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Dean Watson



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United Kingdom 2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS DCPU Stornoway Grey
Early Life Oil Changes?
Hi All

Got a 110 DC 2011MY done 2500 miles from new, do other members change oil at this point,i probably will have done less than 6k when its up for first service in april,what do other owners recommend?
Dean
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stevie d



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United Kingdom 2003 Defender 90 Td5 SW Alpine White
Changing oil/ filters can never do any harm.

Best practice seems to be 6k or 6 monthly.

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Post #97355 31st Oct 2011 6:54pm
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T1G UP



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England 2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Orkney Grey
early on as poss for the first oil change. gets al the swarf out the engine early.
Post #97378 31st Oct 2011 7:48pm
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rossy



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totally agree. Plus its so easy to do with everything easily acessible. And with Halfords giving away A1 Magnatec at the moment its a dirt cheap project - less than £45 including filter. Laughing
Post #97391 31st Oct 2011 8:57pm
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rossy wrote:
totally agree. Plus its so easy to do with everything easily acessible. And with Halfords giving away A1 Magnatec at the moment its a dirt cheap project - less than £45 including filter. Laughing


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Post #97428 1st Nov 2011 12:48am
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rossy



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nope, the Halfords one is made by Coopers and either theirs or Fram or Mahle are as good as OE IMHO and certainly better than Britpart. If I'm wrong in this assumption hopefully someone will tell me sharpish !
Post #97456 1st Nov 2011 9:50am
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I change the oil + filter every 10,000km and after every overlanding trip. --
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XS Pete



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It's good practice.

I did mine at 1800 miles.

Pete
Post #97475 1st Nov 2011 11:33am
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Martin
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Yes, use a good quality filter (from a filter manufacturer), not a cheapo.  1988 90 Td5 NAS soft top
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Post #97486 1st Nov 2011 12:48pm
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scotty38



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Would doing this affect your warranty at all, particularly if you use a filter that is obviously not OE (irresepective of whether it's better or not)?
Post #97498 1st Nov 2011 2:25pm
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jst



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i did the first change at 600miles, then 6k then every 6k there after. Cheers

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Dean Watson



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Re Oil changes
Thanks for all the replies what do people suggest with axle,gear, and transfer box oils?
Dean
Post #97556 1st Nov 2011 7:09pm
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rossy



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purely from what I've read about a) the fragility of the Getrag MT82 gearbox and b) alleged quality issues regarding oil spec and quantity on assembly I will be changing my gearbox oil annually. Diffs and transfer box oil will be done every 2 years
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rossy



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scotty38 wrote:
Would doing this affect your warranty at all, particularly if you use a filter that is obviously not OE (irresepective of whether it's better or not)?



No because at service time the old oil filter will be just a filthy black gungy thing that will be thrown away and all car manufacturers know that established companies like Coopers or Fram (as Martin says) produce filters to the highest standards - they just don't add the ridiculously high mark up that OE branded products often have. Once the basic specs are met the biggest variable in every car part designated for OE branding (when motor manufacturers' buyers go shopping around component manufacturers) is always price - every time. See how Toyota recently came a cropper when they bought less than perfect accellerator components because they were cheap. Whether its a good or bad thing today price is king
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MK



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Somehow related. Changing the oil too often might be not a good idea beacuse of oil volatility. It happens in the first 3000-4000km of use and all lost fractions will go into your engine via PCV, turbo, inlet manifold, causing at the end more soot. Puma 110" SW

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