Land Rover Defender (puma 2.2) "Oil Service"

[aclivity]

I know, I should have looked in the manual, but I forgot. On the internet there doesn't appear much on the engine stuff?

Anyway, on my visit to the north of Scotland last week, the word "oil service" lit up when the car started. I checked the oil on the dipstick, it was a bit low but nothing major, I topped it up and kept a check on the oil over the week and it stayed the same.

Do I need to book it in for a service, or will it wait for the next month when it will be due it's normal service?

[anonymous-user]

Taken from the workshop manual:

"Diesel Particulate Filter Side Effects
The following section details some side effects caused by the active regeneration process. Engine Oil Dilution Engine oil dilution can occur due to small amounts of fuel entering the engine crankcase during the post-injection phases. This has made it necessary to introduce a calculation based on driving style to reduce oil service intervals if necessary. The driver is alerted to the oil service by a message in the instrument cluster. The DPF software monitors the driving style and the frequency of the active regeneration and duration. Using this information a calculation can be made on the engine oil dilution. When the DPF software calculates the engine oil dilution has reached a predetermined threshold (fuel being 7% of engine oil volume) a service message is displayed in the instrument cluster. Depending on driving style, some vehicles may require an oil service before the designated interval. If a service message is displayed, the vehicle will be required have a full service and the service interval counter will be reset".

I'd get it booked in for an early service if I were you. Have you done lots of stop-start or short journeys? Co-incidentally I'm about to change the oil and filter in my 2.2 as a precaution over the weekend as it's half-way through the interval to the next one.

Edited by anonymous-user on Friday 5th September 15:51

[anonymous-user]

Sounds like just another reason to drive a Td5

[LooneyTunes]

milesr3 said:

Co-incidentally I'm about to change the oil and filter in my 2.2 as a precaution over the weekend as it's half-way through the interval to the next one.

Apologies if I'm teaching granny to suck eggs, but make sure you get the right filter (some are now spin ons).

[anonymous-user]

Thanks, but I've been under it a fair bit applying Dynax. It's the cartridge type. Actually getting the right spec oil is harder!

Well worth £50 and half an hour though.