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LR4 Disco 4 Commercial 96k B Service Costs!!
Good evening the collective,
My 2013 Disco 4 Commercial is due a 96k 'B' Service at the end of Jan 2018.
It still has LR extended warranty (which includes £750 MOT insurance) valid until 28th Feb 2018.
I am staggered to have just been quoted £993-51p (which includes VAT but what the heck) by my friendly stealer for that service.
Quote "... it is a major service requiring the replacement of brake hoses. These amount to some £300 of that overall bill".
So the old 'gal is 5 years old at the end of Feb 2018. But are brake hoses an issue?
That's a heart stopping amount of money.............. with only Feb remaining inside warranty (Jan is covered as before the service due date). I am seriously considering an Indie and not bother with the so-called 'approved ' service.
The brake hoses have me curiuous though - even if I go Indie do I 'have to' change these out? Why do I get the feeling that these are not hard to sort anyway.
Going to lie down now "Track day running - Don't put your foot back on the accelerator until your absolutely sure you don't have to take it off again"
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29th Dec 2017 4:30 pm
kajtzu
Member Since: 11 Aug 2017
Location: Helsinki
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The suggested interval for changing the flexible brake hoses is 6 years or 144000 km (say, 90000 miles) whichever comes first.
FWIW, I got quoted €540 - €690 (£480 - £610) by two Indies and an official service center (the highest price) so I would take your price in a heartbeat I need to get these done on my D3 sometime next spring.
29th Dec 2017 4:45 pm
Narpy
Member Since: 18 Jul 2011
Location: Stockport
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Brake hoses are not due till year 6, not year 10 as I first thought.
Well, that's what the schedule said for a D3 so can't see why it's different on D4.
.........and having checked, it is indeed 6 years.
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29th Dec 2017 5:01 pm
Kilovolt
Member Since: 29 Jun 2015
Location: South Derbyshire
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Thank you chaps. As always a rapid response and a wealth of know how.
Sight of the service schedule is a great help.
I think a trawl through the Advanced Factors web site for some bits is starting to look like some common sense. Local Indy worked on LRs for years and had just said on the phone "no problem - change the hoses and the fluids as one operation."
Plus he can do the MOT and is covered by the MOT Warranty (having just rung LR Warranty Customer Services to check an Indie can do the MOT).
Still gonna' lie down 8)
Happy New Year one and all "Track day running - Don't put your foot back on the accelerator until your absolutely sure you don't have to take it off again"
Current Ride: D4 XS Commercial Baltic Blue SDV6 fully loaded with heated everything
Track Days: BMW E36 M3 Evolution MY 1996 (3.2 Litre 377 BHP sat in 1,250 Kgs of car, with a pro safety cage and some serious braking power)
29th Dec 2017 5:36 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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I didn't bother with the flexie brake hoses at 6 years on the D4, according to the dealer they were fine as a fine thing. D3 had them changed at 7 years as they were starting to look pretty rough. The D4 has had a really sheltered life, unlike the D3, and that will continue but will keep an eye on them.
29th Dec 2017 5:53 pm
kajtzu
Member Since: 11 Aug 2017
Location: Helsinki
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Kilovolt wrote:
I think a trawl through the Advanced Factors web site for some bits is starting to look like some common sense. Local Indy worked on LRs for years and had just said on the phone "no problem - change the hoses and the fluids as one operation."
Brake fluid should be changed every 3 years so it does make sense to do it at the same time (you kind of have to)
29th Dec 2017 6:04 pm
kajtzu
Member Since: 11 Aug 2017
Location: Helsinki
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DSL wrote:
I didn't bother with the flexie brake hoses at 6 years on the D4, according to the dealer they were fine as a fine thing. D3 had them changed at 7 years as they were starting to look pretty rough. The D4 has had a really sheltered life, unlike the D3, and that will continue but will keep an eye on them.
A friend changed theirs to HEL braided stainless steel hoses and the comment from the tech was “you can ignore the change interval for the rest of the car’s life”
29th Dec 2017 6:13 pm
SteveNorman
Member Since: 14 Oct 2005
Location: Somerset
Posts: 1145
If the manufacturer schedule is adhered to, then an independent can service the vehicle and still maintain the LR approved extended warranty.
Or also still maintain the manufacturers three years warranty.
Regards
Steve
29th Dec 2017 6:55 pm
inss03
Member Since: 13 Jan 2018
Location: stirling
Posts: 4
What exactly do dealers do for the 6yr/96k service that warrants £640?
Looking over the last B service i was charged £108.78 for 7 units of castrol edge c1 engine oil.
I think i'm going down the diy route - £10 for a wix filter,and £40 for comma ecolife c1 which is the the same spec.
21st Nov 2018 11:50 pm
Keyframe
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Location: Epsom
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