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nielsds Member Since: 10 Jan 2015 Location: Antwerp Posts: 14

New owner, unhappy owner Hi guys, I bought my first defender (after years of saving ) and I think I bought the wrong one. The car has 90.000km's and was bought without warranty and maintenance from a well known dealer, with a decent The car had no maintenance history and I was told it had a B maintenance on 80.000 km's, thats what the previous owner told the dealer ! (so thats uncertain) I already scheduled a new B service in 2 weeks. After one week of driving, I was doing some offloading (not heavy) and the oil pressure light jumpt on for 3 seconds. I called the guy that would be doing the B service the next week and he said to check the oil. There was nothing on the dipstick ! I needed to add 3L to get it just above the middle of the marker. I than drove to the guy that would do the service, and with a fast checkup there was no sing of oil leaks. There is no black or blue smoke coming from the exhaust. - "can" the engine used that much oil ? (don't know when it was checked and filled up the last time) - Will there be much damage done to the engine due to the low oil stand ? how badly am i screwed ?

10th Jan 2015 10:44pm

JAY BOY Member Since: 04 May 2010 Location: Not here Posts: 1706	Hopefully you will be ok. However you should have checked the oil level the day you bought it. What year is the car
10th Jan 2015 10:48pm

nielsds Member Since: 10 Jan 2015 Location: Antwerp Posts: 14	Indeed, I should have done that, not so smart. Thx for your sympathy Last edited by nielsds on 10th Jan 2015 11:17pm. Edited 1 time in total
10th Jan 2015 11:12pm

JAY BOY Member Since: 04 May 2010 Location: Not here Posts: 1706	I would get it serviced immediately and a full health check which I'm sure you're going to do. Once you have a clean bill of health I'm sure you can sit back and enjoy your ownership. They are great cars and will go anywhere. Good luck and don't worry too much.
10th Jan 2015 11:16pm

ickle Member Since: 22 Jul 2010 Location: South Vendee Posts: 1776	Flex the credit card! Full service, every oil, filter, belt, fluid, brakes etc. do it now, do it once & properly and then enjoy! Keith
10th Jan 2015 11:24pm

sharkey964 Member Since: 05 Oct 2014 Location: On a muddy track Posts: 574	^^^^^ AS Ickle said. If the engine oil is that low you dont know what the other levels are like. Change all,oils and filters,& moniter levels for a while,at least then you know all is good. Marc
11th Jan 2015 10:18am

Natlas Member Since: 20 Mar 2013 Location: West Sussex Posts: 460	Hi, while it's bad to see an oil light at any time in a way it's good that the oil light came on because the oil level was low, if it came on when there was plenty of oil in it then you really would have problems. Hopefully a thorough service of everything and you'll be OK. Good luck. 2.2 90 XS 88" Series One Old Norton Minerva
11th Jan 2015 10:46am

T1G UP Member Since: 08 Dec 2009 Location: Bath Posts: 3101	remember your consumer rights, in the UK we have rules in place .... http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/advice/...s-sum6.cfm could be that the service didn't fill wit the correct levels, it can use oil, its an engine, they all use oil...at differing rates. keep an eye on it.
11th Jan 2015 11:03am

nielsds Member Since: 10 Jan 2015 Location: Antwerp Posts: 14	Thx for your reaction !! Wednesday he will be at the shop.. ! lets hope not to much bad news. Friendly regards, Niels De Saedelaer
12th Jan 2015 4:25pm

ericvv Member Since: 02 Jun 2011 Location: Near the Jet d'Eau Posts: 5816

Niels, ben je zeker dat je de juiste vlag hebt gekozen onder je locatie?  You never actually own a Defender. You merely look after it for the next generation. http://youtu.be/yVRlSsJwD0o https://youtu.be/vmPr3oTHndg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GtzTT9Pdl0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABqKPz28e6A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLZ49Jce_n0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvAsz_ilQYU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8tMHiX9lSw https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dxwjPuHIV7I https://vimeo.com/201482507 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSixqL0iyHw

12th Jan 2015 4:46pm

X4SKP Member Since: 29 Nov 2013 Location: Berkshire Posts: 2295

Re: New owner, unhappy owner Hello nielsds nielsds wrote: Hi guys, I bought my first defender... I think I bought the wrong one. ... without warranty and maintenance / history ... how badly am i screwed ? Well you will find out, but let's hope you are OK As Jay Boy / ickle and sharkey964 have pointed out Your next move is to fully service it... As for your rights, unless wrongly described, 'caveat emptor'... buyer beware. Good luck SKIP https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic83242.html

12th Jan 2015 5:16pm

nielsds Member Since: 10 Jan 2015 Location: Antwerp Posts: 14	ericvv wrote: Niels, ben je zeker dat je de juiste vlag hebt gekozen onder je locatie? Belgische vlag toch ? ben niet helemaal mee ?
12th Jan 2015 10:20pm

zone30 Member Since: 07 Sep 2012 Location: Gent Posts: 669	Re: New owner, unhappy owner Zoek je een goeie garage: Alanius in Zoersel. Met de groeten van Zone30! Nederlandstalig forum: www.xrover.be Last edited by zone30 on 12th Jan 2015 10:30pm. Edited 1 time in total
12th Jan 2015 10:28pm

nielsds Member Since: 10 Jan 2015 Location: Antwerp Posts: 14	Daar gaat hij ook binnen !!! ben er al heel goed geholpen alsnog bedankt voor de tip
12th Jan 2015 10:29pm

nielsds Member Since: 10 Jan 2015 Location: Antwerp Posts: 14	nielsds wrote: ericvv wrote: Niels, ben je zeker dat je de juiste vlag hebt gekozen onder je locatie? Belgische vlag toch ? ben niet helemaal mee ? Nu zie ik het , merci !
12th Jan 2015 10:30pm

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