Servicing Patrol - what interval

Always a bit suss about these extended service times. I think some petrol vehicles are up to 20k+ I think it has something to do with the concept of total cost of ownership witch is becoming big ie which vehicle is the most expensive to own over its entire life. This may be fine for the car dealer to say x vehicle costs less to own because it needs servicing every 10k where as y vehicle needs servicing every 5k but what about after the predicted 7 year lifespan? we are not in Japan or even Europe most of us own vehicles 10 - 30 years old. Having dsaid all that the new generation Diesals are alot cleaner and could well place alot less demand on the oil in relation to soot deposits.
The 4.2d non turbo is old school and should have oil changed every 5k and filter every 10k (filter every 5k to really be sure - but then that does start getting xpensive)

H20, top vehicle,
Ours is a late 2001 80,000Km ,if you read the service manual fine print * it states 3.0Td oil every 10K , however like everone else I slip new oil in in between services @ 5k intervals.
My advise is to ensure your using the right spec oil for your truck, very few oils suit the required SE_SJ SL CD recomendation for the 3.0lt.
With regards to warranty I don,t record the extra oil changes but I do keep the receipts for if ever there was an issue, I can state with proof That I have provided addition preventative oil services that comply with Nissans recommendations.
Regards
Shep

Hi H2O,

I change the oil myself every 5,000kms between the 10,000kms service intervals done by the dealer.

Changing the oil is such cheap insurance that I recommend it for any diesel motor at 5,000km intervals.

Cheers

Captain

spot on captain, cheap insurance

sorry davoe, new diesels put a hell of a load on the oil as far as soot loading goes, check out an earlier post about 'bleeps oils" for my replies.

H20 - mate any diesel in half decent knick nowdays needs the oil and filter done religiously at 5k intervals, whether the book says it or not. The reducing sulpher levels in diesel are making the soot issues worse all the time. And any of the high tech motors like yours really need the best gear you can put in them, get it onto a CI-4 rated oil as soon as possible before it gums up the oil passages etc. too much. Good idea re- not writing it in if you are worried about warranty knockback, and buy your chosen oil in 20 lt drums and supply it to the dealer at servicing time, so you are not chopping and changing brands and types.

cheers

Yup, I do my filter and oil every 5k. Even on petrols. You can have it done before you first cuppa on a saturday morning, so quick and easy to do!