the warrant reason it will be serviced as needed.......

Rold it, perhaps you should try something else to pass the time... i have never read this sort of attitude from you and think it is uneeded....

lets pls forget the attitudes all and myself and move on productively!

[Bingham]

I remember when I had to pay farmers a visit every now and then during daylight hours, 3 times out of 5 I would be told they are in such and such a paddock, many times there was no chance of getting there or back without 4wd and sometimes without decent clearance also. Some property's can be pretty eroded and worn down. The GU suited the task perfectly at the time.

cheers fnq

cheers fnq, just been up your way cairns to mareeba innisfail now in tull working and staying at mission and ayr next bowen poserpine..... a couple of big nites up there..

thanks for your sensible comments.... i used to have to use locked gq with the 35 claws in the wet to get on farm..... now i have an option that im not paying a c for and uses a heap less juice... cheaper rego and insurance.......

i was simply taken by supprise by the short service intervels....
i has just been suggestd that at 5 it's a minor service oil and filters and the 10's are the main one and that wouldnt be so bad..

cheers
mark

[alki]

If you talk to your dealer,You'll be advised that service intervals are 10000 km,unless driven in harsh condition.
I've serviced mine every 10000 km at dealer(while under warranty) and changed air filters more often(as needed,usualy around 10 000km mark too),done 103000km so far

[dirtyGQ]

it would appear net offroaders really have no clue!.... and some are showing a side that is of benifit to no-one bar your sad self.

-- who said anything about a fleet .... i requested a patrol large 4wd that economical(voted no.1) roomy(being 6'7 as big as you boys talk it up behind a screen)) towing capacity
-have you ever even tried to enter horticultural property for agronomic inspection after much rain. (picking the kids upfrom school in the stocker on the kerb is not the same).. have you ever passed school
-what diff does it make weather doing allot of kms touring or a combination of hiway and farm visitiing that is still a very short service interval for a large 4wd i would have thought..... if touring you would no every dealership round the country....

also a few have missed the fact if it goes bang it's not my issue but for the warrant reason it will be serviced as needed.......

Rold it, perhaps you should try something else to pass the time... i have never read this sort of attitude from you and think it is uneeded....

lets pls forget the attitudes all and myself and move on productively!

I totally agree with you there bingham some of the advice and balloney on here is absolute hog wash,i was actually saying that if you were going to get rid of it in warranty do it every 10 000 k's and 5 thousand if you were to keep it longer term. Diesel's are self contaminating as to why i do mine every 5 or 6000 k's .
BTW i think some people just get on here for a reaction and post smart a*se comments because they haven't a clue.

[bogged]

Have another look!
My book says 15,000.
The 5000 is for the 4.2.
(that is 2001 book)

15,000 is for europe

10,000 for australia

5,000 in "extreme conditions" unfortunately city driving is considered "extreme conditions"

another reason not to buy a 3.0TD hand grenade pos

GOLD!

[WYKKED]

I've got a GU III with the 3.0TD and my service book says every 10,000.

[-Scott-]

I've heard of people having their oil tested for contaminants, rather than change it every x km. One bloke found oil was doing OK out to 17k km, better than the 7500 km he was being urged to do - so he's changing his oil at 15k km.

I have no idea how much the testing costs - I understand it's designed for earthmovers etc, where the oil volume is much larger/more $$$ per change.

What's the oil volume & cost for each change?

Scott

[phippsey]

yep

sell the Patol ZD30 hand grenade and buy a commodore AWD or RAV4
why buy a live axle 4wd to do 3500kms a week onroad and down farm driveways?
clown

Should have taken the SsangYoung!

Yer. I too think that you should by a RAV4 or perhaps a SsangYoung Musso. Really as a rep you should have a good car that doesn't need a WEEKLY SERVICE

[phippsey]

On a sensible note, by 2002 requires service for 3.0 & 4.2 at 5,000 intervals.

something that I DID NOT KNOW when I bought it, until looking JUST NOW.

DAMN IT>

At least mine sounds good.

Also I'm sure Nick gets his done at 10,000ks

[Bingham]

yep

sell the Patol ZD30 hand grenade and buy a commodore AWD or RAV4
why buy a live axle 4wd to do 3500kms a week onroad and down farm driveways?
clown

Should have taken the SsangYoung!

Yer. I too think that you should by a RAV4 or perhaps a SsangYoung Musso. Really as a rep you should have a good car that doesn't need a WEEKLY SERVICE

yes yours whistles and goes fast enough to get me a speeding ticket.... but you really should be looking at a rebuild having 487 000kms on clock or just trade on a musso and we could start a mussu club with roly...........or maybe a 1speed hrv in purple...

and ummmmarrrrrrr ive got a live axle...... thats against the rules...

I will speak to bluey at custom offroad for a sensible thought hey...... phippsey u just get time off for beach trip so i can tick tick tick past you.... anyone know the service intervals on a 100 series turbo doesel?

[phippsey]

Ok I just was at my Nissan dealer getting the fan replaced and they said this;

3.0 - 10,000 service intervals, unless used in "extreme" conditions (5,oook). Which includes Hervey Bay!

4.2 - 5,000 service intervals. However, only oil change - not filters. They are done every 10,000k.

[Rental Power]

Australia is considered severe driving conditions, so hervey bay must be pretty harsh conditions,

[patrolmad]

Just another example of modern technolgy. 10,000kms for the 3.0 and 5,000 for the prehistoric 4.2.

I have a GUIII 3.0 with 317,000kms on it and it has gone up to 40,000kms between services and gets driven very hard on a daily basis, so I wouldn't be too concerned about the longevity of the engine. For warranty reasons get it done every 10,000 and you will have nothing to worry about.