Service Advice

Hi there
Just curious Does the book say every !0,000KM as it is a diesle and I have been doing mine every 5,000 km as many of my mates that own different mod diesles
as I said just curious??
Safe travelles

Regards J.B.

Book says 10,000K. I've been dropping the oil at 5000K and doing oil and filter at 10000K.

Outback ,what is the point of dropping the oil and then putting fresh oil through a dirty filter ,?? bit like having a shower and putting on the same dirty clothes.,pointless.

Wouldnt that give you about 97% clean fresh oil which cant be a bad thing to carry you till the next recomended change ???

Sorry Johnny Boy but it only gives you your 97% clean fresh oil for the exact amount of time it take for the new oil to pass through the dirty filter once ,totally a waste of time and $ changing the oil without a new filter.

"a bit like having a shower and putting on the same dirty clothes"

You mean you don't do that!!

Re: The oil change, I would agree it's not perfect, but it's a bit harsh to call it pointless. Service interval for the filter is 10,000K in any case. The way I look at it the filter (and engine) has fresh oil running through it twice as often which can't be a bad thing. Arguably you could probably stretch the filter to 15,000K doing this. Each to their own but the $35 it costs me to drop the oil only at 5000K seems worth it to me.

Outbacktourer , afraid that your theory is flawed ,the only reason to change the oil is that has become contaminated and the filter can no loger clean said oil of its contaminants ,just replacing the oil filter would be more benificial to the engine than putting fresh oil thru a dirty/clogged filter.

At the risk of becoming a pedant:

"the only reason to change the oil is that has become contaminated"

Yeah, that's why I change it.

" the filter can no lo(n)ger clean said oil of its contaminants"

What, at half it's service life with fresh oil and nothing to do?!!!

"just replacing the oil filter would be more benificial "

Dunno about that, you may well be correct, happy to agree; but I definitely do know that its a much bigger PITA, and you can quote me on that one...

Pedant[ic]
What,at half it,s service life with fresh oil and nothing to do ? !!
that old chum is the whole crux of the matter ,the filter can not clean the oil any longer ,so you change the oil ,the filter cant clean the fresh oil either ,,time you looked into the archives on oil filters ,check out Roachies system , he,s oil lasts for over 30thou +,,, all filters ,oil does not wear out as such ,its the filters that stop filtering thats the problem !!!!!

"Early automobiles did not have any way of filtering oil. For this reason, along with the low standards to which lubricating oil was generally refined in the era, very frequent oil changes, on the order of every 500 miles (800km) or 1000 miles (1600 km) were often specified for early vehicles. As automotive technology advanced, the first oil filtration devices were developed, becoming widespread by the late 1920s." Wikipedia

"There were cars manufactured through the late 1960s that did not have oil filters at all. (Anyone have a 1960s-model Volkswagen or Fiat?) The first VW I saw with an oil filter was the water-cooled VW Rabbit in 1975." Machinery Lubrication

Yes you are right. It is also vey important to have a good look over your vehicle when you get back. Oils can become contaiminated and parts can be damaged. These things are a lot cheaper to fix before they turn into a major problem.

G'day Battlecat,

I had a recent experience where either ARB or Nissan forgot to reconnect my diff breather hose (and I didn't check - silly me). Found out going through water in Litchfield last year, a bluddy inconvenience having to find suitable oil and the means to get it into the diff in Katherine. Needed 2 changes (another in Kunnunura) to gid rid of all the moisture.

Kind regards

Yeah I know what you mean Beatit - I live in the Pilbara and I am always heading up to Broome and further in muddy roads - especially after cyclones - and I find that you always have to check you Trol after people have had a play with it. One thing that happened to me yesterday is the local Nissan dealer up here - not the best place to take you Trol for sure but they are the only ones who do warranty up here - they had changed my filter at some stage and got the seal around the airbox twisted which then let water, dust and crap into my air box. None went into the engine as the seal was good around the filter but made a mess of the filter. Always good to check - nice rig by the way :-)

Thanks mate and likewise I'm sure. I know the topic has had plenty of air time on EO but it is a dam disgrace the unprofessional attitude of some of these dealers/service centres. My last service is happening today 50,000K - not bad for a car I got in 2002. Mostly off road and the extended warranty expires in November, from here on in it will be something I'll do myself.

Kind regards