So how's your oil consumption
I have now had two services since new and 29,800 miles covered, I also have the two unopened 1L bottles of engine oil the dealer leaves in the car after each service.

It just never consumes any oil from one year to the next, is it the norm for you also or are you topping up regularly
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After 5000 miles, I was told that I needed 1/2 a litre at a complimentary Healthcheck. At vast expense, I might add! I'm now just coming up to 8000 miles, so will have a look at the weekend, but my dipstick says all is well currently. Foraging near Gaydon....
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MY13 HSE Lux SD4, Baltic Blue - current, 30,000> miles without fault
MY12 HSE 2.2 SD4, Sumatra Black - gone after 10 months/43,000 fault-free miles

I think I have had to top up twice in 3 years, 30,000 miles. About 1/2 litre each time and only at about 9-10 months after the service. So no, no real loss.

Hey EYorkshire do they charge you for the oil they leave in the car ? Topped mine up once since ive had it would have to get paperwork out for milage,think it was about 1 litre i put in.

Only had mine a month but checked yesterday and it was quite high on the dipstick.
Slight thread hijack but my dipstick blade is a loose spiral shape, is it designed to be like that or has someone mistakenly thought that it unscrews rather than pulling straight out and ended up knackering it?

My wife and I both have Freelanders (MY10 and MY11) and never had to top them up. Consequently we now have quite a collection of 'complementary' oil in the garage (1ltr bottle received after each service)

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Pointsman wrote:

my dipstick blade is a loose spiral shape, is it designed to be like that or has someone mistakenly thought that it unscrews rather than pulling straight out and ended up knackering it?

It's meant (for some reason ) to be like that. As a result, when I check the engine oil level, it takes me 3 or 4 attempts to get a reading I can reliably discern...

There must be some knack I'm not privy to... ...

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Previous FL2 used a bit of oil - as much as a litre every 6 months. This one hasn't been topped up in 9 months. Checked the other day and all fine

Mine is at 45,000 now and have ticked the up to a litre option, although in reality it has used 0.5 litre over that 45,000

Haven't had mine long enough but the dipstick seems to have been designed to mask any oil usage.  
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The spiral design is supposed to stop the dipstick rubbing against the side of its channel and thus obscuring the reading. Many cars are like that these days.

As for oil consumption I've not needed to add any to mine, but I've had it for less than 10k miles so that's not saying much.

SYFL2 wrote:

Hey EYorkshire do they charge you for the oil they leave in the car ? Topped mine up once since ive had it would have to get paperwork out for milage,think it was about 1 litre i put in.

I could say no it's a freebie but somewhere in that massive service bill its paid for

Of interest to those with a DPF, driving style and the DPF re-generation have the possibility to dilute the engine oil with diesel so an oil loss could be masked by a top up of diesel in the sump I did send a sample of mine away to be analysed (free through work contact) and mine was OK, but the software calculation allows up to 7% diesel mixture in the sump before warning you of an early oil change.

Refuse the oil and buy your own from Comma etc
http://www.commaoil.com/productsguide/view/6/171
I always say no screen wash either! No way can they charge if its full when you take it in!! * GONE. GS TD4 Manual MY2013. Orkney Grey with privacy, cold and clearview packs, armrests (a must!) and a spoiler.
* 1974 Series 3 Lightweight called "Millie"
* 2024 Defender 90 D350 on coils!
* 1949 80" in family since 1975

I use www.glenrands.co.uk Great independent specialist!

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Refuse the oil and buy your own from Comma etc
http://www.commaoil.com/productsguide/view/6/171

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Comma recommends this product for applications requiring: FORD WSS-M2C913-C, WSS-M2C913-B, WSS-M2C913-A

This one, sorry
http://www.commaoil.com/productsguide/view/6/363 * GONE. GS TD4 Manual MY2013. Orkney Grey with privacy, cold and clearview packs, armrests (a must!) and a spoiler.
* 1974 Series 3 Lightweight called "Millie"
* 2024 Defender 90 D350 on coils!
* 1949 80" in family since 1975

I use www.glenrands.co.uk Great independent specialist!