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Ecosse
Member Since: 07 Jan 2005
Location: Grampian, Scotland
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Booking in for a service - on a pre-paid service plan - and dealer says that LR are now recommending that they also do an engine & fuel flush (costing £35) before the service.
Any views as to benefits of this?, will it help fuel economy or lengthen engine life?, or is it just a money-making sales add on? - this will be its 5 year service & I don't recall being offered this before! 
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 25th Jan 2017 11:47 am |
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Disco_Mikey
Member Since: 29 May 2007
Location: Dundee, Scotland
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It's all money making.
If you want it done, buy a £5 bottle of engine flush and tip it in to the engine when dropping the car off
Same with a bottle of Redex or similar  My D3 Build Thread
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| 25th Jan 2017 11:59 am |
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adam
Member Since: 20 Sep 2005
Location: Home and Happy
Posts: 6917
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Ask, exactly how they flush the fuel system and can you see an example as to how this is done - suspect nothing more than 80ml of Millers or something similar - costs less than a quid
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| 25th Jan 2017 12:07 pm |
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Ecosse
Member Since: 07 Jan 2005
Location: Grampian, Scotland
Posts: 889
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nigel207 wrote:It seems you're not alone
http://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/topic155738.html
Yes, I'd turned it down on the phone, as I assumed there was a fuel filter that gets cleaned as part of the service, and there is obviously an oil filter & I thought some form of centrifugal separator that again is surely cleaned/replaced anyway?
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| 25th Jan 2017 12:09 pm |
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Ecosse
Member Since: 07 Jan 2005
Location: Grampian, Scotland
Posts: 889
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Disco_Mikey wrote:It's all money making.
If you want it done, buy a £5 bottle of engine flush and tip it in to the engine when dropping the car off
Same with a bottle of Redex or similar
Disco Mikey - do you recommend use of engine flush/Redex?, or just keep it serviced per the standard schedule?
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| 25th Jan 2017 12:11 pm |
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