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trawlerman66



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Iain,

Name and shame. Who was the dealer? MY13- TD4 XS Mauritius Blue, Privacy glass, Cold climate pack, Tailgate spoiler, Armrest pack, LED signature, Body side mouldings, Full size spare and finally Mudflaps

GONE - MY11 TD4 HSE LAGO GREY Privacy Glass

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Post #105990 24th Jun 2011 5:00 pm
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mcphersonstrut



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England 2008 Freelander 2 TD4 HSE Auto Stornoway Grey

iain cooper wrote:
chicken george wrote:
being a Scot did you keep the extra oil to put back in when needed Whistle


of course CG, need you ask !!

Iain

The overfill is not good but on the plus side Iain, you got £5 worth of oil for topping up at a later date Thumbs Up
Post #105996 24th Jun 2011 7:07 pm
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ptecuk



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United Kingdom 2014 Freelander 2 TD4 HSE Auto Firenze Red

iain cooper wrote:
ptecuk wrote:
Having bought the vehicle second hand from LR dealer I have had the oil and filter changed twice. Once by the LR dealer and once by a 4x4 independent. In both cases the oil was 3 to 4 mm above top dipstick mark. Strange - almost as if it is standard practice.


Hi ptecuk,

and out of curiosity did it "burn off" as I am told it would ??

Iain


Gradually the oil level drops with use of course. Since last service in February, approx 3500 miles of mixed driving, it has dropped from 3 - 4 mm to 1 mm above full mark. 2007 TD4 SE Manual
2014 TD4 HSE Auto
Post #106012 24th Jun 2011 10:18 pm
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iain cooper



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trawlerman66 wrote:
Iain,

Name and shame. Who was the dealer?


Hi trawlerman, I'm not going to name and shame the dealer reason being I was extremely happy with all other aspects of the service, and this is the only thing as far as I can see that was bodged, and they did offer to remove it.

also after trawling the internet it does seem very common practice, especially with BMW dealers for some reason ??

I think the general concensus is that when refilling with oil the mechanic is not giving enough time for the new oil to run down/settle before checking the final level, and you end up with anything up to a litre overfilled.

Iain
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alex_pescaru



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This and the fact that they want to pour in all 6 liters (even if correct is 5.9 liters)...
The difference between min and max on the dipstick is 1.5 liters.
The same way they could pour in only 5 liters and save some money.
Then the level will be right in the middle between min and max and not 3-4 mm above max. and nobody will complain... Laughing
Post #106029 25th Jun 2011 8:11 am
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iain cooper



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alex_pescaru wrote:
This and the fact that they want to pour in all 6 liters (even if correct is 5.9 liters)...
The difference between min and max on the dipstick is 1.5 liters.
The same way they could pour in only 5 liters and save some money.
Then the level will be right in the middle between min and max and not 3-4 mm above max. and nobody will complain... Laughing


correct Alex, a combination of factors, but I would imagine that around 80% of customers would never notice or bother anyway, so the dealers take no action to stop the practise.

Iain
Post #106031 25th Jun 2011 8:20 am
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