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• 'Service Required' after only 5,000 miles!?

• It's been revealed that JLR always knew about the engineering issues which cause excessive oil dilution and DPF clogging on the EU6 diesels. Someone thoughtfully coined the term "driving style&qu ...
VeryDisco5 Replies: 718 Views: 580325 Forum:Faults and Fixes Posted: 15th Sep 2019 11:59 am Subject: Re: JLR Diesel Dilution

• New Discovery - service required after only 350 miles!

• Already onto the Oil Analysis for >3 months - DS has got Iron coming out in massive amounts, and it's linear so can't be "running in" problem..
  https://www.discosportforums.co.uk/viewtop ...
VeryDisco5 Replies: 26 Views: 32656 Forum:Faults and Fixes Posted: 15th Sep 2019 10:52 am Subject: Re: JLR Diesel Dilution

• Land Rover cars recalled for excessive CO2 emissions

• The original source for the CO2 emissions irregularities was the EU's Product Safety Alert system which published details of four recalls imposed on JLR for the 2.0L diesel vehicles during week 10, i. ...
VeryDisco5 Replies: 20 Views: 16502 Forum:Faults and Fixes Posted: 31st Mar 2019 2:24 am Subject: Land Rover cars recalled for excessive CO2 emissions

• SD6 2019 Oil dilution.

• Is the exhaust emmisions layout similar on all 6 cylinder D5's. Main difference being turbos ?
  
  
  Is it safe to buy a 6 cylinder now?
  
  Having voted to leave the EU to support UK jobs and busines ...
VeryDisco5 Replies: 73 Views: 62111 Forum:Faults and Fixes Posted: 3rd Dec 2018 10:26 am Subject: SD6 2019 Oil dilution.

• New order - Top Tips

• Not yet. What do you drive?
  
  Dont try cyber bullyimg me on here
  
  
  14K worth of british built pruduct arrived here just a month ago. Heavy engineering from Worchester
  
  Thank you for asking. I ...
VeryDisco5 Replies: 22 Views: 20630 Forum:Orders - 2018MY Posted: 29th Oct 2018 5:43 pm Subject: New order - Top Tips

• New order - Top Tips

• Im looking at 2.0 diesel to avoid service interval problems
  
  Chicken George, Land Rover owner for decades , and proud buyer of British products.
  
  Isn't the D5 being made in Slovakia...?.
VeryDisco5 Replies: 22 Views: 20630 Forum:Orders - 2018MY Posted: 29th Oct 2018 1:38 pm Subject: New order - Top Tips

• Land Rover the least reliable brand.

• Which surveyed 43,000 owners - the LR results have nothing to do with editorial bias. The fact is that the LR brand is firmly in the toilet based on owner attitudes and their real-world experience of ...
VeryDisco5 Replies: 31 Views: 23485 Forum:Faults and Fixes Posted: 10th Oct 2018 10:40 pm Subject: Land Rover the least reliable brand.

• 'Service Required' after only 5,000 miles!?

• DR that looks like good news but your second sample is not compliant with SAE 30; something has thinned it to 8.66 cSt which is well below the minimum value of 9.3. This oil starts nearer *10 when new ...
VeryDisco5 Replies: 718 Views: 580325 Forum:Faults and Fixes Posted: 29th Aug 2018 1:28 am Subject: 'Service Required' after only 5,000 miles!?

• 'Service Required' after only 5,000 miles!?

• I read a LR TSB (or other similar official document) that (to paraphrase) stated...
  
  
  You're probably referring to Service Compliance Notification JLRP00100 (July 2017) which has been widely availa ...
VeryDisco5 Replies: 718 Views: 580325 Forum:Faults and Fixes Posted: 19th Aug 2018 8:42 pm Subject: 'Service Required' after only 5,000 miles!?

• 'Service Required' after only 5,000 miles!?

• On the subject of oil viscosity, one DS owner has been running a much heavier Mobil Delvac 5W40 oil (15 cSt when fresh) and appears to be getting significantly lower dilution than the average, judging ...
VeryDisco5 Replies: 718 Views: 580325 Forum:Faults and Fixes Posted: 6th Jul 2018 11:01 pm Subject: 'Service Required' after only 5,000 miles!?

• 'Service Required' after only 5,000 miles!?

• The JLR specification for the 0W30 is actually STJLR.03.5007, therefore, I agree it's not a 100% match. The cold cranking pressure ratings (0W vs 5W) are slightly different but both are SAE30 oils so ...
VeryDisco5 Replies: 718 Views: 580325 Forum:Faults and Fixes Posted: 3rd Jul 2018 7:14 pm Subject: 'Service Required' after only 5,000 miles!?

• 'Service Required' after only 5,000 miles!?

• Download the full size oil report here: https://www.discosportforums.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=6132
VeryDisco5 Replies: 718 Views: 580325 Forum:Faults and Fixes Posted: 3rd Jul 2018 5:28 pm Subject: 'Service Required' after only 5,000 miles!?

• 'Service Required' after only 5,000 miles!?

• The oil is unlikely to be the wrong viscosity. I had some "clean" Castrol Edge Professional 0W30 oil (STJLR.03.5003) analysed by Millers last July and it almost perfectly matched the 9.7 cSt ...
VeryDisco5 Replies: 718 Views: 580325 Forum:Faults and Fixes Posted: 3rd Jul 2018 5:07 pm Subject: 'Service Required' after only 5,000 miles!?

• 'Service Required' after only 5,000 miles!?

• 3300miles and service now due. Dealer said 'its just a software issue'.
  Car is in tomorrow so will see what they say or do. I have a service plan.
  Will they check oil dilution??
  
  The car records ...
VeryDisco5 Replies: 718 Views: 580325 Forum:Faults and Fixes Posted: 28th Jun 2018 6:41 am Subject: 'Service Required' after only 5,000 miles!?

• 'Service Required' after only 5,000 miles!?

• Service department said that because I have the service pack there is no charge.
  But was it classed as a service so reducing your number of available services.
  That should never be the case. The Cus ...
VeryDisco5 Replies: 718 Views: 580325 Forum:Faults and Fixes Posted: 27th Jun 2018 7:24 pm Subject: 'Service Required' after only 5,000 miles!?